Biblical Exegesis

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.

When course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline (1 May).

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).

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

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.