| CODE | HBW3014 | ||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-unit 2: Ancient Israel and Judaism | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will examine students in a synoptic manner on material covered throughout the course of studies pertaining to the history and archaeology of the Holy Land; ancient Israel; Jews and Judaism in the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic periods; and other aspects of the ancient Near East. Students will prepare for this study unit by personal study and some seminar sessions with the respective tutors. Study-unit Aims: - To integrate all study-units dealing with ancient Israel and Judaism; - To train students to adopt a synoptic approach to all this material and make critical cultural comparisons between different stages in the history of ancient Israel and Judaism; - To train students to apply critically both textual and archaeological evidence. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Compare and contrast the culture and thought characteristic of different periods in the history of ancient Israel and Judaism, and formulate a synthesis which traces developments in culture, practices, and beliefs; - Appraise and debate some of the major cultural and historical processes to have shaped ancient Israel and Judaism; - Analyze and interpret pertinent textual and archaeological evidence, and evaluate competing interpretations of the data. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Integrate textual and archaeological evidence in a critical manner; - Synthesize complex sets of data; - Criticize and evaluate competing interpretations of textual and archaeological data, and determine which readings are more or less probable; - Reflect on the interconnectedness of seemingly disparate cultural and historical processes; - Acquire an interdisciplinary sensibility. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||
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