Details
Code 24035
Level of study First Year
Credit value 20
Semester 1+2
Pre-requisite modules None
Other pre-requisites None
Module description
This module aims to give students an introduction to the Hebrew Bible and New Testament from the perspective of academic Biblical Studies. Topics covered may include (but are not restricted to) issues such as the historical background to these texts; questions of authorship, dating, and original audience; literary relationships between biblical books; the historicity of the biblical narratives; different theological interpretations of the events the Bible describes; and to the relationship between academic and confessional approaches.
Teaching and learning methods
The course will be delivered principally through interactive lectures, which will provide a broad range of information and ideas and also afford students the opportunity of exploring aspects of this material in more detail through group discussion and interaction. WebCT will be used to support these teaching and learning activities where appropriate. This course will, as far as possible, adhere to the chief principles of the University’s current Learning and Teaching strategy.