OT 500 Old Testament Survey Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston Fall 2012 Professor: Quonekuia Day Ph.D. (cand.) qday@gordonconwell.edu 617-427-7293 Location: GCTS, Boston 90 Warren St. Course Dates and Times November 03, 2012 Saturday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. November 12, 2012 Monday 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. November 19, 2012 Monday 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. November 26, 2012 Monday 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. December 3, 2012 Monday 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. December 10, 2012 Monday 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. December 17, 2012 Monday 6:00-10:00 p.m. Final Exam In order to fulfill the 37.5 hours course requirement students will complete a course project in addition to their OT course work. Course Objective This course concentrates on the overall content of the entire Old Testament with its historical, geographical, and cultural backgrounds. Only the English version of the Bible will be used. While the basic content of each individual book will be given, emphasis will be placed on how each book fits into the overall story of the Old Testament. This course objective is consistent with Article #1 of the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Mission Statement, which is To encourage students to become knowledgeable of God's inerrant Word, competent in its interpretation, proclamation and application in the contemporary world. Course Requirements Students will be expected to complete all assigned readings and participate in class discussions. The final course grade will be determined on the basis of a course quiz 20%, a book review 20%, a course project 10%, and a Final Exam 50%. Grading scale is on a 100% scale (90=A-; 92.5=A; 97.5=A+) Please read Plagarism article on CAMS before the second class session on Nov. 12.
Required Texts can be purchased at Boston or South Hamilton library 1) Kaminski, C., CASKET Empty Study Guide, 2012 cost under $35.00 2) Kaminski, C. CASKET Empty Timeline cost under $20.00 November 10, 2012 Saturday -Intro. to Course -Intro to Pentateuch pt.1 due Nov. 12 -Read Genesis-Deuteronomy in the Bible -Read CASKET Empty Study Guide Genesis-Deuteronomy -Read class handouts and answer article questions. -Choose book for book review. November 12, 2012 Monday -Intro. to Pentateuch pt. 2 -Intro. to Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel -Read Joshua-II Kings -Read CASKET Empty Study Guide Joshua-Northern Kingdom -Read class handouts and answer article questions. -Study for course quiz on Nov. 19 November 19, 2012, Monday -Course Quiz -Intro. to Northern Kingdom and Northern Prophets pt. 1 -Read I Chronicles-Song of Solomon -Read CASKET Empty Study Guide Northern Prophets, Southern Kingdom, Southern Prophets -Start Course Project -Finish book review November 26, 2012, Monday -Book review due -Intro. to Northern Kingdom and Northern Prophets pt. 2 -Intro. to Southern Kingdom and Southern Prophets pt. 1 -Finish reading Old Testament -Finish CASKET Empty Study Guide
-Complete Course Project December 3, 2012, Monday -Course Project Presentations -Intro. to Southern Kingdom and Southern Prophets pt. 2 -Intro to Wisdom Literature pt. 1 -Read class handouts and answer assigned questions -Start studying for final exam December 10, 2012, Monday -Course Project Presentations -Intro. to Wisdom literature pt.2 -Exile and Temple lecture -Study for final exam December 17, 2012 Final Exam 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Course Project Options 1) Read a liberal, non-traditional, non-evangelical book on a particular Old Testament book, theme, individual or people and compare and contrast 3-4 themes with a book you have read from a traditional, Evangelical, conservative perspective. Paper should also clearly state how you believe the Bible addresses those 3-4 key themes. The paper must be 3-5 pages, typed and double-spaced. 2) Development of a Bible Study Lesson Plan based on lectures, readings, and additional research focusing on the theme of God s grace in the Old Testament. Lessons should have a clear target audience, ie. youth, young adults, single women, men, families, key goals, a set time period, i.e. one sixty minute session, two ninety minute sessions, etc. The paper must be 3-5 pages, typed and double-spaced. OT Survey Book Review Guidelines 1) Choose a book about a book in the Old Testament or an Old Testament individual that you have never read before.
