This unit will explore inter-cultural and cross-cultural readings of the Scriptures and especially of the New Testament from Asian Christian, cultural, religious, social and political contexts.
This will involve selected readings in Asian biblical theologies and analysis of exegetical and hermeneutical methods that are relevant and appropriate to Asian contexts and that inform and equip Christian communities in Asia and the Asian diaspora.
These methods will include post-colonial perspectives, inter-faith and inter-religious readings, liberation and Developing World theological viewpoints, and social justice and human rights perspectives. These will be used to explore the interpretation of select New Testament passages from the Gospels, the Pauline letters and Revelation in association with texts from the Old Testament Prophets.
Unit code: BN9006W
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running1. | Apply appropriate exegetical methods to selected biblical texts that are particularly relevant to Asian contexts; |
2. | Apply hermeneutical skills necessary for working thematically and theologically across both Testaments, with a primary focus on the New Testament, in relation to Asian biblical theologies; |
3. | Identify key biblical texts and traditions of significance for the situations faced by (Christian) peoples in Asia, and the Asian diaspora |
4. | Evaluate the hermeneutical significance of biblical perspectives for contemporary discussions of Asian religious, social and political issues. |
5. | Analyse the Christian Scriptures in dialogue with Asian cultural, religious and philosophical literature. |
30 points in Field B
Lectures, seminars, tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Exegetical Essay | Exegetical essay (3000 words) |
3000 | 50.0 |
Critical Review | Critical Review of Readings (1500 words) |
1500 | 20.0 |
Seminar or Tutorial | Seminar/tutorial paper (1500 words) |
1500 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-09 09:45:53 +1100