Winter 2016/Houston

OT567

Dearman

OT567: JEREMIAH (English Text). (4 Units: 160 hours). Andrew Dearman.

DESCRIPTION: This course is an exegetically-based, thematic study of the book of Jeremiah (English text), which includes the interpretation of selected passages from the book and discussion of their historical and theological significance.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students successfully completing the course will have demonstrated that they: (1) have a knowledge and understanding of Jeremiah, its literary features, its historical and cultural context, and the way it illustrates works of its genre; (2) can offer an exegesis of passages from the book in light of a range of appropriate interpretive approaches, including ones that take account of the diversity of contexts from which the text can be read; (3) have articulated some reflection on the significance of Jeremiah for their discipleship and ministry.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-and-a-half-hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 718 total number of pages required.

NRSV, TNIV or CEB translation of the Bible. [100 pp.]

Lalleman, Hetty. Jeremiah and Lamentations. Inter Varsity Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0830842834, Pub. Price $18.00 [318 pp.].

Course Packet (sample), on ereserves in Moodle Course: [300 pp.]

Brueggemann, Walter, “Prophets and Historymakers,” pp. 189-198 in his Like Fire in the Bones. Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006).

Dearman, J. Andrew, “Jeremiah: History of Interpretation,” pp. 441-449 in Dictionary of Old Testament: Prophets (IVP, 2012), edited, Mark Boda and J. Gordon McConville.

Hayes, Elizabeth R., “Justice, Righteousness,” Pp. 466-72 in Dictionary of Old Testament: Prophets (IVP, 2012), edited, Mark Boda and J. Gordon McConville.

Miller, Patrick D.,“Trouble and Woe: Interpreting the Biblical Laments,” Interpretation 37 (1983) pp. 32-45.

Moller, Julie C., “Salvation, Deliverance,” Pp. 692-700 in Dictionary of Old Testament: Prophets (IVP, 2012), edited, Mark Boda and J. Gordon McConville.

Moyise, Stephen, “Intertextuality and the Study of the Old Testament in the New Testament,” pp. 14 - 27, in S. Moyise, ed., The Old Testament in the New Testament. Essays in Honour of J. L. Houston (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000).

RECOMMENDED READING:

Allen, Leslie C. Jeremiah. Westminster John Knox, 2008. ISBN: 978-0664222239, Pub. Price $65.00 [546 pp.]

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Reading 718 pp. of assigned text. (48 hours).
2. Class attendance and participation in class discussion. (10%)
3. Class presentation and analysis of a passage from Jeremiah. Passage selected in conversation with instructor and done in conjunction with another student in the class. (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3] [22 hours, includes 5 hours of DLAs]
4. Exegetical interpretation of a passage from Jeremiah (15 pp.). Passage selected in conversation with instructor. (40%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3] [35 hours]
5. Analysis and response to Brueggemann, “Prophets and Historymakers” (10 pp.). (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3] [20 hours]

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Counts as a biblical elective in the 120 MDiv, 80 MAT, and 80 MATM Programs (Fall 2015). Counts as a biblical elective in the MATM and MAICS Programs (Winter 2010). Meets the OTBK requirement for the MAT Program (Winter 2010).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.