Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary OT 552 Exodus In-Depth Spring 2012 Professor Quonekuia Day, Ph.D. (cand.) Phone: (617) 427-7293 ext. 6201 Email: QDay@gordonconwell.edu Course Location: 90 Warren St. Roxbury, MA 02119 Course Time: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday, February 20, 2012 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2012 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Course Exam in C.U.M.E. library Saturday, February 25, 2012-Course Project time to be discussed in class Intensive Course Structure Since this course is an intensive course that will be completed in roughly 7-days students will need to complete the majority of the course reading before the 4 th day of the course. You should try to finish Stuart s Commentary and read the book of Exodus in the Bible before Wednesday night class. Course books may be purchased through Amazon.com or addall.com. Course Overview Students will explore the content, interpretive, and theological issues raised and/or addressed in the book of Exodus. This course will also provide the student with sufficient knowledge of Hebrew and Greek in order to do Hebrew and Greek word studies. No previous knowledge of Hebrew or Greek is expected or required for this course. Course Objective To encourage students to become knowledgeable of God's inerrant Word, competent in its interpretation, proclamation and application in the contemporary world. Article 1 of the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Mission Statement Course Goals: -The student will learn the Hebrew and Greek alphabets and how to do basic word studies in Hebrew and Greek. -The student will be introduced to the bibliographic tools for biblical exegesis and research. -The student will learn a basic method for doing biblical exegesis. -The student will exegete a passage in the book of Exodus and apply it to his or her own life and to issues in the contemporary church and society. -The student will demonstrate an understanding of the introductory issues relating to the book Exodus.
Required Textbooks Douglas Stuart, The New American Commentary Exodus vol. 2 (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2006). Cost under $35. ISBN: 9780805401028 Spiros Zodhiates, ed., Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible. You may choose from the versions NASB, NIV, or KJV-Cost under $40. ISBN: 978-0899577500 George V. Wigman, The Englishman s Hebrew Concordance of Old Testament: Coded with Strong s Concordance Numbers- Cost under $20. ISBN: 978-1565632080 If you have access to a Bible Research Computer Software program such as Bibleworks or Logos then you do not need to purchase the Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible and the Englishman s Hebrew Concordance. Choose only ONE of the following Exodus Commentaries John Durham, Exodus: World Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word Books, 1987. Cost under $32. ISBN: 978-0849902024 Brevard S. Childs, The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1974. Cost under $50. ISBN: 978-0664229689 Thomas Dozeman, Commentary on Exodus. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2009. Cost under $35. ISBN: 978-0802826176. Class requirements Grade percentage 1) Word Study Assignments 10 % 2) Course Exam 25 % 3) Course Project 25 % 4) Exegesis Paper (minimum12-pages) 40 %_ 100% Word Study Assignments Word Study assignments are due on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Course Exam The course exam is an open book short answer, time-limited exam. You will use the Exodus Commentary by Stuart and one by Durham, Childs, or Dozeman as the resources for your Course Exam. The Course Exam is on Friday, February 24, 2012. Course Project This project should take between 7-9 hours. It is Due Saturday, February 25, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. Choose from one of the following options:
