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Course: Old Testament 1

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Course title Old Testament 1
Course code KFI/SZ1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ber Viktor, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction to the Bible and the Old Testament; biblical hermeneutics - Periodization of History of Israel in the Bible - Text of the Old Testament, Ancient Versions of the Old Testament - Introduction to the Pentateuch, Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy - Joshua - Judges - The Books of Samuel - The Books of Kings - The Origins and the Canonical Form of the Pentateuch; Deuteronomistic History

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course "Old Testament 1" includes the general introduction to the Old Testament (OT) as well as the special OT introduction into individual books of the Old Testament. The general introduction in "OT1" covers the OT languages and text, 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 are able to work with the assigned text of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets, i.e. 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
The student will understand literary and theological issues relating to the Pentateuch and to the Former Prophets and (s)he will be prepared to start more detailed analysis of individual texts (especially in the following courses).
Prerequisites
The course has no specific prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

In order to pass the course the students are expected: - to take part in the lectures (can be compensated for by reading recommended literature and/or by individual consultations with the lecturer) -to read and learn the contents of the Old Testament books covered in this course -to get acquinted with the compulsory literature The oral exam has three parts, the student must succesfully complete all of them: I. General introduction to the Old Testament: basic concepts, historical and geographic overview, the languages and the text of the Old Testament. II. Special introduction to the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and the Former Prophets. The student must know the contents of the individual biblical books, be familiar with their outline as well as with their literary and theological aspects. III. Interpretation of a biblical text. Student will read the biblical studies (available on the Moodle page of the course), the student will be asked about one or two of these studies during the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Bible : Písmo svaté Starého a Nového zákona : včetně deuterokanonických knih : český ekumenický překlad. 3. přepr. vyd. Praha : Česká biblická společnost, 1993. ISBN 80-900881-8-X.
  • Alexander, T. Desmond; Baker, David W. Dictionary of the Old Testament : Pentateuch. Downers Grove, Illinois ; Leicester, England : Inter Varsity Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-8308-1781-8.
  • Arnold, Bill T.,; Williamson, H. G. M. Dictionary of the Old Testament : historical books. Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic ; Nottingham : IVP Inter-Varsity Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-8308-1782-5.
  • Barton, John. Historie Bible. Praha. 2022.
  • Ber, Viktor. ..budete sloužit Bohu na této hoře: bohoslužba ve vyprávění a právu knihy Exodus. In: Theologia vitae, sv. 1, č. 2, s. 141-152.. 2008.
  • Dillard, Raymond B.; Longman, Tremper,; Schneeberger, Vilém,; Jartym, Pavel; Štička, Pavel. Úvod do Starého zákona. 1. vyd. Praha : Návrat domů, 2003. ISBN 80-7255-078-0.
  • Dohmen, Christoph; Stemberger, Günter. Hermeneutika židovské Bible a Starého zákona. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7021-874-7.
  • Heller, Jan; Prudký, Martin. Obtížné oddíly knih Mojžíšových. Kostelní Vydří : Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2006. ISBN 80-7195-128-5.
  • Mackerle, Adam. Než budete číst Bibli podruhé : vybraná témata o Bibli. Vyd. 1. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7394-450-6.
  • Prudký, Martin; Heller, Jan. Obtížné oddíly Předních proroků. Kostelní Vydří : Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7195-724-9.
  • Rendtorff, Rolf. Hebrejská bible a dějiny : úvod do starozákonní literatury. 2. vyd. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2000. ISBN 80-7021-369-8.
  • Römer, Thomas; Macchi, Jean-Daniel,; Nihan, Christophe,; Bureš, Jiří,; Fér, Martin,; Keller, Jakub; Keřkovský, Jan,; Klíma, Lukáš,; Křivohlavá, Kateřina; Rückl, Jan. Úvod do Starého zákona. Vydání první. Jihlava : Mlýn, 2020. ISBN 978-80-86498-71-3.
  • Zenger, Erich; Hubková, Jindra. Na úpatí Sinaje : obrazy o Bohu v prvním zákoně. 1. vyd. Kostelní Vydří : Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 1996. ISBN 80-7192-144-0.


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