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THL481 Scripture, Culture and Context (8)
AbstractThis subject locates the biblical texts of Judaism and Christianity within their respective cultural contexts. It explores the wide range of methods and approaches to the biblical texts which have been developed in the twentieth century, and leads to an appreciation of the way in which theology is expressed in relation to concrete situations in the life of religious communities of the biblical period.
This subject demonstrates a concern for the "politics of Scripture" by means of a hermeneutic of class, race and location. |
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Theology |
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Enrolment restrictions| Graduate Certificate in Cross Cultural Theologies
Graduate Diploma of Cross Cultural Theologies
Master of Arts (Cross Cultural Theologies)
Graduate Certificate in Public Theology
Graduate Diploma of Public Theology
Master of Arts (Public Theology) |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to discuss the diversity of literary forms in the Bible;
- be able to evaluate critically the influence of historical and cultural contexts on the books of the Bible;
- be able to evaluate and analyse critically the contributions made by the historical-critical methods of biblical interpretation;
- be able to evaluate and analyse critically the contributions made by ideological and sociological approaches to the biblical texts;
- be able to interpret critically selected passages from the Bible using the methods and approaches studied;
- be able to demonstrate a critical appreciation of the relationship between biblical context and contemporary theology. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
1. Establishing the text (text criticism);
2. The literary contexts of the text;
3. The social contexts of the text;
4. The pre-history of the text I (written sources, oral tradition);
5. The pre-history of the text II (redactors and compilers);
6. The transmission of the text (tradition and translation issues);
7. The question of history;
8. Gender factors in reading a text (feminist readings);
9. Race factors in reading a text (black readings);
10. Class factors in reading a text (liberation readings);
11. Location factors in reading a text (Australian, Oceanic, Asian readings);
12. Global factors in reading a text (ecological readings);
13. Hermeneutical issues in contemporary interpretation. |
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
