(in Polish) Ancient Israel and Its Closest Neighbors in Biblical Perspective

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Course ID:	WT-DTE-WJAI
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Ancient Israel and Its Closest Neighbors in Biblical Perspective
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Theology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	enter learning outcome code/codes
Short description:	Level: Basic – introductory. Aims: The aim of the lecture is to present geography, topography and long history of Syro-Palestine, as well as centuries-old relationships of its inhabitants with biblical Israel. Among the most important closest neighbours of Israel we will discuss: Canaanites, Amorites, Arameans, Philistines, Phoenicians, Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Nabateans. Preliminary requirements: -
Full description:	The merits: The lectures will focus on geography and topography of Syro-Palestine and will provide an introduction to the very complex history of this region, from ancient times to the present day. It will cover the history of both its Israeli and non-Israeli inhabitants in antiquity. It will discuss the topic in 4 dimentions: 1) Geographical/historical one (for each of the neighbouring countries) 2) How the Bible presents a particular neighbouring nation 3) What do we know about a particular culture (and the possible influence of it on the Bible) 4) Jewish diasporas in those neighbouring regions.
Bibliography:	Given during semester to each of presented subjects. - Peoples of the Old Testament World, ed. A.J. HOERTH, G.L. MATTINGLY, E.M. YAMAOUCHI, 1996.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Presence on lectures. Exam at the end of semester.

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