Module TMMC3217: Further Old Testament Text Study

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC3217: Further Old Testament Text Study

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To enable students to explore in depth a selected Old Testament book within the context of contemporary scholarship.
• To enable students to examine ways in which the Old Testament book can be appropriately used in contemporary situations.

Content

• In depth exploration of a particular book, or in the case of a longer book an appropriate section of that book.
• Examination of the ways in which the Old Testament book can be appropriately used in contemporary situations.

Learning Outcomes

• [BA SSK 1, 4] [Graduate Cert / Dip SSK2]
• Describe and analyse in detail a specific Old Testament book, with reference to recent research methodologies and findings and the questions raised by them.

• [BA SSS 1, 3] [Graduate Cert / Dip SSS1]
• Critically evaluate and apply different approaches, including those of modern critical scholarship, to interpreting the selected Old Testament book in its cultural and religious contexts.
• Relate the Old Testament book to one or more contemporary issues or audiences with relevance, rigour, creativity and sensitivity.

• [BA KS 1, 2] [Graduate Cert / Dip KS 1, 2]
• Identify, gather, analyse and evaluate textual source materials, including material from primary sources and scholarly research, for a range of purposes, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness to specialist audiences.
• Critically evaluate ideas, arguments and assumptions, using them to construct and communicate coherent and well-reasoned arguments, showing critical awareness of their own and others’ beliefs, commitments and prejudices.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Teaching methods to be specified by each TEI, using the ‘Guidelines for Modes of Teaching and Learning’.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University