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

Study the Old Testament in its interaction with Africa 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
116020  Study the Old Testament in its interaction with Africa 
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 6  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6  5 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2007-08-07  2010-08-07  SAQA 0160/05 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2011-08-07   2014-08-07  

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 people who wish to have a basic knowledge of the points of resemblances between the Old Testament and Africa and a basic knowledge of reading the Old Testament informed by the African context. Such knowledge will prove to be rewarding particularly for those who do mission and ministry in African contexts.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:
  • Acquire knowledge of the introduction to the Old Testament
  • Have basic knowledge of significant aspects of life in an African-South African Context
  • Illustrate points of similarities between the Old Testament and Africa
  • Study Old Testament texts informed by the African Context 
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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 Bible and other Christian sources in their contexts 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard:
  • The "Old Testament" in the title does not refer to the whole Old Testament but to parts thereof as educators might see fit. Likewise, the African context refers basically to the African-South African context though it is acknowledged that there are points of similarities between different African contexts on the continent.
  • Assessment of this unit standard should include at least four biblical texts read from an African perspective 
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    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Acquire basic knowledge of the introduction to the Old Testament. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    An introduction to the books of each of the tripartite division of the Old Testament is given 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    3 books from each division are discussed at length.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Important Old Testament themes are discussed. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Attention to be paid to the following themes amongst others: liberation/ exodus, creation, covenant, patriarchy, wisdom, prophecy
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    An outline of the history of Israel is given 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    The outline is informed mainly by the points of resemblances between the Old Testament and Africa.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Acquire basic knowledge of significant aspects of life in an African-South African Context. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    An elaborate definition and history of Africa/African-South Africa is given. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Significant aspects of African-South African life are discussed 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Aspects such as worldview, language, culture, religion are given attention.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Illustrate common points of similarities between the Old Testament and Africa. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Reasons for the apparent similarities between the Old Testament and Africa discussed. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Examples of the points of similarities between the two contexts analysed and discussed. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    The following aspects are given particular attention: themes, worlview, language, etc
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    A discussion of the African presence in the Old Testament is made 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Special attention is given to the Cushite and Egyptian texts
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
    Study Old Testament texts informed by the African Context. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    An analysis of some ancient Israelite manners and customs is made from an African perspective 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Aspects covered are: tribal organization, family, marriage, position of women,children,law and justice, religious life, etc.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Reading some Old Testament texts from an African(South)-African perspective 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Examples to include texts from the following books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Psalms, Proverbs, Amos, Lamentation
     


    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 

    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 an outline of the Old Testament books and history
  • Knowledge of the African context 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system 

    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 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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    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    Definition of Terms:

    Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements. 

    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: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
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