| Unit name | Intertestamental History and Literature (Trinity & Baptist College) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20151 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. D'Costa |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
1. The Unit will examine: a. current theories on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the group(s) which produced them; b. the various responses of Judaism to the Hellenization crisis; c. the emergence and separation of the Samaritan community; d. the rise of apocalyptic and various strands of messianism; e. the formation of the Old Testament canon. 2. Wherever appropriate these will be studied with reference to texts selected from the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
