Languages and Civilisations of sacred texts

Course Information
TitleΓλώσσες και Πολιτισμοί των ιερών κειμένων / Languages and Civilisations of sacred texts
CodeΕΠ007
FacultyTheology
SchoolTheology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorAnna Koltsiou-Nikita
CommonYes
StatusInactive
Course ID600012771

Programme of Study: PPS Tm. THeologías - Eisagōgikī Kateýthynsī Mousoulmanikṓn Spoudṓn (EKMS 2016-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses belonging to the selected specializationWinter/Spring-4
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600119382
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students at the end of the course will be able to: - Recognize the identity and particular linguistic characteristics of the sacred texts. - Understand the role of the language "sign" and the symbolic language in theological texts - Understand the role of the geographical and cultural environment in the formation of religious perceptions. - Understand the uniqueness of the original text. - Understand the problem of interpreting sacred texts.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In the course we study the geographical and cultural environment in which the two religions, the Christian and the Muslim, appeared, as well as the original linguistic form in which their sacred texts were recorded.
Keywords
Bible, Quran, culture, religion and language
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures401.6✓
Seminars150.6✓
Reading Assigment220.9✓
Written assigments200.8✓✓
Exams30.1✓
Total1004
Student Assessment
Description
- Written and oral exercises during the semester - Written recapitulation at the end of the semester
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κόλτσιου-Νικήτα, Α. (2015). Γλωσσικές απόψεις και όψεις στα κείμενα των Καππαδοκών Πατέρων,Θεσσαλονίκη, εκδ. Κυριακίδη
Additional bibliography for study
Κόλτσιου-Νικήτα, Α. (2009). Η γλώσσα της χριστιανικής γραμματείας. Ιστορία της Ορθοδοξίας, τομ. 2, Αθήνα, σσ. 452-540. Κόλτσιου-Νικήτα, Α. (2016). Η διδασκαλία θεολογικών εννοιών στην ελληνική γλώσσα: ανάγκες και προτεραιότητες στην περίπτωση των μουσουλμάνων θεολόγων της Θράκης», Α. Ζιάκα (επιμ.) Διαπολιτισμική Θρησκευτική Εκπαίδευση και Ισλαμικές Σπουδές, Προκλήσεις και προοπτικές σε Ελλάδα, Ευρώπη, ΗΠΑ, Αθήνα. Μαϊστρος, σσ. 166-177. Κωνσταντίνου Μιλτιάδης, Παλαιά Διαθήκη και πολυπολιτισμική κοινωνία, στο Ε.Ε.Θ.Σ. Τμήμα Θεολογίας Α.Π.Θ., Τόμος 8 (νέα σειρά), Τιμητικό αφιέρωμα στον καθηγητή Α. Α. Ταχιάο. Ιωάννης Πέτρου, Η Βίβλος ως ιερό και πολιτισμικό κείμενο. Κοινωνιολογική θεώρηση, Δια-κείμενα, τεύχ. 6, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, σ. 13-22. Το ίδιο επεξεργασμένο: Επιστημονική Επετηρίδα Τμήματος Θεολογίας ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη, τόμ. 15 (2005), σ. 269-278
Last Update
23-09-2018