Selected Topics in Biblical Studies (P00193)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : DIV-P-P00193

An examination of major contributions to Biblical Studies, and their critical reception.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : 80 credits in Biblical Studies courses

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Biblical Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2006	14:00	17:00	MacKinnon Room, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion, students will have gained:
- familiarity with the interests and concerns of modern biblical scholarship;
- a broad appreciation for interpretative issues from Jewish and Christian canonical writings;
- a detailed understanding of selected issues in biblical interpretation; and will be able to:
- relate varieties of relevant evidence (biblical, comparative) to given problems in biblical interpretation;
- offer critical assessments of major contributions in biblical studies.

Assessment Information

Summative: - 20% participation in seminar discussions
- 80% 3000-word essay on one of the five Topics. Formative: - journal"/notebook covering each of the five Topics covered in the course.