Details for World of the Old Testament

Awards offering World of the Old Testament

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Graduate Certificate in Arts
• Graduate Diploma in Arts
• Master of Arts

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Evaluate and reconstruct the historical and geographical background and social context of the OT.
2. Critically analyse and discuss various OT passages and themes through historical-critical exegesis and engagement with a wide variety of primary and secondary sources;
3. Examine and exegete the OT in light of everyday life in Bible times;
4. Illustrate in-depth how the historical, geographical and cultural context of the Israelite community can inform a contemporary application.

Subject Content

• Nuances of culture
• Personal and social identity
• Family structures
• Shepherds, nomads and the law
• Food production and hospitality
• International trade and economy
• Neighbours and religions
• Dreams and attempts to know the unknown
• Craft, clothing and music
• Literacy and education
• Warfare
• Illness, death and burial
• Marking time and festivals

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face (onsite)
• eLearning (online)
• Intensive
• Extensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Reading Responses (20%)
• Major Exegesis (50%)
• Contemporary presentation (30%)

Prescribed Text

Wright, Paul H. Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography : Reading the Land. Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Publishing Group, 2020.

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