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DR2047: HISTORY AND RELIGION OF ANCIENT ISRAEL (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course discusses the issues involved in reconstructing the history and religions of ancient Israel and Judah.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators

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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course discusses the issues involved in reconstructing the history and the religions of ancient Israel and Judah.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%), 1 essay (2,000 words, 25%), 1 web-based mid-term examination, using WebCT quiz-tool (25%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
A student will not be eligible to take the resit unless s/he has fulfilled all the requirements for internal assessment (essay + midterm examination).
Late submission of essay: 1 point will be reduced every two working days.

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.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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