Completing the course will give the students the following learning outcome, sectioned into knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student

has advanced knowledge of the historical development of feminist hermeneutics within biblical studies
has broad knowledge of the main contributors to feminist hermeneutics within biblical studies
has extensive knowledge of selected feminist readings of biblical texts

Skills:

The student

can critically discuss and compare different feminist approaches and interpretations within biblical studies
can analyze feminist readings of biblical texts
can use relevant feminist approaches independantly in own reading of biblical texts

General Competence:

The student

can analyse relevant ethical questions pertaining to feminist hermeneutics
can impart knowledge of feminist criticism to different levels related to academic, church oriented and social contexts, including own local context
can discuss hermeneutical and exegetical problems from a feminist perspective both with specialists and non-specialists
can use the obtained knowledge and skills to solve advanced questions where feminist hermeneutics is relevant
can contribute to the development of biblical scholarship as an academic subject

Emnebeskrivelse

Feminist Readings of the Bible