This unit considers 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: BA3206L
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running1. | 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 |
5. | Articulate a key theological message of a pericope in the Pentateuch and defend and demonstrate it through rigorous exegetical analysis |
At least 36 points in the discipline of Old Testament Hebrew 1 and 2 are desirable but not essential
This unit employs both flipped classroom approaches and interactive lecture as appropriate, including seminar-style discussion of guided readings, student and instructor-led group analysis of texts and student presentations.
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Exegetical Essay | Exegetical essay 3500 words —Category A (Hebrew) —Category B (non Hebrew) Exegetical essay on selected text from the Pentateuch |
3500 | 60.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Part A: Tutorial paper on a Pentateuchal theme (10–20 minutes) Part B: Essay on a Pentateuchal theme (due 80%) |
1500 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2020-09-23 18:38:46 +1000