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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Investigate and apply New Testament letters 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116006  Investigate and apply New Testament letters 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  12 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2018-07-01  2023-06-30  SAQA 06120/18 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This unit standard will be useful to learners who wish to apply the tools of biblical interpretation to discover and evaluate the theological principles used by the early Church to deal with the problems which confronted it and apply them to problems in today's Church, the learner's community and the world.

Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • Describe the situations that gave rise to a selection of the letters of the New Testament.
  • Summarise and evaluate the arguments and theological responses of the letter writers.
  • Apply the arguments and theological principles to issues which the learner has identified within today's Church, the learner's own community and the world. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:
  • The unit standard 'Interpret the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth'. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard to include:
  • The origins and content of selected New Testament letters.
  • Use of key tools of biblical interpretation to discover, evaluate and apply theological principles in the letters to contemporary issues within the Church and the world. 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Describe the situations that gave rise to a selection of the letters of the New Testament. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Key tools of biblical criticism are used to identify and explain how the letters emerged within their historical context. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    To include use of textual, historical-critical and sociological-historical methods.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Detailed reference is made to the biblical text. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Summarise and evaluate the arguments and theological responses of the letter writers. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Methods of biblical criticism correctly identify the theological principles and arguments used by the letter writer. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Summaries highlight the main parts of the given text without distortion or loss of essential meaning. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Apply the arguments and theological principles to issues which the learner has identified. 
    OUTCOME NOTES 
    Apply the arguments and theological principles to issues which the learner has identified within today's Church, the learner's own community and the world. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    Applications to be made to situations both within and outside the Church. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Biblical texts which are relevant to the issues chosen are correctly identified and their significance explained. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The application of the biblical texts to the issues chosen is made according to recognised models of biblical hermeneutics. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Choice to be made from specified hermeneutic methods including textual and historical methods.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The context of the contemporary readers is taken into account. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    To include social, cultural, educational and economic contexts.
     


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

    Moderation Option:
  • The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.
  • Knowledge of the contents of the broad range of the New Testament letters.
  • Knowledge of the basic methods used to interpret and apply New Testament letters. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    This unit standard promotes, in particular, the following critical cross-field outcomes:
  • Show cultural awareness: by taking account of cultural differences in the formation of the biblical texts and in the understanding of those texts by different groups in the Church today. 
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    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems: by application of the teaching of the letters to contemporary issues in the Church and the world. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: through use of the skills used in biblical criticism. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills: through effective use of hermeneutical skills to interpret biblical texts in particular contemporary contexts. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system: by articulating the interaction between the learner's faith and contemporary issues within the learner's community and nation. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contribute to the full development of oneself. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Definition of Terms:
  • Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements. 
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    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Elective  48917   National Diploma: Theology and Ministry  Level 5  NQF Level 05  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 
    Elective  62609   National Diploma: Theology and Ministry  Level 6  NQF Level 06  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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