Vocation and Priesthood in Scripture
Rev. Thomas J. Lane, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD.
(2 semester credits)
This course will commence online August 25th, 2010 and last nine weeks.
The
first half of the course will examine the vocations of various Old
Testament and New Testament characters which would be of interest to
seminarians discerning vocation. The biblical characters
examined include Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, David,
Elijah, Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Mary, Elizabeth,
and the apostles. Reading for this segment of the course will
include the professor’s notes posted online or excerpts of books
online.
The
second half of the course will cover priesthood in the Scriptures,
briefly looking at the Jewish Old Testament priesthood and then
concentrating on the priesthood of Christ (Letter to the Hebrews)
and concluding by treating the priesthood of the apostles
(Ordination during the Last Supper in John) and priestly language
elsewhere in the New Testament. The reading for this segment of the
course will be principally Old Testament Priests and the New
Priest according to the New Testament
by Cardinal Albert Vanhoye. Although out of print, Mount St.
Mary’s bookstore arranges custom reprints by Wipf & Stock.
The nine
week course contains one module for each week. Typically each
module commences with a short video presentation by the professor
posted online. This is followed by the student completing the
required reading. Then the student makes one or more required
submissions online which test the student’s comprehension of or
reflection on the reading. There is a forum to ask questions
online and communicate with other classmates. Everything
submitted online is seen by all the classmates.
Once the
syllabus is completed it will be posted online. However, in
the meantime, to get an idea of how the course will operate, the
syllabus for a previous online course may be viewed
here and examples of that course’s videos may be seen
here and
here. Typically the course is taught through Blackboard.
In the
meantime if you have any questions please contact Fr. Lane
info2009@frtommylane.com
Fr. Tommy Lane