Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, 2009: Special subjects and prescribed texts
The Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that they have selected the following special subjects and prescribed texts for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, in 2009 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 398).
Paper A1. Scriptural languages and texts
- A. Hebrew I (Elementary Hebrew)
- Genesis 37, 40-43, 45.
- B. New Testament Greek
- John 1-5.
- C. Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata 2. 66-68 (Poona edition, 1933-66); Hitopadesa, extracts 2-11 (C. R. Lanman, A Sanskrit Reader, pp. 16-35); Bhagavadgītāa, chs. 3-4.
- D. Qur'anic Arabic
- The Qur'an, I: 1-7, II: 1-23, IV: 93-100, LIII: 1-40; al-Bukhari, al-Jami' al-Sahih (Cairo, 1313 AH), Vol. I, pp. 1-10; al-Isfara'ini, al-Tabsir fi'l-din (Beirut, 1983 CE), pp. 45-46, 97-99.
Paper A2. One God? Hearing the Old Testament
- Exodus 1-3; Deuteronomy 5-7; Ruth; Psalms 29, 82, and 93; Proverbs 8; Isaiah 44-46; Hosea 1-3.
Paper A3. From Bethlehem to Rome: Luke - Acts and the origins of Christianity
- Luke 4 and 23; Acts 2 and 15.
Paper A4. Christianity and the transformation of culture
- Prescribed topics:
- A. Revivals and popular religion in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- B. The modern missionary movement.
- C. The social gospel and kingdom theology.
- There are no prescribed texts for this paper.
Paper A5. Who is Jesus Christ?
- There are no prescribed texts for this paper but a list of recommended readings will be available in the Faculty Library and on the Faculty website from the end of full Easter Term.
Paper A6. Understanding contemporary religion
- Prescribed topic: the sociology of religion.
- There are no prescribed texts for this paper.
Paper A7. World religions in comparative perspective
- There are no prescribed texts for this paper.
Paper A8. Philosophy of religion and ethics
- There are no prescribed texts for this paper but a list of recommended readings will be available in the Faculty Library and on the Faculty website from the end of full Easter Term.