Course: Introduction to the Old Testament 2

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Course title Introduction to the Old Testament 2
Course code KTEO/KÚSZ2
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mackerle Adam, doc. ThLic. Th.D.
Course content
1) Prophets in Israel and in the Ancient Near East 2) Prophetic Books of the OT 3) Wisdom literature in the OT 4) Poetic Books of the OT 5) Historiography in the OT (apart from the Deuteronomistic History)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The goal of this subject is to introduce the students to the textual, literary and theological aspects of the Old Testament writings.
After the course, the student will be acquainted with all the books of the OT, with their historical origin and development, and with their theological meaning. (S)he will also understand the main theological themes of the OT writings and their position within the Canon and their relevance for the community.
Prerequisites
to have successfully passed the previous course ÚSZ1 (dedicated to Pentateuch and Former Prophets)

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

In the first part of the exam, the student will write a test in order to prove his/her basic knoledge of the OT. See the basic literature. Then, the second and oral part of the exam consists in proving one's detailed knoledge of secondary literature chosen previously with the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Bándy, Juraj. Teológia Starej zmluvy. Univerzita Komenského, Bratislava, 2003. ISBN 80-223-1793-4.
  • Bándy, Juraj. Úvod do Starej zmluvy. Bratislava, 2003. ISBN 80-223-1885-X.
  • Flossman, Karel. Moudrost ve Starém zákoně.. Praha : Česká katolická charita, 1989.
  • Hoblík, Jiří. Proroci, jejich slova a jejich svět.. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7021-948-5.
  • Chalupa, P.:. Královna Ester. Kniha Ester v pohledu synchronním a diachronním. Svitavy Trinitas, 1999.
  • Kaiser, Otto. Odkaz alexandrijských Židů. Úvod do deuterokanonických knih Starého zákona. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-7021-592-5.
  • Králik, E.:. Úvod do prorockých kníh Starého zákona. Bratislava, 2004. ISBN 80-7141-461-1.
  • Prosecký, Jiří. Prameny moudrosti.. Praha : ISE, 1995.
  • Prudký, Martin. Obtížné oddíly Zadních proroků. Praha : Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7195-793-5.
  • Rendtorff, Rolf. Hebrejská bible a dějiny. Úvod do starozákonní literatury. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-7021-190-3.
  • Sláma, Petr. Nové teologie Starého zákona a dějiny. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7429-353-5.
  • Trstenský, František. Úvod do Knihy žalmov.. Ružomberok, 2008. ISBN 978-80-8084-299-4.
  • Vlková, Ivana. Úvod do prorocké a mudroslovné literatury Starého zákona. Olomouc, 2005. ISBN 80-244-0995-X.
  • Walter Gross, Karl-Josef Kuschel. Bůh a zlo. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Theology of Ministry (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Theology (2012) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer