Building on skills in historical-critical and narrative criticism, this unit will introduce recent developments in biblical exegesis and hermeneutics which apply visual and oral material from the ancient world to the interpretation of New Testament texts. The associated methods will be applied to particular texts providing opportunities to consider various aspects of the New Testament in its cultural milieu. Consideration will be given to the way in which an understanding of the social context and communal practices of the ancient world assists in examination of early Christian communities. The support and challenges that these methods present to mainstream methods of text-focused exegesis will be explored in light of their assumptions and limitations. Implications of this hermeneutic for proclamation of the Gospel in the contemporary world will also be considered.
Unit code: BN9398B
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Critically Assess the importance of cultural artefacts and performance traditions for understanding New Testament texts |
2. | Demonstrate the importance of cultural artefacts and performance traditions through the writing of an extended hermeneutical/exegetical essay using visual and oral approaches |
3. | Appraise strengths and weaknesses of visual and oral methodological approaches for interpreting the New Testament |
4. | Critically apply visual and oral methodological approaches to the exegesis of specific New Testament texts. |
5. | Formulate liturgical material from the hermeneutical results of visual and/or oral methodological approaches for use in contemporary ministry contexts. |
6. | Independently select and employ various methods appropriate to literary, rhetorical and socio-political features of a text. |
Postgraduate Foundational - Methodological unit in NT (e.g. Interpreting the NT)
Lectures, workshops, presentations
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Exegetical Essay | 3,500 word Critical/Exegetical Essay |
3500 | 50.0 |
Oral Presentation | 3,500 word presentation |
3500 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 24 Jul, 2014
Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:50 +1000