Code
Undergraduate: BA2019Y or BA3019Y
Postgraduate: BA9019Y
Unit records used with permission of Yarra Theological College
Postgraduate: BA9019Y
Unit records used with permission of Yarra Theological College
Level
Undergraduate (Level 2 or Level 3) and Postgraduate
Discipline
Old Testament (BA)
Field
Biblical Studies (B)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate Level 2: BA1000Y and BN1000Y, or equivalent
Undergraduate Level 3: At least one unit of Old Testament at level two
Postgraduate: Successful completion of BA8000Y or equivalent
Undergraduate Level 3: At least one unit of Old Testament at level two
Postgraduate: Successful completion of BA8000Y or equivalent
Location
Whitley College view location >
Faculty
Merryl Blair
Class Time
2021: Three hours per week
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
Undergraduate Level 2
- Demonstrate knowledge of the central debates about the relationship between the historical Jeremiah and the book that bears his name.
- Identify and discuss key themes within the book of Jeremiah.
- Show evidence of the integration of key skills in the interpretation of biblical texts.
- Demonstrate the use of secondary literature, electronic databases and other scholarly literature in academic research.
- Relate the theology of the book of Jeremiah to other prophetic literature in the Old Testament.
Undergraduate Level 3
- Critically assess the central debates about the relationship between the historical Jeremiah and the book that bears his name.
- Identify and discuss key themes within the book of Jeremiah.
- Demonstrate integration of key skills in the interpretation of biblical texts.
- Make critical use of secondary literature, electronic databases and other scholarly literature in academic research.
- Reflect critically on the relationship of the theology the book of Jeremiah to other prophetic literature in the Old Testament.
Postgraduate
- Critically assess the central debates about the relationship between the historical Jeremiah and the book that bears his name.
- Clearly state and expound on key themes in the book of Jeremiah.
- Demonstrate integration of key skills and a range of critical approaches in the interpretation of biblical texts.
- Make skilled use of secondary literature, electronic databases and other scholarly literature in academic research.
- Show capacity to reflect on the relationship of the theology the book of Jeremiah to other prophetic literature in the Old Testament.
- Research a specific topic in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner.
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Assessment
Undergraduate
Level 2:
- Exegesis (1,500 words) (35%)
- Essay (3,500 words) (65%)
Level 3:
- Exegesis (2,000 words) (35%)
- Essay (3,000 words) (65%)
Postgraduate
- Exegesis (3,000 words) (35%)
- Essay (5,000 words) (65%)
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Recommended reading
Set texts recommended for purchase highlighted in blue*
- Allen, Leslie C. Jeremiah: A Commentary. OTL; Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2008.
- Brueggemann, Walter. The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah. Old Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Carroll, Robert P. Jeremiah: A Commentary. London: SCM Press, 1986.
- Holladay, William L. Jeremiah 1 and Jeremiah 2. Edited by Paul D. Hanson. 2 vols. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1986, 1989.
- Lundbom, Jack. Jeremiah 1–20; Jeremiah 21–36; Jeremiah 37–52. Anchor Bible 21–21B. New York: Doubleday, 1998–2004.
- McKane, William. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah. 2 vols. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1986–1996.
- O’Brien, Mark. Discerning the Dynamics of Jeremiah 1–25 (MT). Adelaide: ATF Press, 2017.
- O’Connor, Kathleen M. Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011.
- Shead, Andrew G. A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in the Words of Jeremiah. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Nottingham: Apollos, 2012.
- The Book of Jeremiah. Composition, Reception, Interpretation. Edited by Jack R. Lundbom, Craig A. Evans, and Bradford A. Anderson. VTSup 178. Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2018.