2) Book should be no less than 250 pages. 3) You may read a portion of an Old Testament Commentary for your book review. 4) You cannot choose the Bible as your Book for the Book review. 5) Book Review should be typed, double spaced, 12-font, and 3-4 pages. 6) Read the plagiarism article before beginning your paper. 7) A Book Review explains the general themes and content of a book, specific points of interest noted by the author, whether or not the author proved his/her point(s), areas that could be improved upon, etc. Additional Recommended but not Required Books and Articles Assis, Elie. The Choice to Serve God and Assist His People: Rahab and Yael. Biblica 85, no. 1 (2004): 82-90. Ailing, Charles F. The Sphinx Stele of Thutmose IV and the Date of the Exodus. Journal of Andersen F., Job. Leicester, England:Inter-Varsity Press, 1976 Beck, John A. Why do Joshua s Readers Keep Crossing the River? The Narrative-Geographical Shaping Joshua 3-4. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48, no. 4 (2005): 680-699. Brueggemann, Walter. The New Interpreter s Bible vol. 1. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994. Cole, R. Alan. Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1973. Frolov, Serge. Semiotics of Covert Action in 1 Samuel 9-10. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 31 no. 4 (2007): 429-450. Durham, John. Exodus: World Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word Books, 1987. Geoghegan, Jeffrey C. Israelite Sheepshearing and David s Rise to Power. Biblica 87, no. 1 (2006): 55-63. Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody Press, 1980. Hess, Richard S. The Book of Joshua as a Land Grant. Biblica 83, no. 4 (2002): 493-506.
Hoffmeier, James K. Israel in Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Kaiser, Walter. A History of Israel. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998. (January-March 2001): 36-51. Kofoed, Jens Bruun. Saul and Cultural Memory. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 25, no. 1 (2011): 124-150. Laney, Carl J. God s Self-Revelation in Exodus 34:6-8, Bibliotheca Sacra 158, Leuchter, Mark. 'Why Tarry The Wheels of his Chariot?' (Judg 5,28): Canaanite Chariots and Echoes of Egypt in the Song of Deborah. Biblica 91, no. 2 (2010): 256-268. Lewis, Peter E. Is There a Parallel between 1 Samuel 3 and the Sixth Chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead? Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 31, no. 3 (2007): 365-376. Matthews, Victor H., and Don C. Benjamin. Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East. 3rd ed. New York: Paulist Press, 2006. Montet, Pierre. Egypt and the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1968. Nihan, Christophe. Israel s Festival Calendars in Leviticus 23, Numbers 28-29 and the Formation of Priestly Literature, in The Book of Leviticus and Numbers, ed. Thomas Römer, 177-231. Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2008. Peleg, Yaron. Love at First Sight? David, Jonathan, and the Biblical Politics of Gender. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 30, no. 2 (2005): 171-189. Petrovich, Douglas. The Dating of Hazor s Destruction in Joshua 11 by Way of Biblical, Archaeological, and Epigraphical Evidence. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51, no. 3 (2008): 489-512. Reid, Garnett. Minimalism and Biblical History. Bibliotheca Sacra 155 (October-December 1998): 394-410. Robinson, Bernard P. Rahab of Canaan and Israel. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 23, no. 2 (2009): 257-273. Sherwood, Aaron. A Leader s Misleading and a Prostitute s Profession: A Re-examination of Joshua 2. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 31, no. 1 (2006): 43-61. Stuart, Douglass. The New American Commentary vol 2 Exodus. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006. Sprinkle, Joe M. The Rationale of the Laws of Clean and Unclean in the Old Testament. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43, no. 4 (2000): 637-657.
Sellars, Dawn Maria. An Obedient Servant? The Reign of King Saul (1 Samuel 13-15) Reassessed. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 35, no. 3 (2011): 317-338. Wong, Gregory T.K. Goliath's Death and the Testament of Judah. Biblica 91, no. 3 (2010): 425-432. The Evangelical Theological Society 22/2 (June 1979): 97-101. Wyatt, Nick. Circumcision and Circumstance: Male Genital Mutilation in Ancient Israel and Ugarit. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 33, no. 4 (2009): 405-431.