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Lecturer(s)
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Mackerle Adam, doc. ThLic. Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Nature of Biblical ethics; 2. DVarious approaches to Biblical ethics: 2.1 Negative approaches 2.2 Positive approaches 2.2.1 Direct application 2.2.2 Allegory 2.2.3 Searching for principles, analogies, and values 2.2.4 Unifying ethical themes 2.2.5 Paradigms 2.2.6 Character formation 3. Synchronic view: Criteria according the Document by Ponticfical Biblical Institute "The Bible and Morality" 4. Practical examples 4.1 Foreigners 4.2 Abortion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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Presentation of biblical ethical system(s) and introduction to the biblical ethical thought.
Student will be acquainted with ethical questions raised by OT a NT texts and with the various ways, how they are solved in the Bible.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of the Bible. It may be supported by another course, e.g. "Bible", offered by the same department.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Test
The student will read the following texts: - the whole document "The Bible and Morality" written by Pontifical Biblical Commission; - the first part of the book by Kyle D. Fedler "Exploring Christian Ethics: Biblical Foundations for Morality" (i.e. the pages 3-48). The student will choose also one otf the following chapters of the Fedler's bok (i.e. chs. 4-10). According to the chosen genre, teh student will choose a respective biblical text. During the oral exam, the student will 1) show his/her knowledge of the content of the texts; 2) show his/her understanding of the texts by interpreting the chosen biblical text according to the guidelines provided by Fedler and by the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
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Recommended literature
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Barton, John. Etika a Starý zákon. Mlýn, Jihlava.
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Fedler, Kyle D. Exploring Christian Ethics. John Knox Press, 2006.
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Fee, Gordon D. - Stuart, Douglas. Jak číst Bibli s porozuměním. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-85495-66-x.
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Lewis, C. S. Problém bolesti .
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LOHSE, E. Teologická etika Nového zákona. Bratislava: Serafín, 2008.
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Pacner Stanislav - Herciková Pavla Edita - Mackerle Adam. Podněty starozákonní literatury pro výchovu a formaci.. Olomouc, 2011. ISBN 9788024429106.
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Papežská biblická komise. Bible a morálka.
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