This unit will consider 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: BA8206L
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Old Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running1. | Engage with scholarly debates over understanding the books of the Pentateuch |
2. | Discuss major theological themes of the Pentateuch and its individual books, and their broader canonical echoes |
3. | Critically analyse the relevance of pentateuchal texts and themes for the church and world today |
4. | Demonstrate exegetical skills in the analysis of pentateuchal texts; for students with Hebrew this includes but is not limited to an ability to function readily with the Hebrew language |
5. | Synthesise key theological messages of a pericope in the Pentateuch and defend the synthesis through rigorous exegetical analysis |
BA8001L Introduction to the Old Testament or equivalent Previous units in Hebrew are desirable Prohibited combinations: BA3006L The Pentateuch
Lectures, tutorials, class presentations
Alexander, T. Desmond. 2012. From paradise to the promised land: an introduction to the Pentateuch. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. (eBook available)
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Exegesis | Exegesis 5000 words Category A (Hebrew) Category B (non-Hebrew) |
5000 | 60.0 |
Essay | Essay 1500 words (on a Pentateuchal theme) |
1500 | 30.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Tutorial paper 500 words (on a Pentateuchal theme) |
500 | 10.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2020-09-23 18:39:07 +1000