OT202 - Old Testament Prophets and Writings

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  • 4
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 5
    AQF level
  • old testamentUnit Discipline

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

1. The Prophetic Books/Latter Prophets

  1. The Book of Isaiah
  2. The Book of Jeremiah
  3. The Book of Ezekiel
  4. The Book of Daniel
  5. The Twelve (at least four in detail)

2. The Writings

  1. Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah
  2. The Book of Psalms
  3. Wisdom Literature

B. Be able to

  1. Outline the content and character of the writings of the Prophetic Books/Latter Prophets and the Writings
  2. Identify the influence of the Ancient Near Eastern background on the Prophetic Books/Latter Prophets and the Writings
  3. Describe the themes and theology of the Prophetic Books/Latter Prophets and the Writings

C. Be in a position to

  1. Use perspectives from ‘Old Testament Prophets and Writings’ for personal understanding and in teaching and ministry contexts

Content

Section A: Prophetic Books/Latter Prophets

  1. The Book of Isaiah
  2. The Book of Jeremiah
  3. The Book of Ezekiel
  4. The Book of Daniel
  5. The Twelve (at least two in detail)

Section B: The Writings

  1. Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah
  2. The Book of Psalms
  3. Wisdom Literature

Set Readings

Prescribed:

Goldsworthy, G., The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel and Kingdom, Wisdom and Revelation (Exeter: Paternoster, 2002).

 

Recommended:

Blenkinsopp, J., A History of Prophecy in Israel (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1996).

Brueggemann, W., The Prophetic Imagination (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001).

Smith, W. G and W. Fields, Old Testament History: An Overview of Sacred History and Truth (Joplin, MO: College Press, 2006)

 

Atlases:

Aharoni, Y. and M. Avi-Yonah (eds), The Carta Bible Atlas (4th ed.; Jerusalem: Carta, 2002).

Dowley, T. (ed.), The Baker Atlas of Christian History (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997).

Mittmann, S. and G. Schmitt (eds), Tübingen Bible Atlas (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2001).

Pritchard, J. B. and L. M. White (eds), HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (New York: HarperCollins, 2000).

Roaf, M., Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (New York: Facts on File, 1990).

Rogerson, J. (ed.), New Atlas of the Bible (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1985).

 

Classics:

Goldsworthy, G., Gospel and Kingdom (Exeter: Paternoster, 1981).

Clines, D. J., The Theme of the Pentateuch (2nd ed.; Sheffield: JSOT, 1997).