Old Testament 1
Osnova sekce
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The course “Old Testament 1” includes the general introduction to the Old Testament (OT) as well as the special introduction into individual books of the Old Testament. The general introduction in this course covers the following areas: the languages and the text of the OT, historical and geographical context, basic introduction into interpretation and approaches to the Old Testament, the questions related to the OT canon. The special introduction covers the books of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. Students will acquire the following knowledge and capabilities:
- Practical knowledge of individual writings of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets; acquaintance with their literary characteristics: structure of each individual book, contents and literary features of the books and their respective parts (literary forms, genres), knowledge of literary-theological motifs, knowledge of the canonical context of given biblical books, introductory knowledge of the historical context and the theories of origin (authorship) of the books, knowledge of main approaches to, and interpretation of, the books of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets.
- Students will be able to work with the assigned text of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets, that is, after reading it they are able to recognize its literary forms and genre, and identify characteristic expressions and main motifs, they are also able to place the text in the broader context of the given biblical book