Universität Wien

020005 VO-L Theology of the Old Testament (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 2 - Evangelische Theologie

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course takes place in presence.

  • Wednesday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 30.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 06.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 18.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 25.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 08.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 22.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG
  • Wednesday 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 Schenkenstraße 8-10 6.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
The lecture gives an overview of Old Testament reflections on basic theological questions such as "who is God?", "who is man?", "what is creation?".

Objectives:
Knowledge of important themes of theological reflection in the OT; knowledge of different answers to corresponding basic theological questions; methodological and hermeneutical awareness of how to deal with the polyphony of these answers; own understanding of what "theology of the OT" could/should mean.

Method:
Lecture with discussion, accompanying reading.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral examination consisting of three parts (20 minutes in total):
- In the first part, you are required to place a text of your own choice in the larger context of theological discussions in the Old Testament.
Students of a field of study that requires Hebrew must also translate some verses of the selected text from the Biblia Hebraica in this text.
When registering for the examination, please name three (clearly different) texts (of about 10 verses each) that you are preparing in more detail for this part of the examination; in the examination you will then translate a few verses from one of these.
- Second part: factual questions on the lecture.
- Third part: Presentation of your own understanding of "Theology of the OT".

Dates:
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 2-5 pm.
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 14-16 hrs.
Monday, 17 October 2022, 3-5 pm.
(further dates by arrangement, latest by February 2023).

Please register for the exam via email at elisabeth.oberleitner@univie.ac.at at least one week before the desired exam date (indicating which three texts you are preparing in more detail).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment criteria:
- First part of the examination: How well can you describe the theological issues the selected text addresses and the wider context in which it is situated?
- Second part of the examination: How accurately can you answer questions on OT theology? Do you know the main features of the lecture material?
- Third part of the examination: How reflected and consistent is your understanding? How well do you distinguish yourself from other positions? Weighting:
- The three parts of the examination each count for 33%.
- The exam is only considered passed if all three parts are sufficient.

Examination topics

lecture and accompanying reading (according to the syllabus which will be published in Moodle)

Reading list

Basic reading for the lecture:
Konrad Schmid, Theologie des Alten Testaments (Neue Theologische Grundrisse), Tübingen 2019.
Further literature will be made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

[M]AT-Theol
[MALA]AT-Theol
[MRP]AT-Theol

Last modified: Fr 27.01.2023 14:28