Content

This unit surveys various models of salvation in the Bible: exodus narratives, return from exile, social and ecological dimensions of eschatology and prophecy, messianism, reconciliation, atonement and resurrection. Key biblical texts will be examined in relation to their cultural and historical contexts, with attention also being given to the hermeneutical relationships between selected biblical models and systematic theology.

Unit code: BS9709W

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Biblical Studies

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe a range of models of salvation in the Bible;

2.

Exegete rigorously a biblical text related to this theme

3.

Analyse and describe cultural and historical influences in the formation of salvation theologies

4.

Reflect critically on the relevance of these biblical models and theologies for contemporary faith

5.

Demonstrate an ability to engage in interdisciplinary research and discussion.

Unit sequence

Introductory unit in NT (BN1001W or equivalent) and in OT (BA1001W or equivalent)

Pedagogy

Online: interaction with online resources, including peer discussion, lecture MP3s, PPTs, readings, short videos

Indicative Bibliography

  • Avery-Peck, Alan J & Jacob Neusner (eds). Judaism in Late antiquity Part 4: Death, life-after-death, resurrection and the world to come in the Judaism of antiquity (Leiden: Brill, 2000).
  • Barr, James. The Garden of Eden and the hope of immortality (London: SCM, 1992).
  • Brueggemann, Walter. Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, dispute, advocacy (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997).
  • Charlesworth, James (ed.). The Messiah (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1992).
  • Finlan, S., Options on Atonement in Christian Thought (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2007).
  • Ford, David F. Self and salvation (Cambridge: CUP, 1999).
  • Gowan, Donald. Eschatology in the Old Testament (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2nd ed. 2000).
  • Green, Joel B. Salvation (St Louis: Chalice, 2003).
  • Habel, Norman C & Peter Trudinger (eds). Exploring ecological hermeneutics (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008).
  • Kelsey, D., Imagining Redemption (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2005).
  • Levenson, J.D., Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006).
  • Nickelsburg, George. Resurrection, immortality and eternal life in intertestamental Judaism (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1972).
  • O’Collins, Gerald. Salvation for all: God’s other peoples (Oxford: OUP, 2008).
  • Sawyer, John F A. Semantics in biblical research: New methods of defining Hebrew words for salvation (London: SCM, 1972).
  • van der Watt, Jan G (ed.). Salvation in the New Testament: Perspectives on soteriology (Leiden: Brill, 2005).
  • Volf, Miroslav. The end of memory: Remembering rightly in a violent world (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006).
  • Walzer, Michael. Exodus and revolution (New York: Basic Books, 1985).
  • Wright, Nicholas T. Jesus and the victory of God (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996).

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Critical Review

1,000 word critical review of readings

1000 20.0
Seminar or Tutorial 2000 30.0
Exegetical Essay

3,000 word exegetical essay

3000 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Oct, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2020-10-09 14:08:49 +1100