Course Overview

　Under the general theme of the "Sheol and Grace in the Psalms", we would like to do a philological reading of the selected Psalms in the frame of Online-OnDemand.

Learning Achievement

Research into the topics in the Psalms: especially on the relation between the concept of "Sheol" and "Grace". Our philological investigation and discussion will contribute to the improvement of the "Capacity to Leverage Academic Knowledge", "Global Awareness", "Research Ability", "Expertise Acquisition", "Sense of Ethics" and "Thinking Ability".

Competence

Related to the "Generic Competences": 1) Capacity to Leverage Academic Knowledge, 5) Global Awareness, and to the "Specific Competences": 1) Research Ability, 2) Expertise Acquisition, 3) Sense of Ethics, 4) Thinking Ability.

Course prerequisites

We do not require the knowledge of the Hebrew.

Grading Philosophy

a. Term examination or report: 60%.
b. Papers to be submitted in the term: 40%.

Course schedule

Philological reading in the Original Language of the Psalms, in Hebrew: in this semester, especially of Ps.6, 9, 16, 18, 30.
Psalm 6 (1)
Psalm 6 (2)
Psalm 9 (1)
Psalm 9 (2)
Psalm 16 (1)
Psalm 16 (2)
Psalm 18 (1)
Psalm 18 (2)
Psalm 30 (1)
Psalm 30 (2)
Term examination.

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Akiyama Manabu

Other information

In the form of Online-On demand.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university