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Undergraduate Course: The New Testament and Graeco-Roman Culture (BIST10046)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course situates the New Testament in its Graeco-Roman historical, political, literary, and cultural contexts and seeks to identify instances of influence and interaction.
Course description Academic Description:
This course situates the New Testament in its Graeco-Roman historical, political, literary, and cultural contexts and seeks to identify instances of influence and interaction. In any given year, there may be a particular set theme.

Syllabus/Outline Content:
In any given term the syllabus may be organized around a set theme in the Graeco-Roman context of the New Testament, e.g., ethnicity, sacrifice, etc. Each week will focus on a set primary text accompanied by one or more secondary readings.

Student Learning Experience Information:
The course format is a mixture of lecture and seminar-style discussion on set primary and secondary readings, which will have been read in advance of the class.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Jesus and the Gospels (BIST08021) OR Paul and His Letters (BIST08022)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students are particularly welcome to take this course. Ideally you should have already completed two university/College courses in Divinity or Religious studies prior to enrolment. If not, please contact the course manager.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Critically approach the New Testament texts through interaction with ancient primary sources
  2. Interact with and apply the breadth of secondary literature in the discipline of biblical studies
  3. Render critical judgements on modern scholarship
  4. Provide a sophisticated account (in written form) of select pertinent issues in New Testament studies
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills - Ability to gather, evaluate and synthesise different types of information
- Analytical ability and the capacity to formulate questions and solve problems
- Writing skills, including clear expression and citing relevant evidence
- Ability to engage critically with the meaning of documents and recognise that meanings may be multiple

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Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Novenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email: matthew.novenson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Jamie Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8913
Email: Jamie.L.Smith@ed.ac.uk
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