Learning objectives
That of Testament Exegesis is an advanced course aiming to provide students with thorough methodological skills in the fields of linguistics and philology in order for critical methodology, translation techniques and critical reading and interpretation of Old and New Testament exegetical Greek and Latin texts to be fully developed.
Classroom lectures, which are supplemented by practice and personal tutor sessions, will focus on critical reading and advanced interpretation of the texts provided. Students will also be requested to apply translation techniques and critical analysis in a research paper on a topic of choice that they will have to submit at the end of term.
At the end of the course students should be able to translate complex texts and properly present the results of their researches.
Prerequisites
None
Course unit content
The course will focus on doctrinal disputes and textual and literary issues.
Full programme
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Bibliography
1) J. SCHRIJNEN, I caratteri del latino cristiano antico; con un’appendice di Christine Mohrmann: dopo quarant’anni, ed. it. Pàtron, Bologna 2002.
2) Selection of papers (assigned during class).
*Students of Classics will be assigned specific bibliography according to their particular cultural desiderata.
N.B. Non-attending students must get in contact the the teacher for information on bibliography
Teaching methods
The course consists of classroom lectures supplemented by weekly tutorials (live lectures will be recorded and uploaded on Elly).
Selected passages from Greek and Latin exegetical works will be read, translated and commented during classroom activities, special focus being placed on intertextuality as well as on rhetorical devices and figures of speech. Selected bibliography will be provided during lessons and students will be guided towards the elaboration of a research paper on a topic of their choice through personal tutor sessions scaled up and down according to each student’s needs.
Assessment methods and criteria
Before being assessed, students will need to present their research paper during classroom lectures (either in classroom) or at the end of the course.
The final assessment aims to test:
1) proper reading and translation of Greek and Latin exegetical texts;
2) critical and interpretation skills along with the ability to produce personal reinterpretation and interdisciplinary links;
3) complexity of the topic selected for the research paper;
4) oral proficiency; correct use of language; ability to give proper answers to given questions.
Students will have to fully achieve the first two assessment criteria and score a minimum of 60 percent or better to get a pass grade.
If the course of Testament Exegesis is part of a 2-module course the final score will be calculated by the arithmetic mean of the partial scores of the two courses.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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