Course

The Old Testament in Its Religious Context

The Old testament har come into being in times of both harmony with and in polemic with other religions, divine images and religious perceptions. This has been the case from the ancient Canaanite religion of the 14th century BC up until the hellenistic time of the first century BC. This multitude av religious contexts constitutes therefore a major challenge in order to understand and appreciate the religious practice and theological construction that we find in the Old testament. This course offers an overview av this multitude with certain halts in texts that exemplifies similarities and differences, dependencies and rejections. The course has as its aim to provide an understanding of the religious multitude of the Old testament, as it has been worked out through centuries of connections between various religions.

The course literature may be subject to revision.

Snell,  Daniel  C.,  2011.  Religions  of  the  Ancient  Near  East.  New  York:  Cambridge  University  Press  (179  s).

Matthews, Victor  Harold  &  Benjamin,  Don  C.,  2006.  Old  Testament  Parallels:  Laws  and  Stories  from  the  Ancient  Near  East.  3  uppl.  New  York:  Paulist  Press  (430  s).

Stavrakopoulou,  F.  &  Barton,  John,  2010.  Religious  Diversity  in  Ancient  Israel  and  Judah.  Edinburgh:  T  &  T  Clark  (207  s).

Artiklar,  ca  200  s.

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Course Coordinator

Åke Viberg

Docent, Senior lecturer

ake.viberg@ehs.se

Grades

A = Excellent, B = Very good, C = Good, D = Satisfactory, E = Sufficient, Fx = Insufficient, F = Insufficient

Examination Format

  • Papers
  • Take-home examination

Grundläggande behörighet.
Kurser i teologi 60 hp, inklusive gammaltestamentlig textkurs om minst 7,5 hp, eller motsvarande.

  • Completion of a course requires a minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and 100% attendance at seminars/group work and other assignments. Absence beyond that can be compensated by supplementing assignment(s) if the instructor finds it possible. In case of an absence of 50% or more, the course is considered as interrupted, even if assignments have been completed.
  • Students have the opportunity to take the exam according to the original course syllabus within two years after the course. If there are special reasons, such a re-examination can also take place later. Normally, teaching is not given according to an older syllabus. The possibility of exemption shall be decided by the president or vice president.
  • If a student due to disability has a decision from the EHS on special pedagogical support, the examiner shall, if necessary, adapt the examination and conduct the examination in an alternative way.

Established by Subject Representative College at Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm on December 15, 2015.

Last revised on February 22, 2017.