Module TMMC3247: Further New Testament Text Study

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC3247: Further New Testament Text Study

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To enable students to explore in depth a selected New Testament book within the context of contemporary scholarship.
• To enable students to examine ways in which the New Testament book can be appropriately used in contemporary situations.

Content

• In depth exploration of a particular book, or in the case of a longer book an appropriate section of that book.
• Examination of the ways in which the New Testament book can be appropriately used in contemporary situations.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe and analyse in detail a specific New Testament book, with reference to recent research methodologies and findings and the questions raised by them.

• Critically evaluate and apply different approaches, including those of modern critical scholarship, to interpreting the selected New Testament book in its cultural and religious contexts.
• Relate the New Testament book to one or more contemporary issues or audiences with relevance, rigour, creativity and sensitivity.

• Identify, gather, analyse and evaluate textual source materials, including material from primary sources and scholarly research, for a range of purposes, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness to specialist audiences.
• Critically evaluate ideas, arguments and assumptions, using them to construct and communicate coherent and well-reasoned arguments, showing critical awareness of their own and others’ beliefs, commitments and prejudices.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures provide content, a conceptual framework and a survey of approaches within a subject area that enable students to locate their learning in a wider context, to make connections with other disciplines, and to evaluate and apply their learning to different contexts.
• The module will be assessed by an Essay.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.