Course TP202 · Year II · Summer 2025-2026

Old Testament Study (IV)

Compulsory course in Pastoral Orthodox Theology, taught by Remus Onișor.

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Overview

Lecturer
Remus Onișor
Seminar tutor
Remus Onișor
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Theology
Field of study
Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate

Aims

- mastering theological teachings from "good to read" books

- Biblical understanding of intertestamental Jewish messianism.

- the use of theological notions and themes in the anaginoscomena books.

Course contents

1. Anaginoscomena books. Generalities.
2. The teaching of these books in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant conceptions.
3. The book of Tobit. The contents of the book. Moral teachings.
4. The Book of Judith. The Passive Action of Judaism. The Role of Women in the Struggle to Preserve National Identity.
5. The book of Baruch. The author and contents of the book.
6. The Epistle of Jeremiah. Diatribe Against Idolatry.
7. The third book of Ezra. The contents of the book.
8. The Book of Solomon's Wisdom.
9. The Ecclesiastes, or Book of Jesus Sirah
10. Book I of Maccabees. The historical context of the book's appearance.
11. The history of the Maccabees and their struggle for the defense of the true faith.
12. Book II of Maccabees. The martyrdom of the seven brothers of Maccabeus, their mother and old Eleazar.
13. Book III of Maccabees. The Jews of Alexandria in the Intertestamental Period.
14. Theological and moral teachings in the "good to read" books. The idea of ​​resurrection in C. Macabeilor.

Learning outcomes

- Knowing the historical data of the appearance of the  anaginoscomena books
- Acquisition of historical data from the second century BC. - To memorize the most important texts from these books. - to define the Christian meaning of some theological texts in these books. - Biblical understanding of intertestamental Jewish messianism.

Assessment

Written exam

Recommended reading

Introduction a l Ancien Testament,Labor et Fides
Thomas Romer,Jean-Daniel Macchi et Cristophe Nihan ed.
Les éditions du Cerf, Geneve, 2009 · 727-806
Le Grand Livre de la Bible
John Bowker
Fayard, Paris, 1999 · 452
Introduction a l Ancien Testament
Marie-Francoise Baslez
Labor et Fides, Geneve, 2019 · 19-393