Undergraduate Course: Prophets and Their Oracles (BIST08019)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is the partner to Moses and the Torah (level 8), and is aimed at students beginning their academic study of biblical literature. It is an introduction to the prophets of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and their writings in historical, literary, and theological context. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, the student will have:
- an understanding of the social and historical context of the collection of prophetic writings in the Old Testament;
- an understanding of the literary conventions and theological and ethical themes found in those texts; and
- a familiarity with some of the interests and concerns of modern biblical scholarship;
and will be able to:
- identify and explain the significance of different literary genres found in the prophetic writings;
- apply a variety of interpretative methods to these texts;
- assess different theories of the origins and interpretation of the Hebrew prophets;
-demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings; and
- demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Prophets, prophecy, apocalyptic, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Reimer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8977
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Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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