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The New Testament is a small library of 27 texts, which have had a unique impact on Western civilization. This course explores the authors, situations, audiences, and themes of the texts of the New Testament; the diverse voices and genres across the New Testament; the relation of early Christian literature to its Jewish and Graeco-Roman contexts; and an overview of some major critical debates and approaches relevant to New Testament Studies. This course is recommended preparation for the following Level 3/4 courses: The Practice of Biblical Interpretation; God & Salvation in the Gospels and Acts; and God & Salvation in the Letters of Paul.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The New Testament is a small library of 27 texts, which have had a unique impact on Western civilization. This course explores the authors, situations, audiences, and themes of the texts of the New Testament; the diverse voices and genres across the New Testament; the relation of early Christian literature to its Jewish and Graeco-Roman contexts; and an overview of some major critical debates and approaches relevant to New Testament Studies. This course is recommended preparation for the following Level 3/4 courses: The Practice of Biblical Interpretation; God & Salvation in the Gospels and Acts; and God & Salvation in the Letters of Paul.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1,000-word Analysis of a New Testament text, worth 60% of overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | A knowledge of the differences between the New Testament writings and an associated ability to interpret and explain passages from different NT texts on the basis of key themes and concepts. |
| Factual | Understand | A broad awareness of the content of the New Testament writings and the contexts in which they emerged. |
| Procedural | Apply | A knowledge of how to bring standard historical-critical questions to the New Testament texts. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
500-word Evaluative Review of an Academic Argument, worth 40% of overall grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | A knowledge of the differences between the New Testament writings and an associated ability to interpret and explain passages from different NT texts on the basis of key themes and concepts. |
| Conceptual | Understand | A knowledge of the most significant current debates in New Testament scholarship and the basic methodological issues that influence these. |
| Factual | Understand | A broad awareness of the content of the New Testament writings and the contexts in which they emerged. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 2000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | A broad awareness of the content of the New Testament writings and the contexts in which they emerged. |
| Conceptual | Understand | A knowledge of the most significant current debates in New Testament scholarship and the basic methodological issues that influence these. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | A knowledge of the differences between the New Testament writings and an associated ability to interpret and explain passages from different NT texts on the basis of key themes and concepts. |
| Procedural | Apply | A knowledge of how to bring standard historical-critical questions to the New Testament texts. |
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