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Postgraduate Course: Jews, Christians and Pagans (DIVI11041)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is a workshop in the interpretation of a range of ancient Jewish, Christian, and pagan texts in original languages and in translation. Emphasis will be placed on philological, literary, and historical questions.
Course description TBC
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Ancient Jewish, Christian, and Pagan Texts (BIST11019)
Other requirements Students who have previously taken the following course MUST NOT enroll: Ancient Jewish, Christian, and Pagan Texts (BIST11019)
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis is a graduate-level course. Please confirm course pre-requisites with the Course Organiser.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Read and interpret key primary texts in their original languages.
  2. Integrate diverse pieces of primary evidence pertinent to a research question.
  3. Render independent critical judgments on pertinent modern scholarship.
  4. Give a sophisticated account of a pertinent issue in ancient Mediterranean religion.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAncient,Jewish,Christian,pagan,texts,Graeco-Roman,religion,Hebrew,Aramaic,Greek,Latin
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