Undergraduate Course: Second Temple Judaism (BIST10037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to introduce students to Second Temple Judaism by the study of important facets of the Jewish religion from its post-exilic origins (515 BCE) to the beginning of the rabbinic period (200 CE). Alongside an historical study of the period will be religious topics and themes (eg Temple, the Dead Sea Scrolls, messianism, Pharisees) that are particularly important for students of Biblical Studies. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Permission of the Course Manager. |
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 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
10% seminar participation;
30% 2000 word essay;
60% degree exam.
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should have:
1) a broad knowledge of Jewish history from the Babylonian Exile to the beginning of the Rabbinic period;
2) read and be able to discuss selected passages from classical sources that attest to various forms of Jewish discourse;
3) a good grasp of all the lecture and seminar topics;
4) a demonstrable ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
5) demonstrable 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 | SecTJud |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Luke Manley
Tel: 0131 222 5555
Email: luke.manley@ed.ac.uk |
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