A study of key texts on war and peace selected from Exodus, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Isaiah. Attention will be given to the theological implications of these texts.
Unit code: BA2006W
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running1. | Describe selected scholarly theories about human and divine participation in biblical respresentations of war. |
2. | Rigorously exegete a biblical text related to the themes of war or peace. |
3. | Analyse the biblical background to notions of ‘just war’ and pacifism. |
Lectures, tutorials, online interaction
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Essay 2,000 words |
2000 | 40.0 |
Exegetical Essay | Exegetical paper 1,500 words |
1500 | 40.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Tutorial paper 1,000 words |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 16 Oct, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2019-11-14 09:48:02 +1100