Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 3-hour seminar weekly
Enrolment not permitted
THEO8204 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignments; Oral presentation; Class participation; Take home exam.
Topic description
Through this topic students will come to understand, appreciate, and interpret the writings of the New Testament, by understanding the New Testament writings in their historical, cultural and social context; and appreciating these writings as literature. Particular focus will be given to the kinds of communities which were responsible for the writing of the New Testament, and the cultural context which shaped these writings and are necessary in order to arrive at a critical interpretation of the New Testament.
Educational aims
Students will:
- gain a knowledge and understanding of the content, historical and geographical setting, literary forms and the leading theological themes of the New Testament
- have an understanding of the major types of critical study of the scriptures
- develop skills in the study of the scriptures
- have an appreciation of the meaning and significance of the New Testament for Christians
Expected learning outcomes
As a result of this topic, students will:
- have read the major writings of the New Testament
- be able to identify the historical, social and cultural context of the New Testament writings and their communities
- be able to recognise the New Testament as literature and the appropriateness of using various interpretive methodologies
- have explored ways of identifying the relevance of New Testament texts for today
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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