Introduction to the Scripture FIL-ENG-LIC>HolyW
The lecture will focus primarily on the following topics:
Biblical inspiration: biblical data, understanding, effects.
Canon: the concept, the history of the formation of the canon, the canon of the Hebrew Bible, the Catholic canon and the canon in other Churches.
Extra-biblical literature: Old and New Testament apocrypha, Qumran texts and Jewish literature.
The text of the Holy Bible: biblical languages, the history of the text, ancient and modern translations, textual criticism.
Main theological lines of the Old and New Testaments with selected examples.
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course and confirming the achievement of learning outcomes, the student:
- understands the Bible as a source of revelation and one of the foundations for other theological disciplines;
- knows how to use the basic biblical tools (synopses, concordances, dictionaries, commentaries, biblical theologies);
- understands the specificity of Holy Scripture as an inspired book;
- understands the concept of the canonicity of the Bible;
- knows the essential history of the biblical text from the redaction to the present day;
- understands the concept of apocrypha;
- knows how to explain the significance of discoveries in Qumran in the field of biblical text analysis.
- can indicate the main theological lines of the OT and NT.
Assessment criteria
Two exam options:
oral - answer one of the proposed three theses;
written - 6-page essay on a topic selected and accepted by the lecturer in the field of lectured material.
Bibliography
1. An Introduction to the New Testament, D. A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo. (2nd ed.) 2005. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2. A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized. Edited by Michael J. Kruger.2016. Published by Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois
3. Introduction to the Old Testament: From Its Origins to the Closing of the Alexandrian Canon, J. Alberto Soggin, translated by John Bowden (3rd edition). 1989. Published by Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky
4. A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised.
Edited by Miles V. Van Pelt. 2016. Published by Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois
5. An Introduction to the New Testament. Raymond. E. Brown. 1997. Published by Yale University Press and Doubleday, New Haven and London
Notes
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Term 2023/2024-Z:
Attendance at classes is not mandatory, but recommended. |
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