Course Prospectus For THL 212 Old Testament Survey II Course Description This course will deal with the Major & Minor Prophets focusing on background, content, structure, geography, teachings and basic meaning of each book and outstanding people and events. Emphasis is on the Hebrew Scriptures as the background and foundation for understanding the New Testament. Credit: 3 semester hours Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Course Objectives On completion of the course, a student should be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the author, background, theme and content of each book. 2. Discuss important concepts contained in each book that relate to understanding history and the development of human knowledge. 3. Identify and discuss key points of books that are subject criticism. Required Books & Readings Textbooks: The Bible preferably the New King James version (also consult other translations) Encountering the Old Testament, Bill T. Arnold & Bryan E. Beyer, 1998. Recommendations: Some additional reference books may be helpful for this course: Halley s Bible Handbook, Henry H. Halley Holman Bible Handbook, David s. Dockery (general editor) Unger s Bible Handbook Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary All the Men of the Bible, Herbert Lockyer All the Women of the Bible, Herbert Lockyer Booklets The Real God: Proofs and Promises (LCG) The Bible: Fact or Fiction (LCG) Page 1 of 9
Quizzes and Examinations Each lesson has an associated online Drill and Practice Quiz. These range from 10-20 questions. They are open book quizzes and there is not time limit. A quiz should help you master the material in the assignment. It also provides you with practice in text taking. The three exams discussed below will draw multiple questions from quizzes. Therefore, it is important for you to understand and commit the quiz material to memory. On the other hand, examinations are timed, closed book tests to be taken online. They are not proctored. As Living University students do not cheat, steal or lie, we rely on our students integrity during these examinations. Grading Your course grade will be determined based on the number of points you have earned over the semester as follows: zes (300 points) s (300 points) Forum Questions (60 points) Final Essay (40 points) Exam 1 (100 points) Exam 2 (100 points) Exam 3 (100 points) Total 1,000 points By getting your autobiography posted on time you can earn 25 bonus points. These points could make the difference between an A or a B, or passing or not passing. Grades are assigned in the traditional American style of A, B, C, D, or F. In distance learning we believe that mastery of the subject is achieved when a student can demonstrate that they have achieved 80% of the objectives for a course. That means that we want you to earn at least 800 points in this course. If you do not do so then you have not developed the mastery we would like you to have. We want this course to be competency-based and so it is possible for the entire class to receive an A or B. There is no artificial curving of scores in the assignment of grades (if you don t know what this means, don t worry about it). If you get a D or below you might want to take the course again. Mastery of the material is what your goal should be. Grades are assigned as follows: A = 900 1000 points B = 800 900 points C = 700 800 points Page 2 of 9
D = 600 700 points F = below 600 points Getting Started At a minimum you need a Bible that you can read and mark. Also, make sure you are familiar with navigating through this outline course system. Your very first assignment is a bonus assignment (an autobiography) by which you can introduce yourself to your professor and classmates using the bulletin board. By doing so on time you can earn 25 bonus points in this course. Simply tell the class about yourself and your goals (1-2 paragraphs). This is not a place for a profession of faith, or the details of your conversion experience of problems you have had in various churches or stages of life, as that information is more of a private nature. Here you inform your classmates what you would like them to know about you. As we have people from all over the world enrolled in this course each autobiography will help us know and appreciate each other. Overview of Lessons Lesson 1 Intro to Prophecy & Isaiah 1-39 Lesson 2 Isaiah 40-66 Lesson 3 Jeremiah 1-20 Lesson 4 Jeremiah 21-52 & Lamentations Lesson 5 Ezekiel 1-24 Exam 1 Lesson 6 Ezekiel 25-48 Lesson 7 Daniel 1-6 Lesson 8 Daniel 7-12 Lesson 9 Hosea Lesson 10 Joel & Amos Exam 2 Lesson 11 Obadiah, Jonah & Micah Lesson 12 Nahum, Habakkuk & Zephaniah Lesson 13 Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi Exam 3 Research paper COURSE DETAILS Lesson 1 Isaiah 1-39 View Lecture 1 Intro to Prophecy & Isaiah 1-39 Page 3 of 9
