Course: Historical Books of the Old Testament (5604-221)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Michael Schramm (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

The lecture provides an overview of the core of the so-called "historical books" of the Old Testament (Genesis until 2 Kings) and discusses selected texts and topics from these books: creation, the flood, Abrahamic covenant, the binding of Isaac, God's revelation to Moses, Exodus, Decalogue, settlement tales, and historical interpretation of the Deuteronomist school. Historical and methodological questions are considered using examples from the individual texts.

Literature:

Levin, Christoph (2003): Das Alte Testament, 2. Aufl., München; Schmitt

Hans-Christoph (2007): Arbeitsbuch zum Alten Testament, 2. Aufl., Göttingen; Zenger, Erich u.a. (2008): Einleitung in das Alte Testament, 7. Aufl., Stuttgart.

Location:

-siehe Freitext

Remarks:

The precise dates of the course are agreed upon in an information and coordination meeting in the first week of the semester (Wednesday 7 pm) with all students of Catholic Theology at Hohenheim.

Module:

• 5604-220 Basic Module Biblical Theology 1 (compulsory)