UMS : Unit: BA9400C

Content

The first section of this unit consists of an examination of the book of Psalms as a whole and then individual representative Psalms. The second section consists of an examination of selected wisdom texts from the Old Testament. Both sections demonstrate the application of major methodologies associated with the exposition of this literature.

Unit code: BA9400C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Old Testament

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Undertake independent research on texts of the type under discussion at an advanced level.
2.	Demonstrate an understanding and ability to apply a wide range of standard biblical methodologies.
3.	Identify interpretative ambiguities associated with an examination of the texts being examined.
4.	Present the results of a wide range of research on given biblical texts in the corpus under study.
5.	Develop strategies for the public presentation of the type of texts under discussion.

Unit sequence

BA8001C and BN8001C or equivalent introductory biblical units.

Pedagogy

Each three hours consists of two hours of interactive lectures and one hour of report (in each case, presented in modes appropriate for face-to-face or online learning contexts).

Indicative Bibliography

Brown, William P. The Oxford Handbook of the Psalms. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
DeClaissé-Walford, Nancy L., Rolf A. Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner. The Book of Psalms. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
Gerstenberger, E. S. Psalms: Part I, with an Introduction to Cultic Poetry. FOTL. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
———. Psalms, Part II, and Lamentations. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
Jacobson, Rolf A., ed. Soundings in the Theology of Psalms: Perspectives and Methods in Contemporary Scholarship. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011.
Kraus, Hans-Joachim. Psalms: A Commentary. Translated by Hilton C. Oswald. 2 vols. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1988–1989.
———. Theology of the Psalms. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986.
Murphy, Roland E. The Tree of Life: An Exploration of Biblical Wisdom Literature. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.
Perdue, Leo G. The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
Weeks, Stuart. An Introduction to the Study of Wisdom Literature. T&T Clark Approaches to Biblical Studies. London: T&T Clark, 2010.

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Report	1000-word report	1000	15.0
Report	1000-word report	1000	15.0
Report	2,000-word report	2000	25.0
Report	2,000-word report	2000	25.0
Written Examination	1-hour written examination	1000	20.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 13 Jun, 2023

Unit record last updated: 2023-06-13 16:07:04 +1000