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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate familiarity with the overall background and contents of the Bible

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115930	Demonstrate familiarity with the overall background and contents of the Bible
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2007-08-07	2010-08-07	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2011-08-07		2014-08-07

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This Unit Standard will be useful to learners who wish to gain a basic insight into the overall shape of the layout of the Bible and of the contents and background of selected examples of biblical books.

Learners credited with this Unit Standard are able to:

Demonstrate a basic understanding of the major divisions and contents of the Bible.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The learners are assumed to be competent in Communication at NQF Level 1.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard:

To include a broad overview of the major divisions of the Bible

To require an outline of the background and contents of a range of books in the Bible.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Identify the major divisions of the Bible.

OUTCOME RANGE

Include all books of the Bible, bearing in mind traditional Christian classifications of Biblical books (particularly the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant lists of authoritative books).

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The major divisions of the Old Testament are listed by referring to the Bible and other Sources such as the Torah, the Prophets and Writings in the Old Testament.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The major divisions in the New Testament are listed by referring to the Bible, more specifically to the Gospels, Acts, Letters and the Apocalyptic in the New Testament.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

All the books in each division of the Bible are identified and listed in the order in which they appear in the Bible.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Outline the background of the books of the Bible.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The historical, political and social background against which the biblical books were written is explained by reference to the bible.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Significant sites, people and events are identified through biblical references and the use of maps and other visual aids.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Outline the content of the books of the Bible.

OUTCOME RANGE

'Content' includes events and characters that contribute substantially towards the book, and main themes or emphases.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The books of the Bible in which major events are to be found are identified through biblical studies.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The books of the bible in which major characters are found are identified through biblical study.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Outline knowledge of the divisions and contents of the Bible

Ability to read maps

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: through the collection and arrangement of information relating to Old and New Testament texts.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills: through the presentation of collected material in assignments.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system: through making links between the content of biblical books and the context in which they were written.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

N/A

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements.

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	48891	National Certificate: Theology and Ministry	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	HW SETA

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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