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Undergraduate Course: The New Testament and Graeco-Roman Culture (BIST10046)

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
SummaryThis course situates the New Testament in its Graeco-Roman historical, political, literary, and cultural contexts and seeks to identify instances of influence and interaction.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students are particularly welcome to take this course. Ideally you should have already completed two university/College courses in Divinity or Religious studies prior to enrolment. If not, please contact the course manager.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
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% class attendance and participation,
30% essay (ca. 2,500 words),
60% degree examination.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of this course, students will:
have gained familiarity with the history, literature, religion, culture, society, politics, environment, and thought-world in which the New Testament came into being;
have gained familiarity with selected New Testament texts in relation to their Graeco-Roman background;
be able to critically approach the New Testament texts through interaction with ancient primary sources;
be able to interact with and apply the breadth of secondary literature in the discipline of biblical studies;
be able to render critical judgements on modern scholarship;
be able to provide a sophisticated account (in written form) of select pertinent issues in New Testament studies; demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings; demonstrate 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
KeywordsTNTGraeco
Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Novenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email:
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email:
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