Undergraduate Course: Early Jewish Texts (BIST10032)
Course Outline
School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Biblical Studies |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | A selection of Jewish texts dating to the Graeco-Roman period, including apocalypses, apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, apocalypses and novels. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
New College | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Wednesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: New College. Room 1.07 |
Exam Information |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A better understanding of the rich variety of texts in the period prior to the emergence of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. |
Assessment Information
10% class participation, 30% 2,500 word essay and 60% exam |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Reading list |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: Timothy.Lim@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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