Postgraduate Course: New Testament Texts (Postgraduate) (BIST11031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course analyses selected passages from the New Testament in some depth, paying attention to matters of historical, literary and theological interest. |
| Course description |
Academic Description:
This course analyses selected passages from the New Testament in some depth, paying attention to matters of historical, literary and theological interest.
Syllabus
The syllabus for this course will vary from year to year.
Student Learning Experience
The course will be taught as a two-hour weekly seminar. The first seminar will feature a presentation from the class lecturer.
Subsequently, each session will be divided into two one-hour sections. In the first hour the lecturer will provide a discussion of key themes or topics. In the second hour students will take turns to introduce subsequent classes with a short presentation (no more than 10 mins), followed by class discussion (guided by the lecturer).
Students will show that they have achieved the intended learning outcomes through their seminar presentations and class comments, their major essays which can focus on a textual, thematic, cultural or theological issue (or some other choice in consultation with the course instructor).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Prior study in New Testament would equip a visiting student well for this course. It would be beneficial, but not essential to have some proficiency in koine Greek |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
90 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (3,000 words): 90%
Seminar Presentation: 10%
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| Feedback |
Prior to submission, students will have the opportunity to present their essay plans to the course organiser, and will receive constructive feedback as an aide to essay writing. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Show an awareness of the seminal contributions to the theological and historical study of one or more key New Testament texts.
- Demonstrate the ability to read New Testament texts critically, and with comprehension.
- Demonstrate an ability to express independent critical assessment of the views of other scholars who have worked with the same texts.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the gendered and rhetorical nature of ancient texts.
- Demonstrate an ability to identify and analyse critical concepts in New Testament studies.
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Reading List
| As the course is designed to allow a selection of different texts depending on the interests of the course instructor, there is no set bibliography. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1) Self-discipline
2) Sensitivity towards changing historical and cultural contexts
3) Oral and written communication skills
4) Ability to provide concise statements on complex texts
5) Analytical ability in formulating questions and answers
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| Keywords | New Testament,ancient Mediterranean world,textual analysis,biblical theology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Foster
Tel: (0131 6)50 8917
Email: Paul.Foster@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: rdutton@ed.ac.uk |
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