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AHST309: Early Christian Literature and Thought |
An examination of early Christian writings both as literary texts and as witnesses to the variety of early Christian life and thought. New Testament and other Gospel texts will be studied to determine what sort of literature they are, what ideas they express, and what they reveal about the different Christian groups of the period.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year
(On Campus session: 20 September) |
| Staff Contact: |
Dr Christopher Forbes |
| Prerequisites: |
8cp from 200-level AHST units or 40cp
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| NCCWs: | AHST209
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Department of Ancient History |
Akkadian
| Staff Contact: | Dr Noel Weeks |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: |
[Unknown]
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Offered: D1
An introduction to the Akkadian (Babylonian-Assyrian) language and the cuneiform scripts for students without previous experience of either. Students will work through the basic grammar of the language and the most common signs of the script.
Coptic I - Bohairic
| Staff Contact: | Dr Malcolm Choat |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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[Unknown]
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Offered: E1, X1
An introduction to the Coptic script and language based on the Bohairic form of Coptic. Bohairic, alongside Sahidic, is the most important dialect of the Coptic language and preserved in a variety of texts from early Bible translations to medieval sermons and saints' lives. It is still used today as the liturgical language of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Coptic II - Bohairic
| Staff Contact: | Dr Heike Behlmer |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
[Unknown]
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Offered: E2, X2
This unit builds on Coptic-I Bahairic. It offers students the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge of the Coptic language through a study of a range of Bohairic texts.
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