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Undergraduate Course: Prophets and Their Oracles (BIST08019)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is the partner to Moses and the Torah (level 8), and is aimed at students beginning their academic study of biblical literature. It is an introduction to the prophets of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and their writings in historical, literary, and theological context.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment consists of a 1500-word set topical essay (15%),
a 1500-word exegesis (i.e. intepretative) essay (15%),
regular attendance and participation in weekly tutorials (10%),
and a written degree exam (60%).
In order to pass the course, students must obtain a minimum of 40% in both the coursework (combined mark) and the degree exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, the student will have:
- an understanding of the social and historical context of the collection of prophetic writings in the Old Testament;
- an understanding of the literary conventions and theological and ethical themes found in those texts; and
- a familiarity with some of the interests and concerns of modern biblical scholarship;
and will be able to:
- identify and explain the significance of different literary genres found in the prophetic writings;
- apply a variety of interpretative methods to these texts;
- assess different theories of the origins and interpretation of the Hebrew prophets;
-demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings; and
- demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOld Testament, Hebrew Bible, Prophets, prophecy, apocalyptic, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Reimer
Tel: (0131 6)50 8977
Email: David.Reimer@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk
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