Christian Scriptures A

Course aim

To provide students with an introduction to the First Testament and the Second Testament as literature and as sacred texts.

Course content

Introduction to the literary genres of the First Testament, Genesis and the Pentateuchal theory; teaching myth and legend, dealing with images of women in the First Testament, the Book of Exodus and the question of history, the Prophets: Hosea and Amos; the Book of Daniel and the nature of apocalyptic; first-century Judaism and Jesus’ Jewish context, the nature of the earliest Christian communities, the literary genres of the Second Testament, dealing with images of women in the Second Testament, the historical development of the gospels, historical-critical and narrative-critical approaches to the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Matthew, teaching the gospels in Religious Education programs.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Response paper, Summary and reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.