Course: The Bible

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Course title The Bible
Course code KTEO/KBI
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavelčík Július, ThLic. Th.D.
Course content
1) General Introduction: terminology, basic characteristics of Biblical texts; how to quote biblical texts. 2) Old Testament: nature and origin of OT books and genres; 3) The Bible in the last centuries before the Common Era: translations, interpretations, OT apocryphs. 4) New Testament: the person of Jesus of Nazareth, Gospels, Letters, Revelation; 5) Bible in the Middle Ages: translations, characteristics, NT apocryphs, ways of interpretations; 6) Renaissance, Humanism, Reformation: new ways of reading the Bible; 7) Modern and Contemporary Criticism: how we read Bible today.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes

The student will acquire the basic acquaintace with the Bible and will understand those aspects of the Western culture, wich are related to or based on the Bible.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student has 1) to answer succesfully and in due time the tests in Moodle. Only two of the tests may have the rating under 100 percent. 2) final test. Detailed information and dates are to be found in Moodle.
Recommended literature
  • Bartoň,J.:. Český biblický překlad.In Informace královehradecké diecéze 12/2006 str. 6-8.
  • Dohmen, C., Stemberger, G. Hermeneutika židovské Bible a Starého zákona.. Praha,Vyšehrad, 1996. ISBN 978-80-7021-874-7.
  • Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Novozákonní apokryfy. Praha Vyšehrad, 2001. ISBN 80-7021-406-6.
  • Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Sv. I: Neznámá evangelia. Praha Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-593-3.
  • Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Sv. II: Příběhy apoštolů;Sv. III.: Proroctví a apokalypsa. Praha Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 80-7021-593-3.
  • Mackerle, Adam. Bible. Mnoho hlasů, jedno slovo.. Brno, nakl. Cesta, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7295-107-9.
  • Pelikan, Jaroslav. Komu patří Bible?. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7207-712.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Free Time Education (2018) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter