Winter 2020/Fuller Online

OT527

Lee

OT527: OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: DEUTERONOMY, Hebrew Text (4 Units: 160 hours). Kyong-Jin Lee.

DESCRIPTION: A textual and contextual study of the book of Deuteronomy. A close reading of the Masoretic text will familiarize the student with the particular language and style of this pivotal book in the Hebrew Scripture. Development of exegetical skills will arise from a focused discussion on the theological, historical, and literary characteristics of the book. The class will explore the book’s role in the Church’s ongoing theological reflection as well as some of the most salient issues in current scholarly debate.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated the ability (1) to interpretDeuteronomy within its socio-historical, literary, and canonical contexts; (2) to identify central issues in the critical study of Deuteronomy; (3) to articulate primary theological and ethical concerns of Deuteronomy; (4) to use Hebrew based language tools for interpreting the text;(5) to recognize hermeneutical issues arising from the diverse contexts of contemporary readers;and (6) to interpret this text for faithful use of Scripture in their own lives and ministries.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: Through focused study of a particular biblical book or topic, students acquire deeper mastery of the interpretation of the Bible, taking into account its ancient and contemporary contexts, which is consistent with the SOT PLO “Students will have demonstrated competence in the practice of biblical interpretation for faithful use of Scripture in their own lives and ministries”(MDiv, MAT, MATM).

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 1000-1200 pages required

NRSV, TNIV, or CEB Bible

Approved Bible software is mandatory in this course and will be used in other language and

biblical studies courses. It can be useful, also, in subsequent ministry. Accordance is available for

either PC or Mac (for system requirements, see

https://www.accordancebible.com/SystemRequirements). 2. The Accordance Greek and Hebrew

combined package (Academic Amber1 Bundle) is $499 with the Fuller discount. Alternatively, one

may purchase individual Greek and Hebrew packages with Accordance; however, the full

language package (Academic Amber 1 Bundle) includes the requisite software requirements for

both LG500 (Hebrew Tools) and LG510 (Greek Tools). With the Fuller discount, the smaller

language bundles are priced as follows: 1) The Hebrew Initial (Amber) Bundle is $300 (the Greek

Upgrade to this Hebrew Initial Bundle is $250). 2) The Greek Initial (Amber) Bundle is $330 (the

Hebrew Upgrade to this Greek Initial Bundle is $220). The Fuller coupon code will be distributed

to Fuller students. 3. Successful completion of the course requires ongoing access to the

following reference works, all of which are available in Accordance: the text of the Hebrew Bible

(Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia); Koehler, L. and W. Baumgartner. Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon

of the Old Testament. 2 Volumes. Brill, 2002 (HALOT); Gesenius, W., E.F. Kautzsch, et al.

Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. Dover Publications, 2006; Jouon, P. and T. Muraoka. A Grammar

of Biblical Hebrew, Parts 1, 2 & 3. Biblical Institute Press, 2006; Waltke, B. K. and M. O’Connor,

An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Eisenbrauns, 1990. 4. BibleWorks 10 software, which

includes the following components: an exhaustive Hebrew concordance, the text of the Hebrew

Bible, Brown, F. with S.R. Driver & C.A. Briggs. BrownDriver-Briggs Hebrew English Lexicon.

Hendrickson, 1996. Gesenius, W., E.F. Kautzsch, et al. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. Dover

Publications, 2006. OR Joüon, P. - T. Muraoka. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, Parts 1, 2 & 3.

Biblical Institute Press, 2006. Koehler, L. and W. Baumgartner. Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of

the Old Testament. 2 Volumes. Brill, 2002.

Cook, Stephen L. Reading Deuteronomy: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Smyth & Helwys, 2015. ISBN: 978-1573127578, Pub. Price $32.00. [200 pages]. Not available as an e-book from the Fuller Library.

Elliger, K. and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Hendrickson, 2006. Compact edition: ISBN: 978-1598561630, Pub. Price $99.95. [15 pages]. Not available as an e-book from the Fuller Library.

Nelson, Richard D.Deuteronomy: A Commentary. Westminster John Knox, 2004. ISBN: 978-0664229542, Pub. Price $55.00. [200 pages]. Not available as an e-book from the Fuller Library.

Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Abingdon, 1995. ISBN: 978-1426789076, Pub. Price $39.99. [120 pages]. Not available as an e-book from the Fuller Library.

Additional mandatory reading material is posted on Canvas.