- Course code: TEOL2735
- Credits: 10
- Semester: Spring
- Language: English
Study program affiliation:
Biblical Exegesis TEOL2735
This course focuses on the interpretation of a selection of Old and New Testament texts. The aim of the course is for the students to be able apply the methods and tools learned in earlier courses and to develop their exegetical skills. Students will learn to study biblical texts from a variety of critical perspectives, including but not limited to historical-critical, literary-critical, reception-critical, feminist, and theological. Students will also learn to produce coherent exegetical papers on a selection of texts. This will not only teach the students how to study the texts presented in this course, but will establish strategies for interpreting other biblical texts.
About the study
Study requirements
In order to receive a final assessment, the student must:
- Attend 60% of the lectures
- Submit and have approved two short papers (400-600 words each) by the due date. See Syllabus for details, due date and topics
- Submit and have approved a draft of the exegetical paper. The draft must count more than 2000 words. The paper must include correctly formatted references and a bibliography. See Syllabus for details, due date and topics. The draft must prove that the student uses relevant academic literature and that he/she uses appropriate historically oriented exegetical methodology. The student will get a brief response to the draft.
- Participate in the in-depth evaluation of the course if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term.
When course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline (1 May).
Final assessment/Exam
The final assessment for this course is an exegetical paper (2500-3500 words). This paper is a revised version of the paper submitted during the term. In order to receive a final assessment, the student must fulfill the course requirements within the fixed deadline. The course and final exam will be graded as A-E (Pass) or F (Fail).
Exam dates
- Submission date:
- 3. June 2025
- Submission deadline:
- 12:00
- Final deadline to withdraw from examination:
- 1. May 2025
- Release date for results:
- 24. June 2025
Exegetical Paper - Ordinary exam
Learning outcome
KNOWLEDGE
The student has:
- a good knowledge of the composition and historical setting of Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Isaiah, the Gospels and the Pauline Epistles
- a good knowledge of different interpretations of the following texts: Genesis 1–3; 12; Exodus 1-6; Psalms 22, 91, 110; Isaiah 7:1-14; 52:13–53:12; Matthew 9:18–26 (=Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56); 21:33-46 (=Mark 12:1–12/Luke20:9–18/Gospel of Thomas 65); Romans 7:7–25; 13:1–7; Acts 8:26–40; 1 Timothy 2:8–15; 5:1–6:2.
- knowledge of different methods of interpretation of biblical texts including historical-critical, literary-critical, reception-critical, feminist, postcolonial, and theological.
SKILLS
The student can:
- apply a variety of interpretive methods to a selection of texts from Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Isaiah, the Gospels, and the Pauline Epistles
- analyze and discuss scholarly literature that uses historical-critical, literary-critical, reception-critical, feminist, postcolonial, and theological methods in the interpretation of biblical texts.
- discuss hermeneutical issues related to different methods of interpretation
- discuss the historical meaning of a selection of biblical texts
- write a coherent exegetical paper pertaining to a selection biblical texts
Overlapping courses
TEOL2735 overlaps with TEOL2715. Students who have already completed TEOL2715 will receive 0 credit points (ECTS) for TEOL2735 on their transcript of records or diploma.
Reading list
Here you can find the reading list for this course.
Part of the literature will be available digitally, while other parts might only be available in paper format. Some of the literature will be available as compendiums, which you can find via the course room in Canvas.
You will automatically get access to literature that is available digitally when you are sitting at MF, otherwise you can get access by using Oria or by using "External access" in the library's list of databases.
Note that it will take some time before link to the reading list is updated. Please make sure that you are looking at the correct semester's reading list.
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