| Unit name | The Scriptures and the Scrolls |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20092 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Campbell |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
After looking at the general nature of the Dead Sea Scrolls, this unit will focus on the state and status of the Jewish scriptures in the late Second Temple period of Judaism (circa 250 BCE $� 70 CE), both within the Qumran community and elsewhere. It will also consider the related issue of the interpretation of those scriptures in the so-called sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls against the background of roughly contemporary exegetical literature (e.g. Philo, New Testament). Each week the tutor will give a one-hour lecture on a relevant key theme (e.g. whether there was a scriptural $�canon&� in this period), while a second hour will be a seminar in which students discuss specific aspects of that theme in small groups and then report to the whole class in the final fifteen minutes. All ancient sources will be used in English translation.
