This unit offers the opportunity to study various narrative approaches to Mark’s Gospel. Students will explore the literary conventions and devices used by Mark, including characterization, dialogue and the use of irony. The unit examines reader-response methods, structuralist and post-structuralist readings and ideological approaches to the text.
Unit code: BN3796B
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Apply research skills in the area of narrative criticism |
2. | Articulate an understanding of the major narrative devices and reading strategies in relation to Mark’s gospel |
3. | Assess the debate concerning Markan genre. |
4. | Critically evaluate the hermeneutical foundations of relevant approaches to gospel studies within literary critical theory |
5. | Demonstrate the effective use of literary critical tools in the exegesis of specific Markan texts. |
54 points in Field B, with at least 36 points in BN
Lectures, group work, online forums, videos
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | 3,000 Word research essay |
0 | 70.0 |
Critical Review | 1,500 Word critical review of readings |
0 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-05 15:50:19 +1100