| CODE | HBW3021 | ||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Language and Literature | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will examine students in a synoptic manner on material covered throughout the course of studies pertaining to Hebrew language and literature, such as the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and modern Israeli/Jewish literature. Students will prepare for this study-unit through personal study and tutorial sessions with the respective tutors. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: 1. to integrate all study-units dealing with the reading of biblical texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and modern Israeli/Jewish literature in the original Hebrew; 2. to train students to adopt a synoptic approach to all this material and create the necessary linguistic and thematic links between different, but related texts; 3. to train students to develop an interdisciplinary sensibility and integrate linguistic, literary, and historical approaches to the reading of Hebrew/Jewish texts. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. demonstrate an intermediate/advanced understanding of Classical and Modern Hebrew; 2. generate linguistic and thematic links between different bodies of texts, including the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and modern Israeli/Jewish literature; 3. formulate historical, cultural, and linguistic syntheses on the basis of these texts; 4. apply a wide range of interpretative approaches to the reading of these texts. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. develop an interdisciplinary sensibility; 2. synthesize and evaluate disparate, but related, sets of data; 3. demonstrate a high level of critical thinking. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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