Content

The reading methodology of the early church often appears confusing and disjointed. This unit aims to dispel some of the confusion about how the early church read scripture. We will start with examining how earlier readings of scripture occurred in the intertestamental period, and then move to how the early church examined the Hebrew Bible. Finally, we will look at how our modern reading methodologies intersect with those of the early church.

Unit code: BN3800T

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Trinity College Theological School

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate some intertextual reading techniques on view in our extant texts

2.

Distinguish how some intertextual readings of the Bible alter our understanding

3.

Evaluate interpretations of intertextual readings

4.

Develop appropriate methodologies for applying intertextual readings to modern exegesis of the bible

Unit sequence

PreReq: Introduction to the New Testament

Pedagogy

Face to face lectures, and online forums and activities. In person and online tutorials.

Indicative Bibliography

• Boyarin, Daniel. Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash. 2nd edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.

• Cohen, Shaye J. D. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Second Edition. 2nd edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.

• Flint, Peter W., and Tae Hun Kim. The Bible at Qumran: Text, Shape, and Interpretation. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001.

• Hays, Richard B. Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2016.

• Lindars, Barnabas, D. A. Carson, and H. G. M. Williamson, eds. It Is Written: Scripture Citing Scripture: Essays in Honour of Barnabas Lindars, SSF. Cambridge : New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

• Moyise, Steve. The Old Testament in the New: An Introduction: Second Edition: Revised and Expanded. 2 edition. T&T Clark, 2015.

• Nickelsburg, George W. E. Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah: A Historical and Literary Introduction. 2 edition. Fortress Press, 2011.

• Oropeza, B. J., and Steve Moyise. Exploring Intertextuality: Diverse Strategies for New Testament Interpretation of Texts. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016.

• Sweeney, Marvin A. Form and Intertextuality in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature. 1 edition. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2005.

• van Wolde, Ellen. Reframing Biblical Studies: When Language and Text Meet Culture, Cognition, and Context. Eisenbrauns, 200.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Book Review 1000 10.0
Exegetical Essay 2000 40.0
Essay 2000 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 6 Oct, 2020

Unit record last updated: 2020-10-06 16:00:50 +1100