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Undergraduate Course: Politics and the Old Testament (BIST10004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThrough selected institutions and issues, this course investigates both the nature of political life in the Old Testament, and political aspects of the Old Testament in the modern world.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Old Testament 2 (BIST08006)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have:
- identified and critically examined some of the political dimensions found within the literature of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament;
- developed an understanding of the varying forms of biblical interpretation;
- engaged in a comparative analysis of political institutions and actions in both biblical tradition and contemporary culture;

and be able to:
- offer independent, critical analysis of texts from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in relation to political themes;
- apply a variety methodologies in their interpretation of a wide range of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament texts;
- integrate study of the politics of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament with other historical, ethical, and theological disciplines;
- 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
Keywordspolitics, Bible,
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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