Undergraduate Course: New Testament Themes (BIST10044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Focused study of one or more important religious ideas/theological themes in selected New Testament texts. |
| Course description |
Academic Description:
The text will focus on a small selection of New Testament texts and offer detailed analysis of that text. Typically the focus might be a single epistle or a section of one of the gospels.
Syllabus/Outline Content:
The syllabus will be dictated by the texts selected. Typically the syllabus will cover standard introductory issues of date, authorship, theology, manuscript attestation, social context, and major themes. Then the bulk of the course will be based on detailed exegesis of the text.
Student Learning Experience Information:
Each two hour session is divided into a one-hour lecture covering an introductory issue, or focused on exegesis of a text. In the second hour students will discuss an issue that has been assigned the previous week and discuss various aspects of that topic. Students will prepare a sheet outlining their research on the set issue, and this will be collected and marked.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | By permission of the Course Manager |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be able to conduct advanced exegesis using a variety of relevant approaches and techniques.
- Demonstrate awareness of the major critical issues surrounding the text under discussion.
- Evidence an understanding of the major scholarly debates surrounding the set text. Students will be able to weigh and assess competing scholarly views.
- Develop an understanding of the wider social context of the text, drawing upon any relevant Jewish or Greco-Roman parallels.
- Understand the range of textual witnesses to the text being examined and have the ability to describe the construction of modern printed editions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Independence of mind and initiative
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- 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
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Foster
Tel: (0131 6)50 8917
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Course secretary | Mr Jamie Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8913
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