ProphetsNivel de curso: Intermedio

Al término satisfactorio del curso obtendrás 2.5 UEP's. Precione aquí para mayor información acerca de las UEP's.

• To become familiar with and competent in reading the Hebrew prophets from the threefold perspective: the World Within the Text - Literature; the World Behind the Text - History; and, the World in Front of the Text - Our Culture
• To identify the contents and basic themes of the prophetic literature
• To distinguish between the Major and Minor prophets as well as the writing and non-writing prophets
• To explain highlights from Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation) for a deeper understanding of how the message of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible applies to our lives today
• To identify the audience, purpose, and vision of the Hebrew prophets
• To explain cogently the basic Israelite history that accompanies the writings of the prophets including the significance of the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions
• To articulate the importance of exile and redemption in the minds of the prophets
• To define the relationship between the message of the prophets and the ethical laws of Deuteronomy
• To identify what a nabi (Heb: prophet) means in its Ancient Near Eastern historical context
• To learn the difference between “predicting the future” and “forth-telling”
• To distinguish between the “apocalyptic” genre and the “prophetic” genre
• To articulate clearly how the social justice of the prophets coincides with Catholic Social teaching in our modern age

• Libro Requerido: Sweeney, Marvin A Prophetic Literature (Interpreting Biblical Texts) Abingdon Press, 2005 ISBN: 0687008441; ISBN-13: 978-0687008445
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• Semana 1: Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets
  • Explain highlights from Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation) for a deeper understanding of the Hebrew Prophets and their application to our lives
  • Outline the history of ancient Israel during the time of the prophets
  • Be familiar with some of the major empires that had a hand in forming Israel’s identity during the time of the prophets
  • Discuss the cultural and economic world of the Hebrew prophets
  • Discuss the phenomenon of prophecy in the larger Ancient Near Eastern world
  • Distinguish between the Minor and the Major prophets
• Semana 2: Isaiah
  • The basic message of Isaiah to the Israelites in the 8th Century BCE as well as how his message might be appropriated in the 21st C
  • The meaning of the terms: First Isaiah, Deutero-Isaiah, and Trito-Isaiah
  • Who the “suffering servant” is to Jewish people
  • The typological and christological meanings found in Isaiah
  • The social message of Isaiah
  • The image of God found in Isaiah
• Semana 3: Jeremiah
  • The basic message of Jeremiah to the Kingdom of Judah in the 7th Century BCE as well as how his message might be appropriated in the 21st C
  • The meaning of terms like “repentance” and “new covenant”
  • The importance of King Josiah and his national and religious reforms
  • The personal difficulties--both emotionally and physically--of being a Hebrew prophet
  • The social message of Jeremiah
  • The image of God found in Jeremiah
• Semana 4: Ezekiel
  • The basic message of Ezekiel
  • What it means that individuals are now responsible for their own sins and fate
  • The political message of the Ezekiel and the other prophets
  • The battle between Yahweh and the Canaanite deity Baal
  • The social message of Ezekiel
  • The image of God found in Ezekiel
• Semana 5: The Book of the Twelve
  • The basic messages of the remaining twelve prophets
  • What it means to live a righteous and holy life
  • The message of Amos
  • The disturbing message of Habakkuk
  • The image of God found in The Book of the Twelve