Postgraduate Course: Advanced Hebrew Texts B (BIST11012)
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 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biblical Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course aims to consolidate reading of classical Hebrew and to enrich experience of textual history and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course.  Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
- 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. 
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Assessment Information 
- seminar presentation 20% 
- exegetical essay (3,000 words)80% |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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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 | Ms Joanne Hendry 
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227 
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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