Credits: 30 Course Lecturer: Dr. Adrian Curtis e-mail: Adrian.Curtis@man.ac.uk
Course Aims::
The aims of this course unit are to introduce students to a variety of approaches to, and methods of study of, the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which have been employed during the twentieth century, and to consider their respective contributions. The course entails a guided review of selected literature with regular tutorial discussions.
Prerequisities:
Students will have studied TH1140 Biblical Hebrew or equivalent and normally TH2170 Hebrew Texts I or equivalent.
Course Objectives:
The aims of this course unit are to introduce students to a variety of approaches to, and methods of study of, the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which have been employed during the twentieth century, and to consider their respective contributions. The course entails a guided review of selected literature with regular tutorial discussions.
Reading:
A.S. Peake (ed), The People and the Book, Oxford: Clarendon/OUP 1925
H. Wheeler Robinson (ed), Record and Revelation, Oxford: Clarendon/OUP 1938
H.H. Rowley (ed), The Old Testament and Modern Study, Oxford: Clarendon/OUP 1951
G.W. Anderson (ed), Tradition and Interpretation, Oxford: Clarendon/OUP 1979
R.E. Clements (ed), The World of Ancient Israel, Cambridge: CUP 1989.
Weekly Guided reading/independent study course - times and frequency of meetings to be arranged WG6) Taught in: Both Semesters Assessment: 1 x 8000 word assessed essay
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