How has the Bible been read and interpreted? How important is method in our study and interpretation of the Bible? What are the methods or hermeneutical principles one can employ? How can we effectively interpret the Bible so that it might speak to our contemporary times? This course will survey the many approaches, methods and hermeneutical principles employed by readers and practitioners of the Bible; explore the questions raised by them and assess both their strengths and weaknesses. The course will instruct how these methods may be applied to the books of Exodus and Matthew as test cases to encourage the students to appreciate not only the variety of methods but also the multiplicity of meaning inherent within the Biblical text.
Unit code: BS8019P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Biblical Studies
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Knowledgeable of the history of biblical interpretation |
2. | Familiar with the approaches, hermeneutical principles, methods and practices of biblical interpretation |
3. | Understand and describe the assumptions of the many schools/approaches and perspectives of biblical method and criticism |
4. | Apply and employ these methods in their reading and interpretation of Biblical texts |
5. | Become aware that understanding these methods of investigation is essential for evaluating the claims made in the world today about Biblical truth. |
6. | To understand and appreciate the context of the text as well as one’s own cultural contexts in the process of biblical interpretation. |
Lectures; Exercises; Seminars, Tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Seminar or Tutorial | Tutorial Contributions and online discussion (1000 words) |
0 | 20.0 |
Exegesis | An Exegesis of a biblical text employing a method and approach of choice - 2500 Words |
0 | 40.0 |
Essay | A Descriptive essay – outlining a method; its objectives; assessing its strengths and weaknesses and its suitability to the student’s context – 2500 words |
0 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Jan, 2012
Unit record last updated: 2019-10-22 13:54:17 +1100