Course Catalogue

Old Testament / Tanakh Texts Non Honours TRS3029

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Critical Studies
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course will study parts of the Hebrew Bible in depth, reading closely and considering a variety of perspectives, including historical, literary, theological and ideological approaches.

Timetable

1x2hr seminar per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

 

This is one of the Level 3 options in TRS and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

Grade D3 or above in any TRS level 2 course or at the discretion of the Head of Theology and Religious Studies.

Excluded Courses

TRS3003 Old Testament/Tanakh Texts 3

TRS4007 Old Testament/Tanakh Texts Honours

TRS4071 Old Testament/Tanakh Texts

TRS4072 Old Testament/Tanakh Texts with Hebrew

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Essay (2,000 words) - 50%

■ Essay (1,500 words) - 40%

■ Presentation of 5 minutes - 10%

 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There are no alternatives to the essays, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ Recorded presentation or one-to-one presentation with staff as alternative to presentation.

 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ engage in close reading of selected texts from different divisions of Tanakh;

■ relate biblical texts to a variety of religious and secular contexts;

■ become familiar with a range of theoretical interpretative approaches to texts.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ provide a general analysis of the historical, cultural and literary character of specific texts from the Old Testament / Tanakh;

■ read and understand key primary and secondary texts and present a clearly argued analysis of the positions taken in these texts;

■ offer an analysis of a variety of interpretive approaches to biblical texts;

■ reflect critically and comparatively about ideologies in biblical texts and in their afterlives;

■ present complex arguments in written and oral form.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions