OT - Old Testament

  • 990 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 1
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 1
    AQF level
  • Old Testament Unit Discipline

Content

  1. Study of:
    1. The different genres found in the Old Testament; the use of oral tradition, history, poetry and prophecy.
    2. The historical outline of the content.
    3. Religious institutions and beliefs.
  2. Study of special topics within the theology of the Old Testament: the purposes of God; Creation; redemption and salvation; the People of God; worship and sacrifice; the prophetic message; the Messiah; Wisdom Literature.

These topics are to be studied with direct reference to the text of the Old Testament. Therefore, familiarity with the Biblical text is important.

  1. Special study of:

Either:

  1. Genesis 1-11
  • Its place and purpose in the Old Testament.
  • Knowledge of the content.
  • Interpretation of the Creation, Fall, and the narratives of Cain and Abel, the Flood and Babel.
  • The permanent value of these chapters.

OR

  1. the book of Deuteronomy
  • purpose of the book.
  • its relation to the text of the Pentateuch.
  • Main themes: covenant; people of God; obedience; law; justice; individual rights; corporate responsibility.
  • The role of Moses as a prophet.
  • Permanent value of the book e.g. the place of the Law in relation to the subsequent history of nation Israel; place of the Law in the context of the New Testament covenant.

Set Readings

Basic References (suggested for guidance only):

Alexander, D. and P. Alexander, The Lion Handbook to the Bible (3rd ed.; Oxford: Lion, 1999).

Arnold, B. and B. Beyer, Encountering the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999).

Drane, J., Introducing the Old Testament (Oxford: Lion, 2011).

Hartley, J. E., Genesis (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000).

Scullion, J. J., Genesis (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1992).

Turner, L. A., Genesis (Sheffield: SAP, 2000).

Brueggemann, W., Deuteronomy (Nashville: Abingdon, 2001).

Cairns, I., Deuteronomy: Word and Presence (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992).

Harman, A., Deuteronomy: The Commands of a Covenant God (Fearn: Christian Focus, 2001).

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