Religious texts
Course: Religious Studies 2020
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Religious texts
Code
ОК.38
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PRN 1. Communicate freely on professional issues in national and foreign languages orally and in writing, use languages for effective intercultural communication.
PRN 2. Effectively work with information from various sources, critically analyze, interpret, classify, and systematize it in order to solve religious problems.
PRN 8. Critically evaluate and analyze information from various sources on religious issues.
PRN 13. Analyze religious texts using knowledge of one of the ancient languages.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting this course, students must meet the general requirements for knowledge and skills that are required for studying in higher education institutions.
Be able to collect and interpret information about religious phenomena; use information and communication technologies.
Possess elementary skills of scientific research and information management; critical attitude and forecasting regarding religious events and phenomena.
Course content
The discipline "Religious texts" is taught in the 6th semester of the bachelor's degree. The educational discipline introduces students to religious texts of various religions
traditions Sacred texts within religious traditions, their history of formation and content are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
6. Ehrman B. The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament. Oxford University Press, US. 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-933522-0.
7. Eliade М., Essential Sacred Writings From Around the World, 1991.
8. Friedman, Richard Elliott (1997). Who Wrote the Bible? (2nd ed.). New York: HarperCollins. p. 210. ISBN 0-06-063035-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Final evaluation in the form of credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
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Departments
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