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DI4636 Apocalyptic Literature

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Planned timetable

10am - 1pm Tues

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Module coordinator

Dr D G Snoek

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Module Staff

Dr Doren Snoek

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Module description

For centuries, readers have been both inspired and confounded by Jewish and Christian texts (many of which are in the Bible) that speak of cosmic upheaval, terrifying beasts, and angelic messengers. Even scholarship has been conflicted about the definition and function of these texts, traditionally referred to as 鈥渁pocalyptic literature.鈥� For some, apocalyptic was so significant that it was said to be the 鈥渕other of all Christian theology鈥� (K盲semann). This module will investigate Jewish and Christian apocalypticism and apocalyptic eschatology, the precursors and socio-historical conditions that fostered it, and the genre features, settings, and rhetorical functions of apocalyptic texts.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS DI2003 OR PASS DI2015

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Exam - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hours seminar (x10 weeks)

Intended learning outcomes

  • understand the corpus of apocalyptic literature within the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, as well as other early Jewish and Christian Literature;
  • have a rudimentary understanding of the 鈥渁pocalyptic worldview鈥�, the histories that produced it and what role it has played in scholarly construction;
  • critically interact with complex arguments about apocalyptic literature through class discussions and written work;
  • plan, research, and complete a structured and reasoned essay on a biblical, early Jewish, or early Christian text.