MOD TITLE: DATED:

NCTR7012 NT Thematic: New Testament and Cultic Reconstruction 03/09/2015

LEVEL: CREDITS:

7 20

JACS CODE:

V610

AIMS 

To analyse the sermon to the Hebrews’ deconstruction of the Hebrew cult

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To consider its parallels in both testaments and in the Intertestamental literature, with a special emphasis on the Sermon to the Hebrews

LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to: 1. Evaluate critically both ancient and recent interpretations of Hebrews for their hermeneutical perspectives and underlying presuppositions. 2. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the main exegetical challenges of Hebrews. 3. Assess critically the implications of the new cult according to Hebrews for biblical theology as well as pastoral practice. INDICATIVE CONTENT 

General introduction to the sermon to the Hebrews

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Herews as a masterpiece of orality

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Hebrews is acoustic o The use of refrains

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Hebrews is rhythmical o Structures within Hebrews

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Hebrews is relational (5.11-612 // 10.19-39)

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Hebrews is agonistically toned o Critique of the Hebrew cult (7-9.10)

o Introduction of the new cult (9.11-10.19) 

Hebrews is redundant (10)

LEARNING AND TEACHING STRATEGY Lectures will introduce the students to the concepts, principles, and practices of the topics studied for the module. Case studies may be used to provide examples and will be used to develop further understanding of what has been learned. Tutorials and seminars are used to support the discussion and critical evaluation of what has been learned, normally in a smaller group size than a lecture. Guided independent study allows students to further their independent learning skills with appropriate support provided by the module tutor(s) (e.g. preparation for lectures and seminars, follow-up work, background reading, revision, completion of assessment tasks). Activity type Scheduled learning Independent learning TOTAL

Hours 50 150 [20 x10]

Percentage 25 75 100%

ASSESSMENT Assessment Component 100% Essay (5,000-words) Exemplar a. The cosmological aspects in the sermon to the Hebrews. b. The recurring theme of perfection in Hebrews. Assessment Summary Activity type Coursework TOTAL

Percentage 100% 100%

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) Yes X Does the module contribute to ESD?

No

If yes please provide brief details (no more than 100 words):

The module contributes to the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense by encouraging students to think about the skills they require to solve their academic problems. These are transferrable skills and assist in nurturing critical and creative thinking. As such the module is focused on meeting the immediate needs of the students while also equipping them to think critically and solve problems in an unknown future.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Essential Docherty, Susan E. The Use of the OT in Hebrews, WUNT 260 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009) Isaacs, Marie E. Sacred Space. An Approach to the Theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in JSNTS 73 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1992) Peeler, Amy L. B. You are My Son: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews (London: Bloomsbury, 2014)

Recommended Attridge, Harold W. The Epistle to the Hebrews, Hermeneia (Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1989) Ellingworth, Paul. The Epistle to the Hebrews, NIGTC (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993) Lane, William L. Hebrews 1–8, WBC, volume 47a (Dallas, TX: Word Books, 1991) Vanhoye, Albert. Structure and Message of the Epistle to the Hebrews, Subsidia Biblica 12 (Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1989)

Background Barnard, Jody A. The Mysticism of Hebrews, WUNT 331 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012) Steyn, Gert J. A Quest for the Assumed LXX Vorlage of the Explicit Quotations in Hebrews (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 2011) Walser, George A. Old Testament Quotations in Hebrews, WUNT 356 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013)

Journals Biblica Biblical Theology Bulletin Harvard Theological Review Journal of Biblical Literature Journal for the Study of the New Testament Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Neotestamentica Novum Testamentum New Testament Studies Oral Tradition Semeia Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

Websites www.bibleodyssey.org www.ntgateway.com www.nobts.edu www.stepbible.org www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk