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The Postgraduate diploma in Biblical Foundations of Teaching Catholic Religion has been created to educate professionals, instilling in them specific knowledge based on Catholic doctrine. In a world where Catholic Education is a fundamental requirement of education due to the high demand of students who request it, it is essential to receive efficient education such as the one offered by this program. Being a teacher of Catholic Religion requires specific preparation, since mere knowledge or belief is not enough. It implies an important responsibility that requires specific skills to convey the information to your students in a precise way and to make their interest grow. It is imperative to receive well founded teachings, rich in reliable knowledge and explained in depth. 

Therefore, the professional is required to constantly improve their competencies and skills when transmitting the word of God to their own students. These skills are achieved through a complete program that presents theoretical and audiovisual content to reinforce not only the concepts, but the way in which they can be disseminated for greater transcendence. The syllabus chosen by TECH includes a first part focused on the philosophical and phenomenological knowledge of religion, in order to establish the foundations of the specific knowledge surrounding Catholicism. The second module will expand knowledge of the Bible, its context and how to understand the valuable information it contains, taking into account its cultural and historical environment, as well as the elements surrounding its configuration. Finally, the Old Testament will be reviewed in depth, giving perspective and understanding to the teachings of the Catholic Church Fathers. For this reason, this program is the best investment a teacher can make in order to be educated in an area that is as vocational as it is intellectual.  

Precisely for all of the above, TECH has designed this Postgraduate diploma with an effective, simple and efficient methodology that leads the graduate to specialize and become an elite professional in Catholic Education through the latest educational technology 100% online. In addition, its contents have been enriched with the most complete and up to date information in order to deepen and broaden the knowledge of the graduate who chooses this program along an entertaining and empowering teaching experience.

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Interpret the key knowledge presented by the foundations of the Bible and give clear answers to each and every one of the questions that your students could ask you”

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The disposition presented in this Postgraduate diploma in Biblical Foundations of Teaching Catholic Religion has been created in a structured way in order to provide new and more complete knowledge. For this purpose, TECH has assembled a team of specialists in Catholic Education who have provided the most complete and authoritative content based on their own professional practice. It is a compilation of educational resources, presented in a multimedia format that ensures the student has a learning process that is not only totally rigorous, but also adapted to the needs of today's teaching environment.  

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Module 1. Philosophy and Phenomenology of Religion 

1.1. Basic Principles in the Development of the Sciences and Explanation of Some of Them 

1.1.1. Paradigms and Research Traditions 
1.1.2. Laudan and Research Traditions 
1.1.3. Problem-Solving Models 
1.1.4. Scientific Change 

1.2. Philosophical Reflection on Religion 

1.2.1. Interrelations Between Philosophy 
1.2.2. Religion Throughout the Centuries 

1.3. Phenomenology 

1.3.1. The Birth of Science 
1.3.2. Phases, People and Configuration Ideas 
1.3.3. The Phenomenological Method 

1.4. Etymology of Religion 

1.4.1. Modern Interpretations 
1.4.2. Theories on Religion 

1.5. Theories on the "First Form" of Religion 

1.5.1. Type of Different Religions in Human History 

1.6. The Religious Fact in the History of Humanity 

1.6.1. Components that Shape the Religious Fact 

1.7. Mystery, a Reality that Qualifies the Realm of the Sacred 

1.7.1. Mediations Manifestations of the Mystery: Hierophanies, Sacred Spaces and Sacred Times 
1.7.2. Meanings Common to all Religions and Particular Notes of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism 

1.8. The Revelation of the Divinity: Source of all Religion 

1.8.1. Sacred Texts or Sacred Scriptures of Religions 

1.9. The Language of Faith: Religious Language 

1.9.1. Characteristics and Forms 
1.9.2. Symbolic Language of the Religious Experience: Functions of the Symbol in Religions 
1.9.3. Mythical Expression 
1.9.4. Nature of Beliefs 
1.9.5. Characteristics, Function and Types of Myths 
1.9.6. Philosophical and Theological Elaborations and Religious Tradition 

1.10. Human Experience, Path Towards the Religious Experience: 

10.1.1. Concept and Realization of this Opening Experience 
10.1.2. Religious Experience and the Complexity of Attitudes Involved: Existence and Explanation, Characteristics and Essential Notes 
10.1.3. The Discovery of the Absolute on the Horizon of Religious Attitude 
10.1.4. The Response of Man and Religious Maturity: Definition, Characteristics of the “Mature” Man 

