Assessment

Ongoing Weekly Assessment 100%

Module Aims

To introduce students to the basics of reading OT texts. To offer an orientation in key theological themes from OT (Creation, Torah, Exodus, Kingship, Prophecy). To introduce students to a basic form of Lection Cursiva Exegetica. To give students an orientation in basic language of Moral Theology (Conscience, Justice, Truth, Discernment, Happiness).

Indicative Syllabus

The module is delivered in the form of lectures, but this is augmented by required readings, discussions, and feedback; all of which is reflected in the material covered in the module. The topics covered in the module feed into a reading of the Biblical text from the perspective of Christian morality, focused around the question “What must I do?”

Learning Outcomes

• — LO1: Read Biblical texts with a sensitivity to the theological import.
• — LO2: Understand the concept of morality from a theological perspective.
• — LO3: Recognise the importance of the concept of Justice and Conscience.
• — LO4: Display sensitivity to historical and linguistic / literary aspects of texts.
• — LO5: Apply an educative and moral hermeneutic to the reading of key biblical texts.

Bibliography

• — Boadt, Laurence (1984) Reading the Old Testament
• — Barton, John and Julia Bowden, (2003) The Original Story
• — Collins, John J. (2007) A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
• — Brueggemann, Walter & Tod Linfelt (2020) An Introduction to the Old Testament.
• — Charpentier, Etienne, (1992) Reading the Old Testament
• — Wenig, Laurin J., (2001) An Introduction to the Old Testament
• — Various articles from The Bible Today
• — Gula, Richard M. (1989) Reason Informed by Faith
• — Demmer, Klaus(1991) Introduzione alla Teologia Morale