OT430 - The Pentateuch (Hebrew text)
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0 Standard Tuition Fee
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4Credit Points
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0.125 EFT
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7AQF level
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old testamentUnit Discipline
Prerequisites
LA003A and LA003B
Corequisites
OT301
Exclusions
OT420
Set Text Hebrew
This unit counts towards the "set text" unit requirements of courses, and the original language set text requirement of the Master of Divinity.Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students willA. Know and understand
- The contents and structure of the Pentateuch, with special reference to the selected books
- The themes and theological teaching of the Pentateuch
- The major issues in contemporary study of the Pentateuch
- The nature and methods of Old Testament exegesis
- Selected chapters of the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch
- The relevance of the Pentateuch to contemporary ministry
B. Be able to
- Use sources such as lexicons, grammars, textual analyses, biblical and theological dictionaries, commentaries and on-line resources
- Evaluate textual variants and issues in the history of the text
- Recognise literary form, genres and structure
- Assess matters relating to authorship, date and purpose
- Utilise the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts
- Relate passages to their literary context
- Establish the meaning of significant words and phrases
- Trace inter-textual references and allusions
- Discuss the main themes, arguments and theological teachings
- Translate and Exegete a selection of chapters from the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch
C. Be in a position to
Content
- The theology of the Pentateuch with special reference to one or two of the five books of the Pentateuch, especially such themes as covenant, law, land, grace, holy war, people of God, blessing and cursing.
- Translation and exegesis of the Hebrew text of Genesis 1—3 and Deuteronomy 5—7, or comparable passages, drawn from the books of the Pentateuch.
Set Readings
Theological Themes and Traditions
Recommended:
Alexander, T. D. and D. W. Baker (eds), Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2003).
Alexander, T. D., From Paradise to Promised Land (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002).
Balentine, S. E., The Torah’s Vision of Worship (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999).
Barker, P. A., The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2004).
Hamilton, V., Handbook on the Pentateuch (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005).
Wenham, G., Exploring the Old Testament Vol. I; The Pentateuch (London: SPCK, 2003).
Wolf, H., An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch (Chicago: Moody Publisher, 2007).
Commentaries
Alter, R., Genesis: Translation and Commentary (New York: Norton, 1996).
Brett, M., Genesis (London: Taylor & Francis, 2007).
Brueggemann, W., Deuteronomy (Nashville: Abingdon, 2001).
Christensen, D. L., Deuteronomy 1:1-21:9 and 21:10-34:12 (2 Vols; Dallas, TX: Word, 2001–2002).
Clements, R. E., Deuteronomy (Sheffield: JSOT, 1989).
Clements, R. E., ‘Deuteronomy’ in The New Interpreter’s Bible, Vol.II (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998).
Fretheim, T. E., ‘Genesis’ in The New Interpreter’s Bible (Vol. I; Nashville: Abingdon, 1994).
Hamilton, V., The Book of Genesis Chapters 1–17 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990).
Hartley, J. E., Genesis (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000).
McConville, J. G., Deuteronomy (Leicester: Apollos, 2002).
McKeown, J., Genesis (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008).
Nelson, R. D., Deuteronomy (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002).
Rogerson, J. W., Genesis 1–11 (Sheffield: JSOT, 1990).
Sarna, N., Genesis (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1989).
Turner, L. A., Genesis (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000).
Waltke, B., Genesis (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001).
Weinfeld, M., Deuteronomy 1–11 (New York: Doubleday, 1991).
Wenham, G., Genesis 1–15 (Waco, TX: Word, 1987).
Westermann, C., Genesis 1–11 (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1984).
Wright, C., Deuteronomy (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996).