? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : DIV-3-HEBPROP

Explorations in the complete biblical prophetic corpus complementing the detailed exegesis of prophetic texts undertaken in other courses.

? Pre-requisites : Hebrew 2 or Old Testament 2

Home subject area

Biblical Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 22/09/2008 14:00 15:50 Room 1.07, New College Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 15:50 Central

1) Familiarity with the main themes of the Former and Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible.
2) Familiarity with the terminology of ?prophecy?, ?vision? etc.
3) An understanding of how ?biblical prophecy? relates to prophecy in the Ancient Near East.

10% Presentation
30% Essay
60% Degree exam

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel : (0131 6)50 8900
Email : j.cannon@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Hans Barstad
Tel : (0131 6)50 8916
Email : h.barstad@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/