BS2313B Bible for Holistic Mission
Undergraduate Level 2, 18.0 points
Unit discipline: Biblical Studies
Delivery Mode: Mode determined at Scheduling
Proposing college: Eva Burrows College
Proposed by: Rev Dr Arseny Ermakov
Content
This unit is designed to introduce students to meaningful practices of studying, teaching, and using the Bible in diverse missional and ministry contexts as well as for personal and communal formation. It provides an opportunity for the development of exegetical skills, explores the ways of creative use of Scripture, and tackles the issues of its misuse.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes alignment
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
| GA 1 | GA 2 | GA 3 | GA 4 | GA 5 | ||||
| 1. | Describe the role and place of Scripture in the life of the community of faith |
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| 2. | Outline the use of the Bible in different ministerial and missional contexts |
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| 3. | Reflect on the uses of the Scripture for personal formation |
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| 4. | Apply exegetical skills to selected Bible passages |
Assessment
| Order | Type | Title | Description | Word count | Weight (%) | Due (week/percent) | Meets outcomes | |
| 1 | Summative Reflection | 300 | 5.0 | Week 2 | 1 3 | |||
| 2 | Portfolio | 2000 | 50.0 | Week 7 | 2 4 | |||
| 3 | Learning Resource | 1200 | 30.0 | Week 12 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Summative Reflection | 500 | 15.0 | Week 14 | 1 3 |
Timing and workload
| Teaching pattern | Weekly | Teaching duration (Wks) | 12 | Total duration (Wks) | 16 |
| Engagement hours | 36 | Study hours | 114 | Total hours | 150 |
Pedagogy
This unit applies a constructivist approach to HEd pedagogy attuned to online delivery. Teaching and learning in the unit occur through various student-centered learning experiences. Apart from undertaking assessment-for-learning tasks, students will engage with guided readings, exegetical exercises, knowledge application exercises, reflections, video lessons, etc. Online tutorials and workshops will provide spaces for peer-to-peer learning and developing discipline-specific and soft skills.
Unit sequence
No prerequisites required.
Resources
Resources used in the delivery of this unit.
Ballard, Paul H, and Stephen R Holmes. The Bible in Pastoral Practice: Readings in the Place and Function of Scripture in the Church. Using the Bible in Pastoral Practice. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub, 2006.
Bauer, David R. Essential Bible Study Tools for Ministry. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2014.
Dyas, Dee, Esther Hughes, and Stephen Travis. The Bible in Western Culture: The Student's Guide. London: Routledge, 2005.
Enns, Peter. The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It. First ed. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2014.
Havea, Jione, and Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon, eds. Bible Blindspots: Dispersing and Othering. Eugene: Pickwick Publications, 2021.
Liew, Tat-siong Benny, and Fernando F. Segovia, eds. Reading Biblical Texts Together: Pursuing Minoritized Biblical Criticism. Semeia Studies, Number 98. Atlanta Georgia: SBL Press, 2022.
Old, Hughes Oliphant. The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
Ralph, Margaret Nutting. Does the Bible Tell Me So? Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
Tidball, Derek. Ministry by the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2009.
Whitaker, Robyn J. Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023.
Resources
Are current library resources sufficient to support this unit? Y
Action required (if any)
Resources ordered to support this unit