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 |
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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 3 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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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 | Ms Paula Kruyff
Tel: (0131 6)5
Email: Paula.Kruyff@ed.ac.uk |
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