OT301/501 OLD TESTAMENT FOUNDATIONS

3 hours per week semester 1

Lecturer: Greg Goswell

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: assisting students to acquire and overall acquaintance with the text of the Old Testament, taking account of the nature of the literature included in it, ensuring they have an apprectiation of the Ancient Near Eastern background, and an understanding of the major theological themes.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion, set reading and assignments.

Description: This subject is offered every year. The subject surveys the contents of the first part of the Old Testament, namely the Pentateuch and Former Prophets.

Textbooks:

W J Dumbrell,  The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament (Second Edition;Baker Academic 2002).

G.R. Goswell and A.M Harman (eds.), Covenant and Kingdom: A Collection of Old Testament Essays by William J. Dumbrell (Reformed Theological Review, 2007).

R B Dillard and T Longman III, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Zondervan, 1995).

Iain Provan, V Phillips Long and Tremper Longman III, A Biblical History of Israel (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2003).

 

OT302/502  OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS AND WRITINGS

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: assisting students to acquire and overall acquaintance with the text of the Old Testament, taking account of the nature of the literature included in it, ensuring they have an apprectiation of the Ancient Near Eastern background, and an understanding of the major theological themes.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion, set reading and assignments.

Description: This subject is offered every year. The subject surveys the second part of the Old Testament, (as arranged in the Hebrew Bible), namely the Latter Prophets, Daniel, and the Writings (including the Psalms and Wisdom Literature).

Textbooks:

W J Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey  of the Old Testament (Second Edition; Baker, Academic 2002).

G.R. Goswell and A.M Harman (eds.), Covenant and Kingdom: A Collection of Old Testament Essays by William J. Dumbrell  (Reformed Theological Review, 2007).

R B Dillard and T Longman III, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Zondervan, 1995).

Iain Provan, V Phillips Long and Tremper Longman III, A Biblical History of Israel (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2003).

 

OT420/620ENG/OT430/630HEB   THE PENTATEUCH

3 hours per week semester 1

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to introduce students to a range of Old Testament Pentateuchal texts; to provide training in the skills of exegetical method; to give further knowledge of Old Testament theology; to survey modern interpretation of the Old Testament; to give practice in the fundamentals of textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered on a three year cycle. The subject covers the theology of the Pentateuch, with special reference to the books of Genesis and Deuteronomy. The exegesis of the English text of Genesis 1-11 and Deuteronomy 5-8, 12, 16-18 will be covered. The Hebrew option consists of Genesis 1-3 and Deuteronomy 5-7.

Textbooks:

T D Alexander,  From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch (Second Edition; Baker Academic, 2002).

C. John Collins, Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary (P & R, 2006).

Gordon Wenham, Genesis 1-15 (Word, 1987).

A M Harman, Deuteronomy: The Commands of a Covenant God (Christian Focus, 2001).

J. Gordon McConville, Deuteronomy (Apollos, 2002).

 

OT422/622ENG/OT432/632HEB EIGHTH CENTURY PROPHETS

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to introduce students to sample Old Testament prophetic texts; to provide training in the skills of exegetical method; to explore the theology of the Eighth Century prophets; to give practice in the fundamentals of textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered on a three year cycle. The subject covers the theology of the Eighth Century prophets, with special reference to Joel and Amos. The exegesis of the English text of Joel and Amos will be covered. The Hebrew option consists of Joel and Amos 2:6-5:15.

Textbooks:

Shalom M Paul, Amos (Fortress,1991).

F I Anderson & D N Freedman, Amos (Doubleday, 1989).

John Barton, Joel and Obadiah (Westminster John Knox, 2001).

M Daniel Carroll R, Amos – The Prophet and His Oracles (Westminster John Knox, 2002).

 

OT421/621ENG/OT431/631HEB FORMER PROPHETS

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to introduce students to a range of Old Testament historical texts in the Former Prophets; to provide training in the skills of exegetical method; to give further knowledge of Old Testament theology; to survey modern interpretation of the Old Testament; to give practice in the fundamentals of textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered  on a three year cycle. The subject covers the theology of the Former Prophets, with special reference to the books of Samuel. The exegesis of the English text of 1 Samuel 1-12 and 2 Samuel 5-7, 15-18 will be covered. The Hebrew option consists of 1 Samuel 9-11 and 2 Samuel 5-7.

Textbooks:

J Gordon McConville,  Grace in the End: A Study in Deuteronomic Theology (Zondervan, 1993).

Victor P Hamilton, Handbook on the Historical Books (Baker Academic, 2001).

R P Gordon, 1 & 2 Samuel: A Commentary (Paternoster, 1986).

 

OT427/627ENG/OT437/637HEB ISAIAH

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to provide students with an exegetical and thematic survey of the canonical book of Isaiah; to provide training in the skills of exegetical method; to give further knowledge of Old Testament theology; and to appreciate the unity of the book of Isaiah; to give practice in the fundamentals of Old Testament textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered on a three year cycle. The subject surveys the book of Isaiah as a whole, with detailed exegesis of the English text of Isaiah 1.1—2.4, 6-7, 9, 11, 24-25, 35, 39, 40-42, 52.13—56.12, 61, 66. The Hebrew option consists of Isaiah 6, 11, 40-41, 52.13—53.12, 61.

Textbooks:

A M Harman,  Isaiah: A Covenant to be Kept for the sake of the Church (Christian Focus, 2005).

J N Oswalt,  Isaiah 1-39 (Eerdmans, 1986).

J N Oswalt, The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 40-66 (Eerdmans, 1998).

 

OT425/625ENG/OT435/635HEB   APOCALYPTIC & POST-EXILIC PROPHECY

3 hours per week semester 1

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to develop exegetical and hermeneutical skills for preaching and teaching the Old Testament through a detailed exegetical study of the English or Hebrew text of the book of Daniel; to give further knowledge of Old Testament theology; to survey modern interpretation of the Old Testament apocalyptic texts; to give practice in the fundamentals of Old Testament textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered  on a three year cycle. The subject studies Old Testament apocalyptic, with special reference to the theology of the book of Daniel. Exegesis of the English text covers Daniel 1-12. The Hebrew option consists of Daniel 1:1-2:4, 8-10, 12.

Textbooks:

A M Harman, Daniel (EP, 2007).

J Goldingay, Daniel (Word, 1989).

Ernest C Lucas, Daniel (Apollos, 2002).

J J Collins, Daniel (Augsburg Fortress, 1993).

 

OT426/626ENG/OT436/636HEB  THE PSALTER

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell / Jared Hood

Outcomes: The learning outcomes of this subject include: to introduce students to the study of the Psalter; to provide training in the skills of exegetical method; to give further knowledge of Old Testament theology; and to survey modern interpretation of the Psalms; to give practice in the fundamentals of Old Testament textual criticism.

Method: Classroom instruction and discussion and set reading.

Description: This subject is offered  on a three year cycle. The subject studies Old Testament poetry, with special reference to the Psalter. Exegesis of the English text covers Psalms 2, 8, 16, 19, 22, 24, 46, 51, 73, 74, 96, 99, 103, 110, 116, 132 and 137. The Hebrew option consists of Psalms 2, 8, 22, 46, 73, 99, 132 and 137.

Textbooks:

A M Harman, The Psalms (Christian Focus, 1998).

P C Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (Word, 1983).

M E Tate, Psalms 51-100 (Word, 1990).

L C Allen, Psalms 101-150 (Word, 1983).

Gerald H Wilson,  Psalms Volume 1 (Zondervan, 2002).

Philip S Johnston and David G Firth, (eds),  Interpreting the Psalms: Issues and Approaches (Apollos, 2005).