Unit code: BN9001W
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: New Testament
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running1. | Give an informed and critical account of the history of interpretation of Mark’s Gospel; |
2. | Describe and discuss plausible socio-political and literary contexts in which the Gospel first circulated |
3. | Identify and describe distinctive Markan Christological, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes and understandings; |
4. | Exegete the Markan text by employing a range of appropriate exegetical methods and resources; |
5. | Discuss the interpretation and proclamation of Mark’s Gospel in meaningful ways for today’s world; |
6. | Engage critically with the scholarly literature on the relationship between the oral traditions and the Synoptic Gospels. |
Foundation unit in NT (BN8001W or equivalent)
lectures, discussion, tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Exegetical Essay | 3,000 word exegetical essay |
3000 | 50.0 |
Critical Review | 1,500 word critical review of readings |
1500 | 25.0 |
Seminar or Tutorial | 1,500 word thematic seminar paper |
1500 | 25.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-09 09:44:34 +1100