2026/27
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Studiegids 2026/27
MAOT1
Overview of OT Research since the 16th Century AD
PeriodeA
DocentenBekkum, Koert van; Dekker, Jaap
OpleidingMaster Oude Testament
Admission requirement

None

Notes

This course is integrated and therefore identical with MTP-SPBW1 

Learning objectives

The student: 

1.      can present a general overview of the history of Old Testament studies as an academic discipline (LOQ 1,7 / MTP ET 1); 

2.      can describe the current debate on methodology, characterize the currents in vogue nowadays, and evaluate all this from the perspective of his own theological conviction (as a reformed/evangelical believer) (LOQ 2/ MTP ET7). 

 

Course content

History of OT studies as an academic discipline, with an emphasis on forming one’s view on it from a Reformed perspective; diachronic and synchronic methods. 

  

Format

Tutorials (with specific attention for the methodology of the field of Old Testament studies) 

Study load

Contact hours: ca. 5 (tutorials) 

Preparation: ca. 20 hours 

Self-study: 143 hours 

Assessment

Essay or paper (depends on the previous education and skills of the student).

Literature

Required literature 

 

Pag. 

Cat. 

U. 

Hardy, H.H. and Carrol R., M. Daniel (eds.) The State of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research (Baker Academic, 2024). 

512 

2 

73 

Sæbø, M. (ed.), Hebrew Bible Old Testament: The History of Its Interpretation (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1996-2015), Volume II: (Martin Luther, p. 365-378, 382-395); Chapter 18 (John Calvin, p. 428-451); Chapter 23 (Radical Reformers, p. 584-601); Chapter 42 (Semler, p. 995-1005); Chapter 44 (Herder, Eichhorn, Gabler, p. 1041-1063). 

104 

3 

35 

Sæbø, M. (ed.), Hebrew Bible Old Testament. The History of Its Interpretation (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1996-2015), Volume III, section as agreed or John S. Bergsma and Jeffrey L. Morrow, Murmering Against Moses: The Contentious History and Contested Future of Pentateuch Studies (Emmaus Academic, 2023), sections as agreed. 

45 

3 

15 

House, P.R. (ed.), Beyond Form Criticism (Eisenbrauns, 1992): Introduction (pp. 3-20), contributions by Stendahl, Muilenburg en Fowler (= 47 pages), and additional sections of 32 pages as agreed. 

100 

2 

15 

Barr, J., ‘The Synchronic, the Diachronic and the Historical’, in: J.C. de Moor (ed.), Synchronic or Diachronic?, OTS 34 (Brill, 1995), 1-14. 

14 

3 

5 

Total 

 

 

143 

 

Recommended literature 

·        Chapman, Stephen B., and Marvin A. Sweeney, The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Cambridge University Press, 2016).  

·        Knight, D. A., Tucker, G.M., The Hebrew Bible and Its Modern Interpreters (Scholars Press, 1985). 

·        Woude, van der, A.S., (ed.), Inleiding tot de studie van het Oude Testament (Kok, 1986). 

 

Summatieve toetsen
Naam Code Beoordeling Gewicht Vakbodem
Essay of paper MAOT1 Cijfer 1 5.5
Totaal gewicht: 1 ✓