Winter 2016/Pasadena

OT500

Kim

OT500: OLD TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION (4 Units: 160 hours). Sun Ick Kim.

DESCRIPTION: This course orients students to the literature of the Old Testament in its various literary, historical, and theological contexts and to Old Testament interpretation in service of Christian practice. The books of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel will be the focus of study.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course will have demonstrated that they: (1) have a basic grasp of the contents of Israel’s Scriptures, history, and geography; (2) can use interpretive approaches that explore both the literary features of the Old Testament and the historical and cultural contexts in which it came into being; (3) can assess hermeneutical issues arising from the diverse contexts of contemporary readers; (4) can relate the Old Testament as Scripture to Christian theology, mission, and discipleship; and (5) have used this knowledge and these abilities to interpret some key Old Testament texts.

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: 1,200 total pages required.

The designated portions of the 9 books of the Old Testament treated in the course (using the NRS, TNIV, or CEB; Korean Bibles: Korean Revised Version (개역개정) or Revised New Korean Standard Version (새번역) [Genesis; Exodus; Deuteronomy; 2 Samuel; Job; Psalms; Isaiah 1-14, 36-53, 63-66; Jeremiah 1-43; Daniel].

Brueggemann, Walter. The Land (성경이말하는땅). CLC, 2005. ISBN: 978-8934108542, Pub. Price 14,000 won [256 pp.].

Friedman, Richard Elliott. Who Wrote the Bible? (누가성서를기록했는가?). Handl Publishing House, 2008. ISBN: 978-8983494481, Pub. Price 18,000 won [290 pp.].

Kim, Young Jin et al. 구약성서개론 (Introduction to Old Testament) [in Korean]. Publishing House The Presbyterian Church of Korea, 2005. ISBN: 978-8951107019, Pub. Price 34,000 won [pp. 31-63, 119-253, 297-355, 381-403, 433-511, 563-610; 370 pp.].

Reading selections on e-reserve.

Crenshaw, James L. Old Testament Wisdom an Introduction (구약지혜문학의이해). Publishing House The Presbyterian Church of Korea, 1993. ISBN: 978-8939801530, Pub. Price 12,000 won [pp. 13-88, 135-171; 110 pp.].

Kim, Young Jin. 율법과법전(Torah & Laws) [in Korean]. Handl Publishing House, 2005. ISBN: 978-8983493361, Pub. Price 12,000 won [pp. 13-168; 155 pp.].

Wang, Tai-Il. 묵시문학연구 (A Study of Apocalyptic Literature) [in Korean]. The Christian Literature Society, 1994. ISBN: 5000051767, Pub. Price 8,000 won [pp. 112-186; 74 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING: A bibliography of recommended readings will be provided with the syllabus.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,200 pages of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1-5] [70 hours].
2. Attendance and participation [35 hours].

1. Five 1 or 2 page reflections on weekly reading assignments (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2-5] [10 hours]

2. Participate weekly forum on Moodle (15%)

3. Completion of directed learning activities on Moodle. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5] [5 hours]

4. Completion of three 5-page essays (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2-5]. [20 hours].

1. A book review on Friedman’s Who Wrote the Bible?

2. A book review on Brueggemann’s The Land.

3. A comparison of 2 King 18:13-20:20 with Isaiah 36:1-39:8 & 2 Chronicles 32:23-32.

5. An interpretive paper on an assigned topic [2,500-3,500 words] (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #5]. [20 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Korean.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets a core requirement in the 120 MDiv, 80 MAT, 80 MATM, and 80 MAICS Programs (Fall 2015). Meets the OTC requirement in the 144 MDiv. Option to meet requirement in the MAT Program (Winter 2010) and a core requirement for the MATM, MAICS, and MACL Programs (Winter 2010).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.