Pentateuch and the Historical Books 1 - KBIB024
Title: Pentateuch a dějepisné knihy 1
Guaranteed by: Department of Biblical Sciences and ancient languages (26-KBV)
Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. ThLic. Josef Hřebík, Th.D.
ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Matějec, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Matějec, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : KBIB023
Is co-requisite for: KBIB013
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Annotation -
The course introduces the issue of the Torah or the Pentateuch (the five books of Moses).
The general part discusses basic questions of the literary history of this ensemble, ie its gradual formation and the corresponding shifts in style and in theological thinking from the stage of oral traditions to the final editorial.
Then follows the introduction into literary species (narrative, legislation) according to individual books (Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt) accompanied by brief exegesis of characteristic texts.
Last update: Větrovec Pavel, Mgr. Ing., Th.D. (29.11.2018)
Aim of the course -

The aim of the course is to gain basic knowledge of Pentateuch, both in introductory questions and in the exegesis of important passages.

Last update: Větrovec Pavel, Mgr. Ing., Th.D. (29.11.2018)
Course completion requirements -

Active participation in classes (max. 3 absences during the semester), including successful completion of ordinary tests, preparation and presentation of a paper (about 9000-10000 characters), concluding oral and written examination.

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (05.10.2024)
Literature -

Editions and translations of the Old Testament:
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1997.
Biblia Hebraica Quinta. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2004–.
Septuaginta: id est Vetus Testamentum Graece iuxta LXX interpretes. Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2006 [ed. Rahlfs-Hanhart].
Biblia Sacra: iuxta Vulgatam versionem. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2007 [5th ed.].
Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum editio. Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1986 [2nd typ. ed.].
The SBL Study Bible: with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. New York: HarperOne, 2023, [NRSVue].
La Bible de Jérusalem. Paris: Cerf, 1998 [3rd rev. ed.].
Pentateuch: pět knih Mojžíšových: český katolický překlad. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2006.
Písmo svaté Starého a Nového zákona: včetně deuterokanonických knih: český ekumenický překlad. Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 2023.
Jeruzalémská bible: Písmo svaté vydané jeruzalémskou biblickou školou. Praha: Krystal OP; Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2009.

Basic literature:
Ska, J. L.: Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2006 [Italian ed. 1998, rev. ed. 2000 and 2001, with a new preface 2022; French ed. 2000, Spanish 2001, Portuguese 2003, etc.].

Supplementary literature:
Alexandr, T. Desmond: From Paradise to the Promised Land. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker 2002.
Blenkinsopp, Joseph: The Pentateuch. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1992.
Campbell, Antony F.; O'Brien, Mark A.: Sources of the Pentateuch. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1993.
Collins, John J.; Hens-Piazza, Gina; Reid, Barbara et al. (edd.): The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century. London: T&T Clark, 2022.
Pury, Albert de; Römer, Thomas (edd.): Le Pentateuque en question. Genève: Labor et Fides, 2002 [3rd rev. ed.].
Dillard, Raymond B.; Longman III, Tremper: Úvod do Starého zákona. Praha: Návrat domů, 2003.
Edelman, Diana Vikander; Davies, Philip R.; Nihan, Christophe; Römer, Thomas: Opening the Books of Moses. Sheffield: Equinox, 2012.
García López, Félix: Il Pentateuco: introduzione alla lettura dei primi cinque libri della Bibbia. Torino: Paideia, 2020.
Heller, Jan; Prudký, Martin: Obtížné oddíly knih Mojžíšových. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2006.
Rendtorff, Rolf: Hebrejská bible a dějiny. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1996.
Römer, Thomas; Macchi, Jean-Daniel; Nihan, Christophe (ed.): Úvod do Starého zákona. Jihlava: Mlýn, 2020.
Větrovec, Pavel: Hospodinův Zákon v pěti knihách Mojžíšových. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2016.
Zenger, Erich; Fabry, Heinz-Josef; Frevel, Christian, et al. (edd.): Einleitung in das Alte Testament. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2016 [9., aktualiz. vyd.].

Commentary series:
Český ekumenický komentář ke Starému zákonu (Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 2016–); Komentáre ke Starému zákonu (Trnava: Dobrá kniha, 2008–); Anchor Bible (New York: Doubleday, 1964–2006); Anchor Yale Bible (New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, 2008–); Word Biblical Commentary (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan 1982–); Hermeneia (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1971–); Old Testament Library (London: SCM; Philadelphia, PA: Westminster; Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1961–); Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998–2010); Biblischer Kommentar Altes Testament (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft, 1955–); Das Alte Testament Deutsch (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1949–); Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 1999–).

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (06.10.2024)
Teaching methods -

Lecture combined with seminar - reading and interpretation of texts.

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (06.10.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Active participation in lessons (max. 3 absences), successful passing of ordinary tests and preparation and presentation of a paper (ca. 9000-10000 characters) are required for admission to the examination.

The examination has a written and an oral part; both of them check the knowledge acquired during the semester.

 

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (05.10.2024)
Syllabus -

1. The title and contents of the Pentateuch (the two main types of texts, the three main components of its structure).

2. The inconsistencies in the text of the Pentateuch and hypotheses to explain them.

3. The formation of the Pentateuch - a brief history of research.

4. The formation of the Pentateuch - an attempt at reconstruction.

5. The historical background of the Pentateuch (narrative of the patriarchs, exodus and wandering in the wilderness ).

6. The theological message of the Pentateuch (main points of the theological message, actual incentives for spiritual life).

7. Genesis (significance of the book, narrative content, sources, structure, purpose and theological perspective, influence).

8. Exegesis of Gen 22:1-19.

9. Exodus (central position and importance, narrative content, sources, new redactional framework, influence).

10. Exegesis of Ex 14.

11. Leviticus (significance of the book, title and contents, source and dating, literary type and originality, influence).

12. Numbers (title, contents, perspective and doctrinal framework, influence).

13. Exegesis of Nm 24:15-17.

14. Deuteronomy (significance of the book, titles, contents, formation, influence of Deut on other books of Scripture).

15. Exegesis of Deut 8:7-18.

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (05.10.2024)
Entry requirements -

No special.

Last update: Matějec Tomáš, ThLic. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (05.10.2024)