DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Do This In Remembrance of Me: History, Memory, and Story-Making in and Beyond the Bible

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

10-1pm Tuesday

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr D G Snoek

Dr D G Snoek
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Doren Snoek, Dr T.J Lang

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module explores memory in the Bible and recent scholarship on memory studies. It considers memory techniques (rote memorisation, shortened and miniaturised manuscripts), ritual commemoration, and historiography as communal formation. It also introduces students to the history and theory of memory studies, from Aristotle to recent work on social and cultural memory.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS DI2001

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 3-hour seminar

Scheduled learning hours

33

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

267

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • understand the place of memory and memory techniques within the corpora of early Judaism and Christianity, including not only the Hebrew Bible but non-canonical texts from early Judaism and early Christianity
  • have a rudimentary understanding of the history and theory of memory studies
  • critically interact with complex arguments about memory and memory studies through class discussions and written work
  • plan, research, and complete a structured and reasoned essay on a biblical, early Jewish, or early Christian text