Read Isaiah 1-39 Read chapters 24-25 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer, 1998 ed. (one to two lines per chapter). Make an outline that will be useful for you. The outline is worth 10 points. Take Quiz 1, it is open book, with no time limit, its worth 20 points. Lesson 2 Isaiah 40-66 View Lecture 2 Isaiah 40-66 Read Isaiah 40-66 Read chapter 26 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Read booklet: America & Britain in Prophecy (one to two lines per chapter). Make an outline that will be useful to you. The outline is worth 10 points. Take Quiz 2, it is open book, with no time limit, worth 20 points. Lesson 3 Jeremiah 1-20 View Lecture 3 Jeremiah 1-20 Read Jeremiah 1-20 Read chapter 27 Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer (one to two lines per chapter). Outline is worth 10 points. Page 4 of 9
Take Quiz 3, it is open book, with no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 4 Jeremiah 21-52 View Lecture 4 Jeremiah 21-52 Read Jeremiah 21-52 Read chapter 28 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer (one to two lines per chapter). Outline worth 10 points. Take Quiz 4, it is open book, with no time limit, worth 20 points. Lesson 5 Lamentations View Lecture 5 Lamentations Read Lamentations Read chapter 28 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Take Quiz 5, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Test 1 taken on-line, closed book, 2 hours in length, self-proctored (Covers: Prophecy, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations chapters 24-28 in Arnold & Beyer) Lesson 6 Ezekiel 1-24 View Lecture 6 Ezekiel 1-24 Page 5 of 9
Read Ezekiel 1-24 Read chapter 29 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer (one to two lines per chapter). Outline worth 10 points. Take Quiz 6, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Lesson 7 Ezekiel 25-52 View Lecture 7 Ezekiel 25-52 Read Ezekiel 25-52 Read chapter 30 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outlines of each chapter showing the major subjects covered. (one to two lines per chapter). Outline worth 10 points. Take Quiz 7, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Lesson 8 Daniel 1-6 View Lecture 8 Daniel 1-6 Read Daniel 1-6 Read chapter 31 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Take Quiz 8, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Page 6 of 9
Lesson 9 Daniel 7-12 View Lecture 9 Daniel 7-12 Read Daniel 7-12 Read chapters 31 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Take Quiz 9, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 10 Hosea View Lecture 10 Hosea Read Hosea Read chapters 32 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Lesson 11 Joel & Amos View Lecture 11 Joel & Amos Read Joel & Amos Read chapters 32 in Encountering the Old Testament, Arnold & Beyer Take Quiz 11, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Page 7 of 9
Exam 2 Lesson 12 Obadiah & Jonah View Lecture 12 Obadiah & Jonah Read Obadiah & Jonah Read chapter 33 in Encountering the Old Testament by Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outline of each chapter showing the major subjects covered. Take Quiz 12, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 13 Micah & Nahum View Lecture 13 Micah & Nahum Read Micah & Nahum Read chapter 33 in Encountering the Old Testament by Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outline of each chapter showing the major subjects covered (one or two lines for each chapter). Outline worth 10 points. Take Quiz 13, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 14 Habakkuk & Zephaniah View Lecture 14 Habakkuk & Zephaniah Read Habakkuk & Zephaniah Read chapter 33 in Encountering the Old Testament by Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outline of major sections of Psalms (worth 10 points) Page 8 of 9
Take Quiz 14, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 15 Haggai & Zechariah View Lecture 15 Haggai & Zechariah Read Haggai & Zechariah Read chapter 34 in Encountering the Old Testament by Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outline of each chapter showing the major subjects covered (one or two lines for each chapter). Outline worth 10 points. Take Quiz 15, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points Lesson 16 Malachi View Lecture 16 Malachi Read Malachi Read chapter 34 in Encountering the Old Testament by Arnold & Beyer Make a brief outline of each chapter showing the major subjects covered (one or two lines for each chapter). Outline worth 10 points Quiz & Practice Quiz Take Quiz 16, it is open book, no time limit, worth 20 points. Exam 3 Final Essay Page 9 of 9