Undergraduate Course: Moses and the Torah (BIST08020)
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 Prophets and their Oracles (level 8), and is aimed at students beginning their academic study of biblical literature. It is an introduction to the first five books of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, and aimed at students beginning study of the content of the Torah or Pentateuch by a survey of important themes. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment consists of five mini-quizzes (short answers) based on material covered in the lectures (15%),
a 1500-word exegesis (i.e. interpretative) essay (15%),
regular attendance and participation in weekly tutorials (10%),
and a written degree exam (60%).
In order to pass the course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined mark) and the degree exam. |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will have:
- studied the first five books of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament;
- explored different interpretative approaches to biblical texts (e.g. historical criticism, literary criticism, feminist criticism, early Jewish approaches, etc.);
- become acquainted with the standard biblical tools (e.g. dictionaries, Bible encyclopedias, commentaries, etc);
- demonstrated an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
- demonstrated good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies;
And, for the set biblical texts, students will be able to:
- identify key interpretative issues;
- describe and account for varying interpretations;
- offer some independent analysis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Moses |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: |
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