- Course Code
- DR 1543
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L-S Tiemeyer
Pre-requisites
None.
Overview
This course will contain a survey of the biblical literature of the Hebrew Bible and of the critical methods involved in its study. The course will survey the content, theology, and history of formation of key books within the Hebrew Bible. It will also present and critically evaluate source-critical, redaction-critical, form-critical and canonical approaches to the biblical texts.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures per week and 1 one-hour tutorial every second week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (50%), 2 essays (1,500 words each, 15% + 15%), 2 web-based quizzes, using WebCT quiz-tool (10% + 10%).
Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above. New coursework can be submitted.
Formative Assessment
The material covered in the tutorial will serve as a deepening of select material covered in the lectures. It will provide a forum for the exchange of intellectual ideas related to specific key ideas in the Hebrew Bible. It will provide the students with the opportunity to voice their own evaluation of read and taught material and it will enhance their skills of independent reasoning.
Feedback
The discussions during the tutorials will be a place for the students to receive oral feedback both from the course-coordinator and from their fellow students.