New Testament is not offered as a major at undergraduate level. For information on the undergraduate modules on offer, consult the subjects Scripture and Scripture Studies.
New Testament can only be taken at postgraduate level.
Curriculum: HPECH81, ECH4802, ECH4804, CHS4801 and HRECH86; all modules compulsory.
| Christian Origins: The Formation of Early Christian Discourse - ECH4802 |
| Honours |
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NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: The purpose of this module is to: (1) introduce students to the variety and diversity of Early Christian discourses; (2) equip students with the tools to read these discourses and construct meaning from them; (3) expose students - via selected Early Christian writings - to the socio-cultural contextual parameters and forces in which Early Christian discourses were formed and encountered. |
| The Jesus Movement in Its Context: Jesus Research and Christian Origins in Archaeological Perspective - ECH4804 |
| Honours |
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NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: To introduce students to the context (material, textual and artifactual culture) of Jesus of Nazareth and the setting from which the Jesus movement emerged; to equip students with the interdisciplinary tools to analyse the textual and archaeological data pertaining to Jesus of Nazareth and Christian origins; and to enable students to grasp the cultural meaning of the emergence of Christianity. Students credited with this module will understand Christian origins as a complex cultural and religious process that is reflected in textual, archaeological and artifactual remains and Jesus of Nazareth as historical figure at the foundation of Early Christianity. |
| Research in New Testament and Early Christian Studies - HPECH81 |
| Honours |
Year module |
NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: To equip students with conceptual skills to do research in New Testament and Early Christian Studies. Students will be familiarised with the major tools for research in New Testament and Early Christian Studies,
which include significant theoretical frameworks and methodologies. Recent research done in New Testament and Early Christian Studies will be scrutinised, discussed and criticised. The module will facilitate meaningful interaction with existing research in New Testament and Early Christian Studies and enable students to understand the research being done by leading scholars in the field, and to adjudicate scholarly articles and assess whether the author used sound scholarly practices. |
| New Testament and Early Christian Studies Research Report - HRECH86 |
| Honours |
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NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 36 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: Firstly to assist and guide students in formulating a viable research proposal for a small research report related to the three honours modules which they have completed; secondly, to design a structure for a research essay or report; and thirdly, to document, under the guidance of a supervisor, the outcomes of the research using standard practices in the field of New Testament and Early Christian Studies research. |
| Religious Discourse and Practices Surrounding HIV/AIDS - SBH4806 |
| Honours |
Year module |
NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the wide range of religious practices and actions that impact on HIV/AIDS. Based on a theory of human action that contains world-view, ethical, ecological and practical dimensions, students are equipped with theoretical as well as applied competencies in order to engage religious discourse regarding issues of prevention, cure and care of persons, families, organisations and communities affected by HIV and AIDS. Upon completion students should (a) have a comprehensive and systematic knowledge of how religious discourses shape social actions of prevention, cure and care of HIV/AIDS patients; (b) identify and analyse such discourses on issues such as gender, body, sexuality and stigma that play a role in shaping social action in regards to HIV/AIDS; and (c) explore constructive modes of employing religious texts, discourse and symbols in bringing about and sustaining positive social action. |