This unit will examine how the Old Testament portrays God as just, righteous, and merciful and the criteria whereby Israel is called to be a just, righteous and merciful society. It will consist of an analysis of justice, righteousness, and mercy, and associated terminology within their literary, historical and theological contexts. It will consider how these terms and the contexts in which they occur contribute to Theodicy—the notion of God as just.
Unit code: BA9500C
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Apply advanced exegetical skills to the understanding of key theological terms in the Old Testament. |
2. | Demonstrate an ability to grasp the meaning of the relevant biblical terminology. |
3. | Critically assess the relationship between terms occurring in different contexts with a view to constructing a theology. |
4. | Demonstrate an accurate understanding of different scholarly views on justice and mercy in the Old Testament and an ability to assess them critically. |
5. | Show a critical understanding of the issues involved in constructing a Theology of Justice and Mercy in the Old Testament. |
6. | Develop a critically rigorous, sustained, and self-directed piece of research into one or more of the key theological terms employed to convey justice and mercy in the Old Testament |
BS8001C and BS8002C or equivalent
Lectures, seminars, tutorials, and class discussion
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | 5,000-word essay |
5000 | 70.0 |
Seminar or Tutorial | 30-minute seminar |
0 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 6 Aug, 2018
Unit record last updated: 2022-12-12 15:20:29 +1100