This unit will engage selected books from the Prophets, exploring issues of audience and background, canonical context, theology, genre, literary devices, major themes and pastoral/contemporary application.
Unit code: BA9208L
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running1. | Analyse the forms of prophetic literature and their distinctive features |
2. | Examine selected prophets with respect to their contexts, central theological messages, canonical significance, New Testament trajectories |
3. | Critically analyse the relevance of Prophetic texts and themes for the church and world today |
4. | Demonstrate exegetical skills in the analysis of prophetic texts; for students with Hebrew this includes but is not limited to an ability to function readily with the Hebrew language |
5. | Synthesise key theological messages of a pericope in the Prophets and defend the synthesis through rigorous exegetical analysis |
Prerequisites BA8001L Introduction to the Old Testament or equivalent Previous units in Hebrew are desirable Prohibited combinations: BA2008L Prophets / BA3008L Prophets
Lectures, tutorials, class presentations
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Exegetical Essay | Exegetical essay 6000 words Category A (Hebrew) Category B (non-Hebrew) 6000 words |
6000 | 60.0 |
Essay | Essay 1500 words (on a prophetic theme) |
1500 | 30.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Tutorial paper 500 words (on a prophetic theme ) |
500 | 10.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2020-09-04 19:31:01 +1000