The Pentateuch (BA2206L)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This unit will consider selected themes and texts from the Pentateuch, including: issues of authorship and audience, society, geography, theology, genre, literary devices, major themes, and contemporary application issues.

Unit code: BA2206L

Unit status: Archived (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Old Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Analyse, assess and engage with scholarly debates over understanding the books of the Pentateuch
2.

Identify and articulate major theological themes running through the books of the Pentateuch and throughout the Bible
3.

Research, document and write an exegesis of a selected text from the Pentateuch, giving due weight to historical, literary and theological concerns
4.

Identify different interpretations of texts and present apt and significant contemporary applications based on the analysis of these texts and interpretations

Unit sequence

Old Testament Introduction or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, class presentations

Indicative Bibliography

  • Alexander, T. Desmond. From paradise to the promised land: an introduction to the Pentateuch. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. (eBook available)
  • Blenkinsopp, Joseph. The Pentateuch: an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1992.
  • Brueggemann, Walter. ‘The book of Exodus’. In The New Interpreter’s Bible, volume 1. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1994.
  • Kleinig, John W. Leviticus. Concordia Commentary Series. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2003.
  • Lessing, R. Reed, and Andrew E. Steinmann. Prepare the way of the Lord: an introduction to the Old Testament. St Louis, MO: Concordia, 2014.
  • Macina, Robert D. The Lord’s service: a ritual analysis of the order, function, and purpose of the daily divine service in the Pentateuch. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2019.
  • Moberly, R. W. L. At the mountain of God: story and theology in Exodus 32-34. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1983.
  • Schachter, Lifsa. ‘The Garden of Eden as God’s First Sanctuary.’ Jewish Biblical Quarterly 41, no. 2 (April 2013): 73‒77.
  • Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis 1-15. Word Biblical Commentary, volume 1. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1987.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Exegesis

Exegesis —Category A (Hebrew) —Category B (non Hebrew)

3000 words

 3000 60.0
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper

Part A: Tutorial paper on a Pentateuchal theme (10–20 minutes) 1500 Words 10% Part B: Essay on a Pentateuchal theme 30% due 80% of time elapsed

 1500 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:51 +1000