| CODE | THL3151 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit Paper 2 - Sacred Scripture | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Theology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit seeks to assist students in the final year of the course in their quest for a comprehensive and integrated approach to biblical studies. Students will be able to discover the unity that exists between the different parts of the Bible, which they had studied in the individual study units throughout their course. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the major themes present in the different parts of the Bible, and of the interrelationship between them. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Possess a measure of understanding of Sacred Scripture as God’s revelation throughout the history of the Jewish people in the Old Testament right up to the culmination of revelation in Jesus Christ; - Investigate the interplay between faith, reason and revelation in the light of Scriptures; - Communicate and adapt the Christian message according to the context based on God's Word in the Bible; - Communicate theologically-based responses on the Bible and the Teachings of the Church; - Respond to basic queries related to faith and belief according to Scripture; - Examine and questions one’s own spiritual life in the light of Scripture; - Reflect theologically on the Bible; - Possess a measure of insight in matters of faith based on God's revelation in the Bible. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Elaborate at length on the themes of God and Revelation, Christology and Theological Anthropology, the Sacraments and Ecclesiology, and how they are interrelated; - Critically analyze different views concerning theological issues; - Demonstrate ability at synthesis in the field of systematic theology; - Communicate theologically-based responses on the Bible and the Teachings of the Church; - Integrate the richness afforded by multiple perspectives in society, and in Catholic teachings and Tradition. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) - FITZMYER Joseph A. BROWN Raymond E. MURPHY Roland E., The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Prentice Hall: New Jersey 1990. (Available at UOM Library) - WENHAM Gordon et el., Exploring the Old Testament, 4 Volumes, InterVarsity: Downers Grove/IL 2003. (Available at UOM Library) - BROWN Raymond E., An introduction to the New Testament (= Anchor Bible Reference Library), Doubleday: New York 1997. (Available at UOM Library) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stefan Attard Marcello Ghirlando Martin F. Micallef Paul Sciberras |
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