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Undergraduate Course: Historical Jesus (BIST10042)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn analysis of modern efforts to portray Jesus in historical terms, with focus on particular scholarly studies and issues (e.g. trial of Jesus).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Paul and His Letters (BIST08022) OR Jesus and the Gospels (BIST08021) OR Reading the New Testament (BIST08016))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 10% Presentation
30% Essay
60% Degree Examination
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The course will help students to gain:
1) an appreciation of the historical difficulties in reconstructing the life of Jesus;
2) an ability to handle primary sources and distinguish between historicity, rhetoric, and theology;
3) an awareness of the relative values of canonical and non-canonical texts;
4) a sound understanding of the contributions of modern scholars in this area;
5) an appreciation of the way in which scholars' own social, political and cultural contexts have shaped their interpretation of Jesus over the last century;
6) a demonstrable ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
7) demonstrable good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHistJ
Contacts
Course organiserDr Helen Bond
Tel: (0131 6)50 8923
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Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
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