This unit will introduce students to the literature and history of the New Testament writings. In particular, students will examine various genres and techniques employed in the text to testify to the good news of Jesus Christ and proclaim the fulfillment of Old Testament tradition. Students will also develop a working familiarity with a variety of aids and critical approaches used to interpret and engage the New Testament.
Unit code: BN1701S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Describe the contents of the New Testament: the types of literature, their particular interpretive demands, their place in the development of the canon, their theological outlook |
2. | Demonstrate an awareness of the historical and social world of the New Testament era |
3. | Use appropriate interpretive approaches to the New Testament in the writing of an exegetical essay |
4. | Access and use the tools of New Testament interpretation: lexicons, dictionaries, commentaries, primary sources, on-line resources, and others; and |
5. | Articulate the relationship of the New Testament to the texts and message of the Old Testament |
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Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 2000 word essay |
0 | 50.0 |
Book Review | 1000 reading review |
0 | 25.0 |
Essay | 500 word document studies |
0 | 12.0 |
Essay | 500 word document studies |
0 | 13.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:27:10 +1100