B-KUL-A05D5A Seminar: Biblical Exegesis
General information
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Academic year: 2010-2011
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Study points: 4
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Language: English
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Duration:
26.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the first semester
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POC:
POC Doctoraatscommissie Godgeleerdheid/Doctoral Committee Theology
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Taught by
Bieringer Reimund
N.
Kurek-Chomycz Dominika
(cooperator)
Aims
To enable doctoral students to familiarize themselves with tools necessary to perform thorough and integrated exegesis of biblical texts that includes an understanding of various exegetical methodologies (textual, historical−critical, form, redaction, rhetorical, social−scientific, narrative, source, ideology, feminist etc.).
Acquire a thorough familiarity with a number of positions that are defended in the literature with regard to a specific topic.
To become familiar with internet resources to aid in the exegetical enterprise.
To become familiar with primary literature to help the student broaden awareness of the literature in the ancient world (biblical and extra−biblical materials).
To exegete thoroughly select biblical passages, taking into consideration the methods scholars use to approach texts.
Previous knowledge
To be familiar with exegetical problems confronted by biblical studies today.
To be aware of basic exegetical models.
To have the relevant exegetical skills particular to the theological discipline of which one is pursuing a doctorate.
While it will be possible to read the texts of the reader in English, familiarity with French, German and Dutch texts is encouraged.
Knowledge of biblical languages.
Content
The first session of the seminar will consist of a general introduction to the main theme, format of the seminar and a discussion of the main tasks and challenges of exegesis. Subsequent sessions will be devoted to critical discussions of the assigned readings and the exegesis of the biblical texts under consideration. Participants will be expected to have read the texts beforehand and to participate actively in the discussion, which will be moderated by the seminar holders.
Practical Information
Limited to doctoral students in the biblical studies research unit.
Doctoral students who are interested should send a letter of motivation to the seminar holders (by e−mail to: Reimund.Bieringer@theo.kuleuven.be and Dominika.Kurek@theo.kuleuven.be).
Since numbers are limited, those who are registered for the seminar must commit themselves to attend all the eight sessions.
Each session lasts three hours and takes place on Mondays from 3−6 pm.
The dates are: 11, 18 and 25 October, 8 , 15 and 29 November, 6 and 13 December 2010.
This course is included in
Doctoral Programme in Theology
Doctoraatsopleiding in de Godgeleerdheid
Activities
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B-KUL-A05D5a Seminar: Biblical Exegesis |
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General information
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Study points: 4.00
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Language: English
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Duration:
26.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the first semester
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POC:
POC Doctoraatscommissie Godgeleerdheid/Doctoral Committee Theology
Taught by
Bieringer Reimund
N.
Kurek-Chomycz Dominika
(cooperator)
Content
The first session of the seminar will consist of a general introduction to the main theme, format of the seminar and a discussion of the main tasks and challenges of exegesis. Subsequent sessions will be devoted to critical discussions of the assigned readings and the exegesis of the biblical texts under consideration. Participants will be expected to have read the texts beforehand and to participate actively in the discussion, which will be moderated by the seminar holders.
Practical Information
Limited to doctoral students in the biblical studies research unit.
Doctoral students who are interested should send a letter of motivation to the seminar holders (by e−mail to: Reimund.Bieringer@theo.kuleuven.be and Dominika.Kurek@theo.kuleuven.be).
Since numbers are limited, those who are registered for the seminar must commit themselves to attend all the eight sessions.
Each session lasts three hours and takes place on Mondays from 3−6 pm.
The dates are: 11, 18 and 25 October, 8 , 15 and 29 November, 6 and 13 December 2010.
Course Material
Antonio Piñero & Jesús Peález, The Study of the New Testament: A Comprehensive
Introduction (Tools for Biblical Study 3), Leiden: deo publishing, 2003.
Stanley Porter (ed.), Handbook to Exegesis of the New Testament (New Testament Tools and Studies 25), Leiden-New York-Köln: Brill, 1997.
Fernando F. Segovia, “‘And They Began to Speak in Other Tongues’: Competing Modes of Discourse in Contemporary Biblical Criticism”, in Reading From This Place, Vol. 1: Social Location and Biblical Interpretation in the United States, F.M. Segovia & M.A. Tolbert (eds.), Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995, 1-32.
Additional Literature will be provided at a later date.
Course activities
The seminar sessions will consist of three parts: a) discussion of the theory, b) samples of application of the theory to select biblical texts and c) presentation of one’s own application of the theory to one’s own dissertation topic.
Individual reading prior to the seminar sessions.
Active discussion during the seminar session.
Integration into individual doctoral research after the seminar session.
Participants will be expected to have read the assigned literature beforehand and to be able to discuss critically the material read.
Participants are to critically evaluate the various exegetical methodologies presented via the assigned reading of primary and secondary literature.
Participants are free to read related literature on exegesis relevant to their own research and contribute these insights to the seminar discussions in the form of short presentations.
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Evaluation
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B-KUL-A25D5a Evaluation: Seminar: Biblical Exegesis |
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Evaluation description
Explanation
Final mark will be based on the following components:
Active participation in the seminar discussion in class as well as on Toledo (15%).
Response (2-3 pages) to a set of introductory questions posed by the seminar holders prior to the first session (5%).
Short thematic presentations on various exegetical methods (20%).
Synthesis paper (65%): A paper of 7-10 pages applying the approaches and methodologies to aspects of the participants’ own dissertation topic, to be submitted to the seminar holders no later than 15 January 2011. Participants are encouraged to start writing this paper well in advance of the last seminar session.
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