Undergraduate Course: Biblical Hebrew Texts B (BIST10002)
Course Outline
School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Extended selections from the Hebrew Bible: introduction, translation, and textual and exegetical commentary. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Hebrew/Religious Studies/ Divinity courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Seminar presentations/participation 10%;
Essay 30%;
Exam 60%. |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
- to enhance primary-text language skills for Honours-level students;
- to widen the student's experience of classical Hebrew through careful reading of selected Biblical texts;
- to develop skills of textual criticism through first-hand examination of the range of relevant evidence;
- to develop skills in exegesis through a structured investigation of the literary, historical, and theological dimensions of the texts studied;
-demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
- demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | BHebTB |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: Timothy.Lim@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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