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THBS101 Archaeology and the Bible

10 cp
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Nil
Teaching Organisation This unit involves 150 hours of focused learning, or the equivalent of 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. The total includes formally structured learning activities such as lectures, tutorials, online learning, video-conferencing, or supervision. The remaining hours typically involve reading, research, and the preparation of tasks for assessment.

This unit is an introduction to the relationship between archaeological investigations and the study of the Bible. It explores how artefacts and texts can be used in a critical dialogue to reconstruct aspects of the cultural and social milieu of the Bible. Case studies of major discoveries relating to Ancient Israel and Judeo-Christianity will be examined.

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