VLE-based Learning Journal: 2,000 words, 100% weighting

This module introduces students to key elements necessary to understand the Old Testament. It explores the meaning of these books in relationship to their overall story and literary character. It provides a window on how these documents came to be written and collected into the Christian Bible. It examines early and contemporary ways of reading them as Christian Scripture.

Interactive lectures will involve a range of teaching methods and group work. The module requires students to engage in independent study, which will include reading and reflection.

Oasis College Library with e-portal for remote access
On-line resources via Blackboard through Staffordshire University
On-line access to Staffordshire University Library and books order system
Access to ICT resources at Oasis College

Recommended Bible Translation: New Revised Standard Version, London, 1989
Bartholemew, C. & Goheen, M. (2006), The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story, London, SPCK
Holdsworth, J. (2005), The Old Testament (SCM Study Guide), London, SCM
Drane, J. (2011), Introducing the Old Testament (3rd edition), Oxford, Lion Hudson
Coogan, M. D. (2008), The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, Oxford University Press
Longman, T. (1998), Making Sense of the Old Testament: Three Crucial Questions, Grand Rapids, MI, Baker