This unit will explore the intersection between biblical studies and trauma studies. The literature and direction of biblical studies in this area will be surveyed. The unit will include a consideration of historical contexts of the Bible’s composition during times of trauma. The study will investigate themes of war, peace, violence, conflict resolution and the effect of imperial policies, in the Ancient Near Eastern world, the Greco-Roman empire and today. The unit will explore social scientific, psychological and literary contributions to biblical studies in the area of trauma and survival.
Unit code: BS9002S
Unit status: Approved (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Biblical Studies
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Demonstrate an awareness of current scholarship connecting biblical studies and trauma/ post-traumatic growth studies. |
| 2. | Analyse theories of trauma and aspects of responses to trauma. |
| 3. | Explore the intersection of biblical studies and trauma studies, including literary, social-scientific, psychological and historical approaches to the biblical text and issues of trauma. |
| 4. | Critically evaluate the relevance of biblical texts to contemporary situations of trauma. |
| 5. | Engage in critical exegetical study of biblical texts integrating contemporary methods of understanding issues of trauma and growth. |
A unit in the discipline of Systematic Theology, Old Testament, New Testament, Biblical Studies or Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies.
This unit will utilise audio-visual material, case studies, lectures, readings, and group work with input from specialists in the fields of biblical studies and trauma.
Alexander, Jeffrey et al. Cultural Trauma and Collective Identity. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.
Becker, E.M., J. Dochhorn, and E. Holt. Trauma and Traumatization in Individual and Collective Dimensions: Insights From Biblical Studies and Beyond. Studia Aarhusiana Neotestamentica. Isd, 2014.
* Boase, Elizabeth, and Christopher G. Frechette, eds. Bible Through the Lens of Trauma. Semeia Studies. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2016.
Carr, David M. Holy Resilience: The Bible’s Traumatic Origins. New Haven, CN: Yale University Press, 2014.
Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. New York: Basic Books, 1997.
Jones, Serene. Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.
Kelle, Brad E., Frank Ritchel Ames, and Jacob L Wright. Eds. Interpreting exile: Displacement and deportation in biblical and modern contexts. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Linafelt, Tod. Surviving Lamentations: Catastrophe, Lament, and Protest in the Afterlife of a Biblical Book. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Rambo, Shelly. Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox, 2010.
Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. A Biblical Theology of Exile. Overtures to Biblical Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Pr, 2002.
Sweeney, Marvin A. Reading the Hebrew Bible After the Shoah: Engaging Holocaust Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Survey | Literature Survey 2000 words |
2000 | 20.0 |
| Case Study | Case Study 2500 words |
2500 | 30.0 |
| Essay | Essay 3500 words |
3500 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 2 Sep, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-09-02 13:43:22 +1000