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History & Archaeology
Theology & Religious Studies
History of Religions
Religious Studies - Christian Studies
Theology
Durham
United Kingdom
On Campus
About the course
Description
This course focuses on the context and interpretation of biblical and pseudepigraphal texts, along with the study of biblical languages. Durham has a long tradition of outstanding biblical scholarship, providing a wide range of distinctive approaches to biblical studies, including historical, critical and theological.
Course Structure
- The Bible and Hermeneutics - core module*
- Three optional modules
- Dissertation.
Core Modules
- The Bible and Hermeneutics*
- Dissertation.
*Core module may be subject to change, in 2018-19 this will be replaced with the module Paul and His Interpreters.
Optional Modules
Optional Modules in previous years have included 2-3 choices from:
- Advanced Hebrew Texts
- Advanced Aramaic
- Middle Egyptian
- The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament
- Gospels and
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Entry Requirements
The standard entry requirement is a BA (Honours) degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent, for example, a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale) in Theology, Religious Studies or a related discipline.
