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DR301D: THE GOSPEL AND LETTERS OF JOHN (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


Course Overview

'I am the light', 'I am the resurrection and the life' ... Such images from the Gospel of John and its language full of symbols and metaphors have shaped people's idea of Christ for millennia and made their mark on art and literature. This course will study the Johannine Corpus - John's Gospel and the three Epistles. We investigate the origins of the community which produced these texts, examine allegations of anti-Jewishness and Christian sectarianism and study the distinctive ideas of Christ and salvation within the literature.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Either Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied) or Master of Theology in Biblical Studies (Studied)
  • Either Divinity And Religious Studies (DR) (Studied) or Religious Studies (RS) (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

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

'I am the light', 'I am the resurrection and the life' ... All these statements from the Gospel of John have shaped people's idea of Christ for millenia. Its symbolic language reverberates through art and literature, as well as in Christian lives throughout the world.
This course will pay particular attention to the Johannine Corpus - consisting of John's Gospel and the three Epistles. We investigate the origins of the community which produced these texts, examine allegations of anti-Jewishness and Christian sectarianism, uncover the distinctive Christology and the ideas of salvation within the literature, and look at the background of some of the best known images within the whole New Testament. Selected passages from the gospel and letters will be studied in English. There is also the option of working with the original text for those with the necessary background in Greek.

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


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: One 2,500 word essay (30%); one oral presentation in class (10%); 1 two-hour exam (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%).

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment occurs orally throughout the course based on the students' participation in the seminars, their preparation and contribution to the discussions.

Feedback

The students obtain prompt and detailed feedback on their presentation as well as on the submitted essay, and if requested, on the exam.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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