BN8001W/8701W provides the foundational unit in New Testament studies and serves as a pre-requisite for all other BN units. The unit is based on inductive exegetical workshops that introduce a range of exegetical methods, together with readings and lectures on the genres, background and interpretation of the New Testament. The exegetical exercises sample the Synoptic Gospels, Fourth Gospel, Letters of Paul, and Revelation, in preparation for a final exegetical essay on a text in Matthew, taking into account any Synoptic parallels and the use of Old Testament traditions.
Unit code: BN8701W
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running1. | Describe the contents of the New Testament: the types of literature, their particular interpretive demands, their place in the development of the canon, their theological outlook |
2. | Describe and analyse relevant aspects of the historical and social world of the New Testament era |
3. | Select and use appropriate interpretive approaches to the New Testament in the writing of an exegetical essay |
4. | Access and use the tools of New Testament interpretation: lexicons, dictionaries, commentaries, primary sources, on-line resources and others |
5. | Articulate the relationship of the New Testament to the texts, message and diverse traditions of the Old Testament |
6. | Make progress in making the transition from text to life, particularly in terms of theological, hermeneutical and homiletical application |
7. | Express understanding of the history of research in New Testament studies and the ability to access and make critical use of library and digital resources in this area |
Exegetical workshops, online forums, lecture MP3s and MP4s
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Exegetical Essay | 3000 word exegetical essay |
3000 | 40.0 |
Workshop | 1000 word workshop paper |
1000 | 20.0 |
Workshop | 1000 word workshop paper |
1000 | 20.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Online tutorial participation (at least 5 entries of approximately 200 words each) responding to weekly exegetical workshops and peer interaction |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Oct, 2018
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-09 09:44:06 +1100