307050 (v.1) Ed 432 - Biblical Foundations

Area:

Department of Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The canon of the Bible, discussing major divisions, topics and themes. The problem of authenticity - inspiration and inerrancy. The Catholic and Protestant bibles including the historical and cultural backgrounds to the old testament and the new testament. Historical criticism and methods of literary analysis. Major themes examined in the old testament are - creation, election, promise covenant and fidelity. Introduction to the pentateuch - selections from Genesis and Exodus looking at the cultural background and the religious significance of the writings. Selections from the books of Joshua, Judges 1 and 2, Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings. The prophetic literature - Jeremiah and Isaiah 2. The synoptic gospels - the life and teachings of Jesus as presented by the evangelists. The gospel of John - some major themes selected from the letters of Paul.

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Field of Education:

070103 Teacher Education: Primary

Funding Cluster:

11 - Education

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Fully Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1				Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 2				Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External