The course will also consider the issue of intertextual reference and interpretation within the Old Testament and its contribution to our understanding of the historical growth and development of the Hebrew Bible. A study of the interbiblical exegesis and interpretation of the Old Testament. The course will attempt to discover and describe the principles of interpretation of Scripture found in the writings of the Old Testament. A seminar covering the basics of Hebrew poetry, focusing especially upon recent theories of the driving mechanisms at work. Along with readings of theoretical works on Hebrew poetry, the course will devote primary attention to reading and exegeting actual poems from the Psalter and elsewhere.
Attention is devoted to poetical structures at all levels.
This course will focus on the problems of general historiography and consider biblical historiography. Questions of selectivity, literary artistry, point of view, purpose, use of sources, and the author's theology that emerges from these will be studied. An independent study experience facilitating student preparation for the comprehensive examination. An independent study experience facilitating student preparation for the dissertation proposal. Three hours each.