Gnostiske tekstar på koptisk

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

Basic knowledge of Coptic equivalent to RRE304.

Læringsutbyte

- General knowledge about the so-called Gnostic sources preserved in Coptic and their significance for the study of ancient religions.

- Detailed knowledge about certain representative Gnostic texts studied in Coptic.

- The skill to work independently with this type of texts.

- An understanding of and ability to apply scholarly philological method.

Kontaktinformasjon

studieveileder@ahkr.uib.no

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Master

Institutt

Department of Archaeology, History, Culture Studies and Religion (AHKR)

Krav til studierett

Admission to the Master`s Programme The Religious Roots of Europe

Mål og innhald

The course will provide familiarity with the Gnostic sources preserved in Coptic and the ability to apply them independently in scholarly work. RRE305 is an elective module in the Religious Roots of Europe Master`s programme

Læringsutbyte/resultat

- General knowledge about the so-called Gnostic sources preserved in Coptic and their significance for the study of ancient religions.

- Detailed knowledge about certain representative Gnostic texts studied in Coptic.

- The skill to work independently with this type of texts.

- An understanding of and ability to apply scholarly philological method.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Basic knowledge of Coptic equivalent to RRE304.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Knowledge of Classical Greek is an advantage, but not required.

Undervisning og omfang

Lectures and seminars

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

Compulsory participation in the course activities (80 % attendance). A student failing to fulfill these requirements must sit a fixed written exam.

Vurderingsformer

If the student has participated regularly, actively and satisfactorily in a course, she or he may choose between a free and a fixed take-home examination. A student failing to fulfill these requirements must attend a fixed take-home examination.

In the free written take-home examination, the student is given four days to write a paper of between eight and ten pages (3200-4000 words) on a subject, question or material chosen by the student and approved by the responsible teacher.

In the fixed written take-home examination, the student is given four days to write a paper of between eight and ten pages (3200-4000 words) on a subject, question or material provided by the responsible teacher. Papers written for both the free and the fixed take-home examination must have the following form:

- A translation into English of a passage of primary text in an ancient language.

- A commentary on this text.

- A discussion of a question of relevance to the theme of the course based both on the translated text and on other parts of the syllabus.

Karakterskala

A-F

Læremiddelomtale

The syllabus includes secondary literature on Gnosticism and related topics (ca. 350 p.), Gnostic literature in translation (ca. 400 p.) and 30 pages of Coptic text.

Undervisningsstad

Department of Archaeology, History, Culture Studies and Religion (AHKR), Faculty of Humanities, University of Bergen

Emneevaluering

The students will evaluate the course according to the system of quality assurance at the University of Bergen.

Kontaktinformasjon

studieveileder@ahkr.uib.no