DESCRIPTION: This is a doctoral seminar on Old Testament hermeneutics. Up to three master's level students may be admitted, with the professor's permission.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: The course considers approaches to the interpretation of the Old Testament.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete the course will have demonstrated that they have

• considered a variety of approaches to Old Testament hermeneutics and formed a view on more helpful and less helpful approaches;

• reflected on approaches to the relationship between Old Testament faith and New Testament faith and formed a view on more appropriate and less appropriate approaches;

• applied these approaches to specific Old Testament texts.

Collins, John J. The Bible after Babel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. ISBN: 0802828922. $22.

Perdue, Leo G. Reconstructing Old Testament Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005. ISBN: 080063716X. $29.

Thiselton, A. C. Hermeneutics: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009. ISBN: 0802864104. $32.

Syllabus and Course Notes, posted on Moodle.

This will be detailed in the syllabus and course notes.

1. Weekly notes on assigned readings in the Bible (pass/fail).

2. Weekly readings in secondary literature (pass/fail), on which 800-level students write two 2,000-word papers and 500-level students may write three 2,000-word papers.

3. Research/reflection paper. 500-level students may write a 6,000 word-paper as an alternative to the three 2,000-word papers. 800-level students write a 10,000-word paper as well as the two 2,000-word papers.

For 500-level students, the grade comes from the three 2,000-word papers or the 6,000-word paper.
For 800-level students, the grade comes from the two 2,000-word papers (25%) and the 6,000-word paper (75%).