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Lecturer(s)
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Nicolson Stuart, Ph.D.
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Pavelčík Július, ThLic. Th.D.
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Course content
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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.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is aimed at the students of humanities. Its purpose is twofold: 1) to introduce the student to the Bible, its structure and content; to present the main themes and texts from both the Old and the New Testament. 2) to present practical examples of how the biblical text has been understood and absorbed in the western culture (in art, music, literature, vocabulary etc.)
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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The student has 1) to answer succesfully and in due time the tests in Moodle. The final credit test can only be taken if the student has achieved a total of at least 70% points for all intermediate tests. 2) final test. Detailed information and dates are to be found in Moodle.
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Recommended literature
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Bartoň,J.:. Český biblický překlad.In Informace královehradecké diecéze 12/2006 str. 6-8.
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Dohmen, C., Stemberger, G. Hermeneutika židovské Bible a Starého zákona.. Praha,Vyšehrad, 1996. ISBN 978-80-7021-874-7.
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Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Novozákonní apokryfy. Praha Vyšehrad, 2001. ISBN 80-7021-406-6.
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Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Sv. I: Neznámá evangelia. Praha Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-593-3.
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Dus, Jan A. (ed.). Sv. II: Příběhy apoštolů;Sv. III.: Proroctví a apokalypsa. Praha Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 80-7021-593-3.
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Mackerle, Adam. Bible. Mnoho hlasů, jedno slovo.. Brno, nakl. Cesta, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7295-107-9.
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Pelikan, Jaroslav. Komu patří Bible?. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7207-712.
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