UMS : Unit: CT3032S

Content

Revelation (apokalypsis) is central to Christian theology. The Revelation to John is a specific expression of Christian writing that makes explicit many aspects of revelation that are tacit within gospels and epistles. Some of these aspects include hyperbolic textures in expression of biblical eschatology and the seeming surrealism of futurity with the signature ears to hear for the response of faith. This unit will explore within The Revelation to John, its peculiar interface between literary style and theological overture, which is cast for specific reception of Christian promise and testimony within difficult contexts of human life.

Unit code: CT3032S

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Stirling College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Identify literary features common to diverse expressions of apocalyptic language in New Testament writings and Christian proclamation
2.	Identify and critically evaluate diverse theological approaches to The Revelation to John and apocalyptic language;
3.	Formulate and apply critical criteria for evaluating contemporary uses of apocalyptic language in Christian theology and testimony;
4.	Demonstrate critical awareness of hermeneutical issues arising in the interface between Revelation and Christian theology

Unit sequence

45 points in Systematic Theology; (As a Biblical Studies unit: (2nd level) 15 points in Biblical Studies and 15 points in Systematic Theology; (3rd level) 45 points in Biblical Studies and 15 points in Systematic Theology

Pedagogy

rotating lecture/discussion/group work

Indicative Bibliography

Richard Bauckham, The Theology of the Book of Revelation, Cambridge: CUP, 1993.
Carl E. Braaten & Robert W. Jenson eds. The Last Things: Biblical Perspectives on Eschatology, Grand Rapids & Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2002.
Sergius Bulgakov, The Bride of the Lamb, trans. Boris Jakim, Grand Rapids & Edinburgh: Eerdmans & T&T Clark, 2002.
Rudolph Bultmann, History and Eschatology: The Gifford Lectures 1955, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1957.
Jacques Derrida, “On a Newly Arisen Apocalyptic Tone in Philosophy,” trans. John Leavey Jr. ed. Peter Fenves, Raising the Tone of Philosophy: Late Essays by Immanuel Kant, Transformative Critique by Jacques Derrida, Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins UP, 1993.
Wilfrid J. Harrington OP, Revelation (Sacra Pagina), Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993, 2008.
Frank Kermode, The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction, Oxford et al.: OUP, 2000.
Ulrich H.J. Körtner, The End of the World: A Theological Interpretation, trans. Douglas W. Stott, Louisville: WJKP, 1995.
Joseph L. Mangina, Revelation, Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2010.
Bruce M. Metzger, Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.
Paul Ricoeur, Figuring the Sacred: Religion, Narrative and Imagination, trans. D. Pellauer, ed. M. Wallace, Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1995.
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Revelation: Vision of a Just World, Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.
Charles H. Talbert, The Apocalypse: A Reading of the Revelation of John, Louisville: WJKP, 1994.

Assessment

Type	Description	Weight (%)
Essay	Two 1250 word essays or One 2,500 word essay	50.0
Document Study	500 word document study	12.0
Document Study	500 word document study	13.0
Document Study	500 word document study	12.0
Document Study	500 word document study	13.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 23 Oct, 2014

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-22 11:57:54 +1100