University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module will critically survey the most important witnesses, that is both manuscripts and text traditions, of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the Septuagint and the New Testament and show how the different manuscripts are used to create text editions. The class will also focus on the printed texts and their textual apparati and demonstrate how to successfully use these.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 4 hours (Weeks 1 -5)

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: Where a student fails the assessment for a taught module, one or more such components of coursework originally graded at less than 7 may be revised and resubmitted. The weighted-mean grade for reassessed components will be added to the weighted-mean grade for original (i.e first) submission-components. This new overall grade will be capped at 7.

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr M A Lyons
Module teaching staff: Dr M Lyons
Module coordinator email mal26@st-andrews.ac.uk