Option #1-Watch Ten Commandments movie (1956 Charlton Heston version) and compare the account of the Exodus in the movie to the Biblical narrative. List similarities, differences, and omissions in a 3 page outline format. Or Option #2-develop a Sunday School or Bible Study lesson plan and teach the lesson to a select group of students from class or at your church. The student must hand in a copy of the Sunday School or Bible Study lesson plan. The lesson plan should be 3-4 pages, double spaced typed 12-font and should include a feedback section from the students that were taught. English Exegesis Paper-500 Level The paper is due on March 10, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. through email. -Select one of the passages for your Exegesis Paper and see CAMS for Exegetical steps Choice 1-Exod 17:1-6 Choice 2-Exod 3:7-12 Choice 3-Exod 32:1-6 -Your paper should be at least 12 pages but no more than 20. -You should consult at least 20 sources for your paper. -Late Papers will receive an automatic ½ grade deduction. -Please review the Plagiarism article on CAMS prior to writing your paper. -Footnotes and Bibliography should follow the SBL Handbook of Style as discussed in class. Sample paper sections will be posted on CAMS. Class Class Outline Class Requirements Class 1 2/18 Saturday -Introduction to Course -Lecture on Exodus chs. 1-8 -Introduction to Hebrew and Greek Alphabet -Introduction to Word Studies Homework Due by Monday -Word Studies -Finish Exodus Commentary and Bible Readings Class 2 2/20 Monday -Word Studies due -Lecture Exodus chs. 9-16 -Documentary Hypothesis Lecture -Introduction to English Exegetical Steps Homework Due by Tuesday -Word Studies -Choose passage for English Exegesis Paper and begin research for paper
Class 3 2/21 Tuesday Class 4 2/22 Wednesday -Word Study Review -Lecture on Exodus chs. 17-26 -Word Study Review -Lecture on Exodus chs. 27-32. Homework Due by Wednesday -Word Studies -Choose Course project option and begin work on course project Homework Due by Thursday -Work on Course Project -Work on Exegesis Paper. Class 5 2/23 Thursday -Course Project, Exegesis Paper, and Course Exam review -Lecture on Exodus chs. 33-40 Homework Due for Friday Class 6 Friday 2/24 Class 7 Saturday 2/25 Course Exam 6:30-9:30 location C.U.M.E. Library Complete Course project and email it to professor by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Location-The student may spend the course time slotted for 9-5 at the library or another study space. The student must email the Course project by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday 2/25. Extra but not required resources Ailing, Charles F. The Sphinx Stele of Thutmose IV and the Date of the Exodus. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22/2 (June 1979): 97-101. Ashby, Godfrey. Go Out and Meet God: A Commentary on the Book of Exodus. Grand Rapids: WM. B. Eerdmans, 1998. Brueggemann, Walter. The New Interpreter s Bible vol. 1. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.
Childs, Brevard S. The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1974. Cole, R. Alan. Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1973. Durham, John. Exodus: World Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word Books, 1987. Dyer, Charles H. The Date of the Exodus Examined. Bibliotheca Sacra (July- September 1983): 225-243. Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody Press, 1980. Hoffmeier, James K. Israel in Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Hyatt, J. Philip. Commentary on Exodus: The New Century Bible. Greenwood: The Attic Press Inc., 2000. Jacob, Benno. The Second Book of the Bible: Exodus. Hoboken: Ktav, 1992. Janzen, Waldemar. Exodus: Believers Church Bible Commentary. Waterloo: Herald Press, 2001. - Kaiser, Walter. A History of Israel. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998. Knight, George A. F. A Commentary on the Book of Exodus: Theology as Narration. Grand Rapids: WM. B. Eerdmans, 1976. Laney, Carl J. God s Self-Revelation in Exodus 34:6-8, Bibliotheca Sacra 158, (January-March 2001): 36-51. Larsson, Göran. Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Studies. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999. Montet, Pierre. Egypt and the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1968. Napier, B. Davie. The Laymen s Bible Commentary: The Book of Exodus. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1963. Noth, Martin. Exodus A Commentary. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1962. Pratico, Gary & Miles Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. Reid, Garnett. Minimalism and Biblical History. Bibliotheca Sacra 155 (October-December 1998): 394-410.
Rendsburg, Gary A. The Date of the Exodus and the Conquest/Settlement: The Case for the 100s Vetus Testamentum XLII, 4 (1992): 510-527. Stuart, Douglass. The New American Commentary vol 2 Exodus. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006. Waltke, Bruce K. Palestinian Artifactual Evidence Supporting the Early Date of the Exodus. Bibliotheca Sacra, January 1972, 33-43.