Undergraduate Course: The Parables of Jesus (BIST10035)
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 | An exploration of the parables of Jesus in their historical, literary and sociological perspective, assessing key figures in the field and considering the history of reception of well-known parables. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Permission of the Course Manager. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:-
- discuss the historical, social and literary significance of a range of parables;
- be familiar with some of the hermeneutical approaches that have been taken to the parables from ancient to modern times;
- evaluate the role of the parables in Gospels research and something of their reception history in wider literature;
- 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
| Course URL |
http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Parables, Jesus, Gospels |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Helen Bond
Tel: (0131 6)50 8923
Email: H.Bond@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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