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Dates for the Shared Learning Mornings and the Assignment Deadline can be found in the Term Dates Tab which is always in the menu bar at the top right on every page of the website including the session pages.

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Core Texts & Videos

The Holy Bible (preferably the NRSV version - you can find this online at here if you don't have this particular translation). You will need this so you can read the bible verses Hayes refers to in her lectures and any you see referred to in any of the other material either on screen or in the resources section.

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We have tried to give you a variety of voices in this module in the form of videos and text books:

• Bibledex Videos: these are short videos from Christian scholars at the University of Nottingham's Theology Department

• Bible Project Videos: these are short videos by evangelical Christians in America.

• Christine Hayes Lectures: these are vidoes by a Professor of Old Testament from Yale Univeristy who comes from the Jewish perspective (but she quotes from many Christian scholars and teaches what you would find in most theological colleges in the UK on the whole)

• Exploring the Old Testament series by Wenham and Walton: these are books by Evangelical English Scholars and and can be accessed free on the Hub. Instructions on how to access the Hub can be found here and in each session. You can use these either instead of, or in addtion to, the Hayes Lectures.

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Completing the Sessions

In terms of how long it should take to complete each session, 4 hours should be enough, 5 is a maximum. When it comes to the Hayes Videos (or reading the alternative text book) it should take no longer than 2 hours maximum to watch the video (or do the reading), do the exercise and think about what has struck you. We suggest that you start by downloading the infogrpahic from the Resources section. If you're watching the Hayes video you should also download the transcript from beneath the video on the Yale site (which you can find by scrolling down the page). Now watch each video in the sections you will find underneath it, taking a break between each. Use different coloured highlighter pens on the transcript to help you make notes on the things that strike you most. Don't try to take it all in. Find something in each section that strikes you and make a note of that. Look also for the things we've asked questions about in the Exercise. All this should take no more than 2 hours in total, broken up into smaller chunks of about 30 minutes each. If you are reading the texbook do the same exercise with that, reading a few pages at a time and making notes on what strikes you.

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Please note that for those taking the assignments, it is important that you post on the Forum your findings from the 'Reflect' exercise for every session and also that you comment on at least TWO other students' posts per session. This forms part of the assessment of your learning in the module and so you won't be able to pass without doing this.

Instructions on how to join the Forum can be found on page 5 of the Welcome Pack or the Course Handbook for LLM(R) pathway students.

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There are some other books on the Hub that you can access free if you would like to do any extra reading - it gives you access to a whole online library free of charge.

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If you would like some useful tips and hints on how to study effectively there is a useful, free, short online guide here. If you would like something more detailed 'Accelerated Learning Unlocked', a book by John R Torrance is a helpful guide and can be found on Amazon.

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The learning outcomes for the module can be found here.

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