Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
Wisdom – both everyday reasoning about the good life and theological speculation about the figure of Wisdom – inspired the imagination and the faith of many religious men and women in ancient Israel and Judah. This course is dedicated to understanding the lives of these people, the texts which they produced (most of which we find in the Old Testament), and the effects they had on contemporaries and on later generations.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The Wisdom literature in the Old Testament and in other collections of ancient Israelite and Judaean writings are amongst the most consequential ethical and religious texts produced in antiquity. This course will explore biblical books like Proverbs, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, the Wisdom of Solomon and Ben Sira in order to demonstrate the perception of reality which drove their authors to write them and their readers to read them and apply them to their lives. It will provide fascinating insights into the world of the books and their authors and will offer opportunities to study them in depth, as well as some later texts that make use of them (e.g., in the New Testament).
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Oral and written feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Reflection on literary and historical perceptions of ancient text corpora |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understanding and analysis of the historical environment and context of OT wisdom texts |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate primary sources and critically apply different historical methodologies |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Reflection on OT wisdom literature as a bridge towards the New Testament |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge about and deepened understanding of Old Testament wisdom literature |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Reflection on literary and historical perceptions of ancient text corpora |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understanding and analysis of the historical environment and context of OT wisdom texts |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate primary sources and critically apply different historical methodologies |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Reflection on OT wisdom literature as a bridge towards the New Testament |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge about and deepened understanding of Old Testament wisdom literature |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
In week 5 of teaching. Oral and written feedback in week 8 of teaching. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understanding and analysis of the historical environment and context of OT wisdom texts |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Reflection on literary and historical perceptions of ancient text corpora |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate primary sources and critically apply different historical methodologies |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Reflection on OT wisdom literature as a bridge towards the New Testament |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge about and deepened understanding of Old Testament wisdom literature |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 4000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge about and deepened understanding of Old Testament wisdom literature |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Reflection on OT wisdom literature as a bridge towards the New Testament |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understanding and analysis of the historical environment and context of OT wisdom texts |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Reflection on literary and historical perceptions of ancient text corpora |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate primary sources and critically apply different historical methodologies |
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