Code
Undergraduate: BN3042W (Classroom) or BN3742W (Online)
Postgraduate: BN9042W (Classroom) or BN9742W (Online)
Postgraduate: BN9042W (Classroom) or BN9742W (Online)
Level
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Discipline
New Testament (BN)
Field
Biblical Studies (B)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate: Introductory units in NT and in OT
Postgraduate: Foundation units in NT and in OT
Postgraduate: Foundation units in NT and in OT
Online
Yes
Location
Whitley College
Faculty
Keith Dyer view profile >
Class Time
2021: Three hours per week
Also available online
Also available online
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
Undergraduate
- Apply a range of exegetical methods to the text of Revelation and demonstrate this in forum discussions and in the writing of interpretive essays;
- Describe the character and development of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature and its relationship to prophetic literature;
- Analyse and describe the theology of the book of Revelation (Christology, eschatology, ecclesiology, missiology); and
- Give a coherent account of the most plausible social and political settings for the book of Revelation.
Postgraduate
- Apply a range of exegetical methods to the text of Revelation and demonstrate this in forum discussions and in the writing of interpretive essays;
- Describe the character and development of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature and its relationship to prophetic literature;
- Analyse and describe the theology of the book of Revelation (Christology, eschatology, ecclesiology, missiology); and some of the ways this has been interpreted since;
- Give a coherent account of the most plausible social and political settings for the book of Revelation; and
- Show an awareness of the relationship between context, method and the interpretation of Revelation.
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Assessment
Undergraduate
Classroom:
- Critical review of readings (1,000 words) (25%)
- Thematic seminar paper (1,000 words) (25%)
- Exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)
Online:
- Critical review of readings (1,000 words) (25%)
- Rewrite of weekly forum posts (1,000 words) (25%)
- Exegetical essay (3,000 words) (50%)
Postgraduate
Classroom:
- Critical review of readings (2,000 words) (25%)
- Thematic seminar paper (2,000 words) (25%)
- Exegetical essay (4,000 words) (50%)
Online:
- Critical review of readings (2,000 words) (25%)
- Rewrite of weekly forum posts (2,000 words) (25%)
- Exegetical essay (4,000 words) (50%)
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Recommended reading
- Bauckham, R. The climax of prophecy: Studies on the book of Revelation. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1993.
- Fiorenza, E. S. Revelation: Vision of a just world. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.
- Friesen, Steven J. Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John: Reading Revelation in the Ruins. Oxford/New York: OUP, 2001.
- Gorman, Michael J. Reading Revelation Responsibly. Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation. Eugene: Cascade, 2011.
- Hays, Richard B and Stefan Alkier (eds). Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2012.
- Howard-Brook, W. & Gwyther, A. Unveiling Empire. Reading Revelation Then and Now. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1999.
- Huber, Lynn R. Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2013.
- Kovacs, Judith, and Christopher Rowland. Revelation. Blackwell Biblical Commentaries. Oxford: Blackwell, 2004.
- Levine, Amy-Jill (ed). A Feminist Companion to the Apocalypse of John. London: T&T Clark, 2009.
- Walliss, John and Lee Quincy (eds.). Reel Revelations: Apocalypse and Film. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010.