Old Testament

The Old Testament comprises the collected writings of the Hebrew Bible and its Greek translation, the Septuagint. It is one of the basic documents of the Christian faith. This discipline makes these texts accessible in research and teaching in several dimensions: philologically and hermeneutically, using historical criticism and literary methods, with an eye toward the history of religion, society and culture of ancient Israel in the context of the ancient Near East, as well as with respect to their relevance to the present, taking gender perspectives into account.