Culture of the Lands of the Bible - KVAR134

• Title: Culture od the Lands of the Bible
• Guaranteed by: Department of Biblical Sciences and ancient languages (26-KBV)
• Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: yes
• Virtual mobility / capacity: yes / unlimited
• Key competences: critical thinking
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (21.02.2024)

The teacher´s introductory lectures comprise geographical location of the ancient cultures of the Middle East, the peoples, the languages and scripts, the sacred literature, the cult and cultic places, highlighting the phenomenon of strict monotheism as observed in the canonical texts of the Jewish and the Christian Holy Books and that of the Quran, as well as in the formulas of religious belief. These will be seen in the stream of apocryphal and “heretical” substrate, and in the cultural artifacts, both sacral and secular. The interpretations of these will show the appearance and the main teachings of the three “heavenly religions” – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. The seminar will combine the students´visual presentations of the chosen topics, their interpretive reading of primary texts, in order to provide insight in the religious and cultural background of the Lands of the Bible. Methods applied are those of comparison, critical assessment of sources and reference to a range of commentaries in multiple languages. The students are expected to give a twenty-minute entry on their chosen topic, using visual materials and practising academic oral performance. Written resume is expected of each oral-visual presentation.

Aim of the course

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

To provide informative introduction to the beliefs and practices of the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims both in historical perspective and in their current shapes.

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

Reference

ABDEL HALEEM, Muhammad. The Quran: a New Translation. Oxford: University Press, 2004.

DAMMEN MCAULIFFE, Jane (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Quran. 6 vols. Leiden: Brill, 2001 – 2006.

FINE, Steven, Art, History and the Historiography in Judaism in Roman Antiquity, Leiden: Brill, 2016.

FRIEDMAN, David N. (ed.). Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

HATTSTEIN, Markus – Delius Peter, Islam: Religion and Culture, Köln: Tandem, 2006.

MAYEUR, Jean-Marie, Bischöfe, Mönche und Kaiser, Die Geschichte des Christentums, vol. 4, Freiburg: Herder, 2004.

MITCHELL, Margaret M. The Cambridge History of Christianity, Cambridge: University Press, 2006.

SANDERS, E. P. Judaism: Practice and Belief 63 BC – 66 CE, Minneapolis: Fortress, 2016.

VROOM, Hendrik M. – GORT, Jerald D. (ed.). Holy Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Hermeneutics, values and society. Amsterdam – Atlanta: Rodopi, 1997.

WAINES, David. An Introduction to Islam. Cambridge: University Press, 1995.

 

Online resources

https://www.biblegateway.com/

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-tanakh-full-text

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/

https://quran.com/

https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-of-islam-1/alpha/f

Teaching methods

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

Lectures in form of visual presentations (ppt) supplemented by students´ papers and presentations on chosen topics to illustrate the main themes of the course.

Syllabus

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

1/ The People: Israel in the Desert, Synagogue, Christian Church, Umma muslima; 2/ The Holy Book: Torah, Tanakh, New Testament, Qur´an; 3/ The Holy Place: Desert Sanctuary, Temple of Jerusalem, Synagogue, Syriac churches, Mosque; 4/ The Rites: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim feasts, ceremonies and daily prayers; 5/ The Creed: Deuteronomy 5 (Hear o Israel, Decalogue) – The Christian Creed, Five Principles of Islam.

Entry requirements

Last update: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

No preliminary knowledge is required.

Course completion requirements

Last update: MLADA (20.08.2013)

Presentation of a chosen topic, active part in final review.