General information:

Grading criteria for written assignments
Writing exegetical papers

Biblical resources on the web, web pages of individual biblical scholars, and some personal resources for Old Testament/Hebrew Bible can be found elsewhere on this web site.

UFT units for 2010 with materials available on this page

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SEMESTER 1: BV344/444 psalms in christian ministry
 

semester 1: bv110 Introduction to the old testament
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BV344/444  PSALMS IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

Psalms and prayer:

The collection of Psalms

BV110 INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT

Schedule of Classes

Week 1:

Some notes on canons
Notes on ancient translations of the Old Testament and modern English translations
Tim Bulkeley's videos on ancient Israel sites and the ancient Near East (click on Photo Gallery of archaeological sites in Israel)

Week 2:

Summary of Israel's story according to Nehemiah 9
Timeline of Old Testament 'events'
Archaeological periods in the ancient Near East

Week 3:

Notes on Formation of the Pentateuch
For some recent discussion by scholars on the Documentary Hypothesis see the article by Allan Rosengren ('Why is there a Documentary Hypothesis and what does it do if you use it? A response to David Clines', address: http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?ArticleId=566) on the SBL Forum which is a response to an article by David Clines who in turn was responding to one by Rolf Rendtorff. You should trace the articles back to Clines from Rosengren and read from there. The articles are linked through the Forum site. Another article on the topic is that by Alan Hauser, 'Sources of the Pentateuch: So Many Theories, So Little Consensus' (address: http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?ArticleId=725).

Week 4:

Notes on Hebrew poetry and prose
Genres of prophetic speech
Law in ancient Israel (pdf)

Week 5:

 

Week 6: (pdf)

Notes on the dating of the Exodus
'The Origins of Israel' (pdf)

Week 7:

Class presentation on Creation (pdf)

Week 8:

Notes on the Divine Council

Week 11:

Notes on the Book of Amos