The Dead Sea Scrolls: Context and Content

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. understand the political, social and religious developments in Palestine from the Persian through to the Roman periods
  2. have an in depth understanding of the ancient sources (literary, documentary and epigraphic) that relate to Jewish communities, Jewish values and attitudes, and the events that occurred in the period of time in question
  3. synthesise knowledge by relating different ancient sources to find common themes, viewpoints and attitudes that can be thought to be characteristic of Jews in Palestine in this period. This includes the critical use of current methodologies within the discipline of practice
  4. critically evaluate scholarship on the ancient sources, focusing on such aspects as: use of and interaction with ancient sources; discerning and critiquing methodology and its impact on the arguments and conclusions presented; and bias (overt or hidden)
  5. present findings in a professional manner, through developed written and/or oral communication skills.

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Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-HST245 (Not currently available)

Others

You must have successfully completed a Level 1 History subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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