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Undergraduate Course: Jesus in and beyond the New Testament (DIVI10076)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA topical study of theological perspectives on Jesus attested in the earliest Christian texts, with some attention to Jewish precedents and later Christian developments, covering questions such as: Why was Jesus identified by his followers as the Jewish messiah? Where did the idea of an antichrist come from? How did Jesus come to be thought of as God?
Course description TBC
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking New Testament Christology (BIST10045)
Other requirements Students who have previously taken the following course MUST NOT enroll: New Testament Christology (BIST10045)
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.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Show understanding of the range of earliest Christian theological perspectives on Jesus.
  2. Demonstrate ability to identify key terms and their meanings.
  3. Demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills - Capacity to modify, suspend or otherwise change position when warranted
- Analytical ability and the capacity to formulate questions and solve problems
- Writing skills, including clear expression and citing relevant evidence
- Ability to engage critically with the meaning of documents and recognise that meanings may be multiple
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Novenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email:
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