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Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, Preliminary Examination for Part II, and Part II, 2000: Notice

The Faculty of Divinity give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2000, the form of the examinations for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos and the Preliminary Examination will be changed, as follows:

Paper 2

This paper will contain the following three questions:

Question 1 will contain several passages for translation, all from the prescribed chapters. Candidates will be asked to justify their translation, with reference to grammatical form and function, wherever they feel it necessary.

Question 2 will contain one or more short passage(s) for translation, from texts in Matthew and Luke, which are parallel to the prescribed chapters in Mark.

Question 3 will ask candidates to assess alternative translations of several short passages taken from the prescribed chapters.

Candidates will be expected to answer all three questions. Question 1 will carry the same weight of marks as the other two questions taken together.

Paper 3

This paper will contain questions on method and theory in the study of religion, and on current topics such as revivalism, fundamentalism, ethnicity, and gender issues. About sixteen questions will be set, and candidates will be required to answer any four.

Paper 9

For this paper candidates will be required to submit two essays. Each essay should not be of more than 3,000 words in length.

Paper 14

The examination will contain questions on the modern dialogue between science and theology, including (a) relevant historical and philosophical issues, (b) topics in contemporary science and their theological implications, and (c) theological issues considered in scientific context.

The examination paper will be divided into two sections. In Section A the following will be covered: topics in contemporary science and the evaluation of their theological implications, the historical development of the dialogue between science and theology in the modern period, and the problems and possibilities of natural theology.

In Section B the following will be covered: topics in systematic theology that invite a scientifically grounded approach, and a philosophical comparison of the epistemologies of science and theology.

There will be about twelve questions in each section. Candidates for the Preliminary Examination will be required to answer four questions from Section A.

Paper 16

This paper will be divided into four sections as follows:

Section A will contain at least eight questions on religion and literature of the prophets, and one of these questions will be on the set text for the Preliminary Examination.

Section B will contain at least twelve questions on the rest of the Old Testament.

Section C will contain one question requiring comment on two of four passages from Genesis 1-11, and on two of four passages from the prescribed prophetic text.

Section D will contain questions on the texts prescribed for the Preliminary Examination.

Candidates for Part II of the Tripos and candidates for the Diploma in Theology will be required to attempt one question from Section A, two questions from Section B, and the question in Section C. NRSV Bibles will be available for use in the examination but candidates are not expected to show greater precision in biblical references as a result of the availability of Bibles.

Paper 25

Candidates for the Preliminary Examination may either answer four questions from Section A or four questions from both sections of the paper, but no more than two from Section B may be answered. Candidates for Part II of the Tripos must attempt four questions, two from each section.

Paper 33

Candidates must indicate whether they are offering 33A, 33B, or 33C, as separate papers will be set on these subjects.

Candidates taking Paper 33A may not offer Section C of Paper 21. Some, but not necessarily all, questions in the examination will relate directly to the texts. The paper will contain six groups of no less than three questions. Candidates will be required to answer four questions from different groups.

Papers 33B and 33C will contain no less than ten questions, one of which will take the form of a compulsory question on passages for comment taken from the prescribed texts. In addition candidates will be required to answer three essay questions.

Paper 36A

This paper is not available in 2000.

Paper 37

This paper will be divided into two sections, and at least eight questions will be set in each section. Candidates will be required to answer four questions, with at least one answered from each section.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 24 November 1999
Copyright © 1999 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.