The student must first meet the primary requirements; when he has done this, he can be admitted to the second part of the exam. The primary requirements verify his/her general knowledge of the whole OT literature that is covered by this course; the second and final part of the exam verifies his/her detailed knowledge of selected topics and themes, as dealt by the below mentioned literature.  


1) Primary requirements

The student must prove his/her knowledge both of the content of the OT books, and the basic information about these books, their historical background and literary features and characteristics.  

It is highly recommended to read the entire OT books covered by this course. However, the student will be asked about those paragraphs and section of these books that are listed below. The student is expected to recognize the book the text is taken from, (s)he must know the place of the paragraph within the book and must be able to explain the meaning of the text in the context of the whole book and its message. 

Moreover, the students is expected to prove his/her acquaintance with all the basic aspects of the individual OT books, i.e. with their content, structure, language, authorship, theological message and occasionally with other aspects, depending on the specific characteristics of individual books.  

The basic orientation of the book can be found in a lot of introductory literature. We recommend especially the book Rendtorff, Rolf. The Old Testament. An Introduction. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1991. In each section of this course, we will provide the number of pages of this book that regard the topic. Moreover, some other literature will be added. Unfortunately, Rendtorff's book does not cover the deuterocanonical books of the OT, thus another introductory book is needed. We recommend to consult the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, (in 6 volumes, indicated from now on as ABD with the  number of volume and pages ) and the respective voices (titles and pages are indicated in due time throughout this course). 



2) Second part of the exam

The student has to study all the literature signed as obligatory  in the sections below. It will provide the student with detailed insight into various aspects of selected topics and themes regarding the content of the present course. 

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