Undergraduate Course: New Testament Christology (BIST10045)
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 topical study of theological perspectives on Jesus attested in the earliest Christian texts, with some attention to Jewish precedents and later Christian developments, covering questions such as: Why was Jesus identified by his followers as the Jewish messiah? Where did the idea of an antichrist come from? How did Jesus come to be thought of as God? |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 2 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
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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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
New College | Seminar | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: New College. Senate Room |
Exam Information |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will have:
- an understanding of the range of earliest Christian theological perspectives on Jesus;
- familiarity with the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts of New Testament Christology;
- familiarity with post-apostolic developments in early Christian Christology;
- skill in interpretation of New Testament texts;
- skill in critical evaluation of secondary literature in the discipline;
- skill in critical thinking, construction of an argument, and prose composition.
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Assessment Information
10% seminar presentation;
30% essay (c 2500 words);
60% degree examination. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Keywords | NTC |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Matthew Novenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email: matthew.novenson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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