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B9291C The Interpretation and Preaching of Genesis

This unit will integrate a study of Genesis with practical application in the delivery of sermons and oral presentations.
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Unit Overview

Qualification

Graduate

Unit Availability

Trimester 1 2025

Study Mode

Online Facilitation

Placement

N/A

Tuition

Graduate BTM Fee

Prerequisite

B8110C Introduction to the Old Testament

Corequisite

N/A

Notes

N/A

Schedule
Availability Facilitation Type Time Dates Facilitator
Trimester 1 2025 Online Facilitation 10am – 12pm
(AEDT/AEST)		 Friday 21 February
Friday 7 March
Friday 21 March
Friday 4 April (10am – 1pm)
Friday 11 April		 Dr Angela Sawyer & Dr Penny Martin

Unit Details

This unit will integrate a study of Genesis with practical application in the delivery of sermons and oral presentations. Genesis is an exciting and challenging book that begins all canonical versions of the Bible. Exploring the background world of Genesis and theories on how the text came together will help inform our understanding of the book. We will consider the life-giving yet at times controversial content of Genesis including matters such as human sexuality and gender, ecology, human and divine violence, faith and science, family dynamics, origins and end points. This study will be engaged via an awareness of both ancient and current perspectives. By exercising presentation skills, utilising different modes of technology and analysing the stories and people of Genesis, we will learn how to communicate the book to a contemporary audience with appreciation of its original genre and style. Students will engage with and apply modern critical methods in the study of characters, passages, and theological themes as well as exploring how Genesis has been received over time.

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Establish the major elements of challenge involved in the Preaching of Genesis.
  2. Analyse the interplay of intellectual/cultural and theological/religious factors that have shaped the Preaching of Genesis.
  3. Review the Preaching of Genesis from the perspective of a range of contemporary viewpoints represented in recent scholarship.
  4. Evaluate the impact of the Preaching of Genesis in its immediate context.
  5. Produce a recommendation for a theologically and culturally appropriate response to the challenges presented within the Preaching of Genesis.
  1. Study of the book of Genesis in relation to the art of preaching
  2. Examination of the major themes, genre, and characters of Genesis using a narrative approach
  3. Theologies of creation and ecology, human dignity, vocation, and obedience will be discussed
  4. Issues of justice relevant to a study of Genesis such as gender relations, ethnicity, sexual ethics, and questions of faith and science
  5. Evaluation of scholarly approaches to Genesis in terms of their contribution to modern preaching
  6. Examination of the socio-historical background to Genesis, including its literary place in the Pentateuch, and scholarly debate on composition
  1. Podcast (20%)
    Word Limit: 1200 (15 mins equivalent)
    Due: Week 5
  2. Sermon (30%)
    Word Limit: 1800 (20 mins equivalent)
    Due: Session 7
  3. Literature Review (15%)
    Word Limit: 1000
    Due: Week 9
  4. Essay (35%)
    Word Limit: 2000
    Due: Week 12

Not required

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