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112 OT 649 Reading the Psalms for Today The psalms are the most widely read part of the Old Testament among Christians today. This course will explore 10 representative psalms from different poetic genres, employing new methods for the interpretation of biblical poetry, including new approaches to parallelism and metaphor theory, intertextuality, and reception history. Employing imaginative reading strategies which will include the use of psalms in the fine arts and popular culture, you will acquire the skills to apply all of the biblical psalms in theologically responsible ways to modern Christian faith and praxis, with particular emphasis on social justice and creation care. The class is designed as an alternative to OT 701 Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis for those who desire only a limited amount of Hebrew beyond the first-year grammar and syntax. Prerequisites: OT 502 Hebrew II. Three credit hours. OT 661 Old Testament Theology and Religion Course includes three components: (1) Discover significant issues and achievements of recent scholarly endeavor in Old Testament theology; (2) consider the history of the discipline and read the most influential theologies of the Old Testament—how have modern believers understood their faith in the Old Testament and its relationship to the New Testament?; and (3) examine the actual beliefs and practices of ancient Israel using archaeological and textual evidence—how did the ancient people of God live out their faith in the contexts of other religions and cultures? Special attention is given to Old Testament teachings on gender and the global mission of God. Three hours. OT 701 Hebrew Exegesis of Old Testament Texts Focuses on the study and interpretation of selected Hebrew texts or delves into a book of the Hebrew Bible. This course develops skills in translation and in the use of scholarly tools for an in-depth exegetical analysis of Hebrew texts. This is an essential course for all who wish to preach and teach from the Old Testament. Prerequisite: OT 502 Hebrew II. Three hours. OT 741 Septuagint Focus on the reading and interpretation of significant Old Testament texts in the Hebrew and Greek translations, and the corresponding New Testament citations. Develop skills in the analysis of the original languages. Prepare for the independent study of the texts and versions of the Old Testament, for the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, and for the reading of Greek New Testament texts in light of their citation of the Old Testament. Prerequisites: OT 502 Hebrew II; NT 502 New Testament Greek II. May also credit as a New Testament elective. Two or three hours. OT 742 Aramaic Aramaic is the language of the New Testament world and of much of the books of Ezra and Daniel. This class builds upon Hebrew to simplify biblical Aramaic and provides an introduction to the language and tools for interpretation and exegesis. Students will read accounts of Ezra and the heroic stories and prophecies of Daniel. Prerequisite: OT 502 Hebrew II. Two or three hours. OT 743 Northwest Semitic Read the most important extrabiblical texts of Israel and its neighbors in the original languages. A foundation of biblical Hebrew forms a basis for an introduction to the other Hebrew texts as well as Ammonite, Moabite, and Phoenician readings; all closely related to the Hebrew of the Bible. The course will study key sources for the history and religion of ancient Israel as well as forms and expressions of Northwest Semitic that are crucial to understanding biblical Hebrew. Prerequisite: OT 502 Hebrew II. Two or three hours.