Module 2. The Bible and its Context

2.1. History

2.1.1. Writing of the Bible
2.1.2. Constitution of the Bible
2.1.3. What is the Bible for Christians?
2.1.4. Old and New Testament

2.2. Structure

2.2.1. Parts of the Bible
2.2.2. The Hebrew Bible
2.2.3. The Jewish Bible
2.2.4. The Christian Bible

2.3. Biblical Canons

2.3.1. What Does Canon Mean?
2.3.2. Books in the Bible

2.4. The Christian Bible in History

2.4.1. Second Temple Judaism. Galilee and Judea
2.4.2. The Historical Figure of Jesus in Second Temple Judaism
2.4.3. The Literary Impact in the First Generation
2.4.4. The Literary Impact in the Second Generation

2.5. Integrity of the Bible

2.5.1. The Nicene Creed
2.5.2. Findings that Reject the Idea that the Bible Hasn’t Been Changed

2.6. Archaeology

2.6.1. What is Biblical Archaeology?
2.6.2. Historical Testimony
2.6.3. Events Corroborated by Archaeology

2.7. Biblical Criticism

2.7.1. What is Biblical Criticism?
2.7.2. Criticism of the Old Testament
2.7.3. Criticism of the New Testament
2.7.4. The Synoptic Gospels
2.7.5. The Critical Movement within the Church
2.7.6. Reaction Against Criticism

2.8. The Bible and Different Languages

2.8.1. The Hebrew Bible
2.8.2. The Greek Bible
2.8.3. The Latin Bible
2.8.4. Translations of the Bible

2.9. The Bible in Current Cultures

2.9.1. The Feelings of the Bible. The Biblical Interpretation in the Christianity of the Past
2.9.2. Use and Abuse of the Biblical Interpretation until the 19th Century
2.9.3. Theory of Reading and the Meaning of Texts (Semiotic Analysis and Interpretation of the Bible)
2.9.4. Meaning and Truth of the Biblical Text
2.9.5. Symbolic Hermeneutics and the Bible: Universal Symbols and Archetypes in Biblical Texts
2.9.6. The Survival of the Bible in Western Culture
2.9.7. The Bible in Literature and the Bible in Cinema

2.10. The Land of the Bible

2.10.1. Fundamental Features of the Physical Geography of the Syro-Palestinian Zone
2.10.2. Fundamental Features of the Human Geography of the Area in the Different Historical Periods
2.10.3. History of the Archeological Discipline of the Region
2.10.4. Main Archeological Sites and their Contribution to the History of the Area as a Contextual Framework for Understanding the Biblical Text
2.10.5. Travel and Pilgrimage in the Past. Ancient Testimonies of the First Travelers and Other Authors

Module 3. The Old Testament and its Educational Focus 

3.1. The Memory of Population

3.1.1. History of the People of Israel
3.1.2. Intervention of God in the History of Israel
3.1.3. The Revelation of God

3.2. Patriarchal Stage: 18th to 17th Century B.C.

3.2.1. The Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
3.2.2. Important Historical Places

3.3. Mosaic Stage, 13th Century B.C.

3.3.1. Liberation of the People
3.3.2. The Easter Dinner
3.3.3. The Exodus: Parting the Red Sea
3.3.4. The Alliance at Sinai

3.4. The Judges: 12th-11th Century B.C.

3.4.1. The Judges and the Theological Keys of the Book

3.5. The Kings: David and Solomon

3.5.1. Changes in the States
3.5.2. Key Characters
3.5.3. New Prophecies

3.6. The Prophets: 870-722 B.C. 

3.6.1. Who are the Prophets?
3.6.2. Most Notable Prophets

3.7. Exile: 597-538 B.C.

3.7.1. The Big Crisis of Israel
3.7.2. Deuteronomy

3.8. Judaism: 538-167 B.C.

3.8.1. Stage of Judaism
3.8.2. Writing of Sapiential Literature

3.9. Formation of the Pentateuch (Torah)

3.9.1. What is the Pentateuch (Torah)?
3.9.2. Five Traditions

3.10. Hellenistic Stage: 333-164 B.C.; The Maccabees. Independence: 167-63 B.C.; Roman Domination: 63 B.C.

3.10.1. Stage of Diffusion of Greek Culture
3.10.2. Translation of the Bible
3.10.3. Religious Persecution by Antiochus IV Epiphanes
3.10.4. Independence of the Maccabees
3.10.5. Conquest of Rome
3.10.6. The Book of Wisdom: The Last Book of the Old Testament

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