This unit will consider selected themes and texts from the Pentateuch, including: issues of authorship and audience, society, geography, theology, genre, literary devices, major themes, and contemporary application issues.
Unit Code: BA2206L
Points: 18.0
Unit Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit Discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this Unit is running| 1. | Analyse, assess and engage with scholarly debates over understanding the books of the Pentateuch |
| 2. | Identify and articulate major theological themes running through the books of the Pentateuch and throughout the Bible |
| 3. | Research, document and write an exegesis of a selected text from the Pentateuch, giving due weight to historical, literary and theological concerns |
| 4. | Identify different interpretations of texts and present apt and significant contemporary applications based on the analysis of these texts and interpretations |
Old Testament Introduction or equivalent
Lectures, tutorials, class presentations
| Name | Description | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Exegesis | Exegesis —Category A (Hebrew) —Category B (non Hebrew) 3000 words |
60.0 |
| Tutorial Paper | Part A: Tutorial paper on a Pentateuchal theme (10–20 minutes) 1500 Words 10% Part B: Essay on a Pentateuchal theme 30% due 80% of time elapsed |
40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019
Unit Record last updated: 2019-10-31 16:26:14 +1100