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This unit explores the phenomenon of prophecy in Israel during the eighth century BCE. The theology of specific prophets will be considered, including motifs such as covenant, eschatology, law and cult, social justice, election, “the remnant”, and foreign nations. Critical and exegetical tools will be employed to study selected passages in Isaiah, Micah, Amos and Hosea.

Unit code: BA2792B

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Old Testament

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Catherine Booth College and Eva Burrows College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of the overall historical, political, and social framework of the Ancient Near East and the Eighth Century Prophets.

2.

Describe the major theological themes of the relevant prophets

3.

Assess the relationship between Old Testament covenants, the Torah and the message of the Eighth Century Prophets.

4.

Outline selected prophets’ responses to religious syncretism in the eighth century

Unit sequence

18 points Biblical Studies

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, group work, online forums, videos

Indicative Bibliography

Blenkinsopp, Joseph. A History of Prophecy in Israel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009.

  • Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Isaiah 1-39. New York: Anchor, 2000.
  • Brueggemann, Walter. The Prophetic Imagination. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001.
  • Coggins, Richard J. Joel and Amos. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000.
  • Cook, Joan E. Hear, O Heavens and Listen, O Earth: An Introduction to the Prophets. Collegeville: Liturgical, 2006.
  • Gordon, Robert P. (ed.). The Place is too small for us: The Israelite Prophets in Recent Scholarship. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 1995.
  • Hays, J. Daniel The Message of the Prophets: A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament Grand Rapids: Zondervann, 2010
  • Kent, Grenville, J.R. et al (eds). He Began with Moses: Preaching the Old Testament Today. England: IVP, 2010.
  • Leclerc, Thomas, L. Introduction to the Prophets: Their Stories, Saying, and Scrolls. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist, 2008.
  • Lundbom, Jack. The Hebrew Prophets: an introduction. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2010.
  • Motyer, J. Alec. The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP 1993.
  • Sweeney, Marvin A. The Prophetic Literature. Nashville: Abingdon, 2005.
  • Van Gemeren, Willem A. Interpreting the prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Exegesis

2000 word exegetical essay

0 50.0
Essay

2000 word essay

0 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-07 11:54:17 +1000