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Biblical Texts in Translation 1 (U00140)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : DIV-1-BSTEXT

This course provides both an introduction to biblical exegesis and a detailed reading of two important biblical texts: Genesis and Mark's Gospel.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Biblical Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	10:00	10:50	Lecture Room 1, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	10:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : M, T and Th plus F.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, the student will have:
- encountered, discussed and written about two important biblical texts (Genesis and Mark).
- explored a wide range of tools to assist in biblical interpretation (eg dictionaries and encyclopedias of the Bible, specialist commentaries etc); and, for a given biblical text, will be able to:
- find secondary sources relevant to its interpretation;
- describe and account for varying interpretations, and; offer some independent analysis of it.