This is an optional module (20 credits) on the MA in Aspects of Biblical Interpretation. 

The module aims to:

• assess the contextualised, culture-specific and transposable concepts of Old Testament thought in its Near Eastern context with attention to genre and the use of literary devices such as metaphor, symbolism and imagery; 
• to equip students with hermenutically valid methods for communicating the Old Testament’s idiom and imagery in the contemporary world; 
• engender an appreciation for the relevance of the Old Testament’s theological message to theindividual, the faith community and the wider multi-cultural society.