OT201 - Old Testament Foundations

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  • 4
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 5
    AQF level
  • old testamentUnit Discipline

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

1. The Pentateuch/Torah

  1. Genesis 1-11
  2. Genesis 12-50
  3. Exodus
  4. Leviticus/Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy

2. The Historical Books/Former Prophets

  1. Joshua and Judges
  2. 1 and 2 Samuel
  3. 1 and 2 Kings

B. Be able to

  1. Outline the content and character of the writings of the Pentateuch/Torah and the Historical Books/Former Prophets
  2. Identify the influence of the Ancient Near Eastern background on the Pentateuch/Torah and the Historical Books/Former Prophets
  3. Describe the themes and theology of the Pentateuch/Torah and the Historical Books/Former Prophets

C. Be in a position to

  1. Use perspectives from ‘Old Testament Foundations’ for personal understanding and in teaching and ministry contexts

Content

Section A: The Pentateuch/Torah

  1. Genesis 1-11
  2. Genesis 12-50
  3. Exodus
  4. Leviticus/Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy

Section B: Historical books/ Former Prophets

  1. Joshua and Judges
  2. 1 and 2 Samuel
  3. 1 and 2 Kings

Set Readings

Prescribed:

Goldsworthy, G., The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel and Kingdom, Wisdom and Revelation (Exeter: Paternoster, 2002)

 

Recommended:

Blenkinsopp, J., The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible (New York: Doubleday, 2000).

Clines, D. J., The Theme of the Pentateuch (2nd ed.; Sheffield: JSOT, 1997).

Howard, D. M., An Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books (Chicago: Moody, 1993).

Long, V. P., The Art of Biblical History (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994).

McGrath, A. E., A Scientific Theology (Vol. I; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001).

Walton, J. H., Covenant: God’s Purposes, God’s Plan (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994).

Wenham, G., Exploring the Old Testament: The Pentateuch (London: SPCK, 2003).

 

Atlases

Aharoni, Y. and M. Avi-Yonah (eds), The Carta Bible Atlas (4th ed.; Jerusalem: Carta, 2002).

Dowley, T. (ed.), The Baker Atlas of Christian History (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997).

Mittmann, S. and G. Schmitt (eds), Tübingen Bible Atlas (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2001).

Pritchard, J. B. and L. M. White (eds), HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (New York: HarperCollins, 2000).

Roaf, M., Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (New York: Facts on File, 1990).

Rogerson, J. (ed.), New Atlas of the Bible (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1985).

 

Classic:

Goldsworthy, G., Gospel and Kingdom (Exeter: Paternoster, 1981).