Prospectus Bachelor of Theology Christian Leaders for Africa

2.3.2 Old Testament Introduction
Credits: 8
Description:
The aim of this subject is to provide you with a broad literary, thematic and historical overview of the Old Testament as well as
some of the background to it. This will aid you in approaching the Old Testament and help in the development of an
understanding of the theological dimension of the Scriptures. The course examines some of the “highlights” and “landmarks” in
the Old Testament, prompting and enabling you to continue reading and studying in this area for the rest of your academic
career and, hopefully, the rest of your life.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
• describe in broad outline the structure of the Old Testament canon
• name and briefly describe the literary genre and forms found within the Old Testament
• describe some key Old Testament themes and concepts
• describe the content of the books of the Old Testament covered in class
• give an outline of the overall history covered in the Old Testament period, and the historical setting of its individual
books.
2.3.3 New Testament Exegesis I
Credits: 12
Description:
This Bible book study will introduce you to the Gospels as a literary and theological form, familiarise you with the content and
message of Mark’s Gospel, and provide a model for the exegesis and interpretation of the Synoptic Gospels.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
• give an overview of the structure and content of the Gospel of Mark.
• discuss the genre of Gospel.
• apply redaction and narrative critical skills to exegete and interpret selected Markan texts in their literary context.
• discuss and explain key Markan themes using the text as a basis for discussion.
• think through and explain the significance of selected Markan texts for contemporary Christian thought and conduct.
2.3.4 Old Testament Exegesis I
Credits: 12
Description:
In this course, we begin to develop our skills in Old Testament exegesis and interpretation by focussing on the Book of
Exodus, the second book in the Pentateuch. The choice of Exodus is deliberate for it contains a variety of literary genre and
has very strong inter-textual links with the New Testament, thus re-enforcing interpretive methods learned during the
companion course in Biblical Theology.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
• describe, in broad outline, the structure and contents of the book of Exodus with reference to the major turning
points in the narrative.
• exegete the English text of Exodus in its co-textual and book context and to give its meaning within the context of the
canon of Scripture.
• explain the theological significance of the Exodus within the history of Israel and with respect to the Christian Life.
2.3.5 Biblical Theology
Credits: 8
Description:
In this course we will investigate the theological unity of the Bible and the implications of that unity for Biblical interpretation.
The process of Biblical interpretation is of course a complex one, embracing a number of inter-dependent activities across a
variety of disciplines. Thus, for example, valid Biblical interpretation depends heavily on exegesis, i.e. the historical,
grammatical and literary investigation into the meaning of the biblical text. Exegesis concerns itself with what the biblical
authors said as well as how and why they said it. Thus for good exegesis a study of morphology (the form and structure of
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