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Understanding Sacred Texts

Key information

  • Module code:

    4AAT1005

  • Level:

    4

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

This module introduces students to key religious texts that have been foundational in shaping religious traditions. This module is intended for students who may or may not have some prior knowledge of the religious texts in question, but who have no prior knowledge of the critical methodologies used in academic study.

Assessment details

90-minute written exam (100%)

Educational aims & objectives

  • To introduce students to a variety of religious texts of different genres and to the variety of critical issues that arise in interpreting those texts and their function.
  • To help students to examine these texts by applying the major critical methods - e.g. historical-critical, theological, literary, ideological, and sociological perspectives.
  • To explore theoretical models that underpin reading and interpretation.

Teaching pattern

Two-hour weekly classes over ten weeks.

Department

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