Postgraduate Course: Selected Topics in Biblical Studies (BIST11002)
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 | An examination of major contributions to Biblical Studies, and their critical reception. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Show a familiarity with the interests and concerns of modern biblical scholarship.
- Show a broad appreciation for interpretative issues from Jewish and Christian canonical writings.
- Show a detailed understanding of selected issues in biblical interpretation.
- Relate varieties of relevant evidence (biblical, comparative) to given problems in biblical interpretation.
- Offer critical assessments of major contributions in biblical studies.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | SelTopBS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matthew Novenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8942
Email: matthew.novenson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: rdutton@ed.ac.uk |
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