Introduction to the Old Testament II - Downline Ministries · 2020. 3. 9. · Gleason Archer, A...

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IntroductiontotheOldTestamentII

INSTRUCTORS

Dr.SteveWinstead,GlobalDirector,DownlineMinistries,M.Div.,DMin.

steve@downlineministres.com

Dr.KennonVaughan,PresidentandFounder,DownlineMinistries

M.A.,DMin.kennon@downlineministries.com

COURSEDESCRIPTION

AnintroductiontothewisdomandpropheticliteratureoftheOldTestament

inEnglishBible,JobthroughMalachi.

Thiscourseisdesignedto:

1. Tofurnishanoverviewandgeneralintroductiontothewisdomandprophetic literature of the Old Testament: authorship,composition,date,andothercriticalissues

2. Toexaminetheteachingsofthewisdomliterature3. Tounderstandvarioustheoriesandinterpretationsfortheprophetic

books.4. Tohaveageneralunderstandingofthethemesofeachpropheticbook.

REQUIREDREADINGS&RESOURCES

TheBible:astandardtranslation(notaparaphrase)

GleasonArcher,A Survey of Old Testament Introduction (Chicago:Moody,

secondedition,revised2007)(216pagesbyreadingpages327-543)

ThomasSchreiner,TheKinginHisBeauty(GrandRapids:Baker,2013)Pages233–427(coveringwisdomliteratureandprophets).

PeterGentryandStephenWellum,God’sKingdomThroughGod’sCovenant(Wheaton:Crossway,2015)250pages.

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LEARNINGASSESSMENTS

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Mid-termandfinalexam

70%

2. Twobookreviews 20%

3. Assignedreadings 10%

◆ Therewillbetwoexams,amid-termandafinal.Theexamswillcoverclasslecturesandreadings.Theexamsaretakenonline,butmustbetakeninthepresenceofthecourseinstructor/coordinator.Thefinalexamiscumulative,coveringtheentiresemester.

◆ Therearetwobookreviewsassigned.Theseshouldbefourtosixpageseach.Halfofthereviewshouldpresentanoverviewofthebook.Theotherhalfofthereviewshouldexpressyouropinionofwhatyoulikedanddislikedaboutthebooks.

◆ Thesearetheminimalrequirementstopassthecourse.Thereviewsmustbeturnedin,bothtestsmustbetaken,andthereadingsmustbecompletedtopassthecourse.Althoughabookreviewcountsfortwentypercentofthefinalgrade,ifabookreviewisnotturnedinoracceptedbecauseitisoveraweeklate,thestudentcannotpassthecourseregardlessofscoresonotherassignments.

ATTENDANCE

StudentsareexpectedtoattendallsessionsoftheDownlineInstitute.ToreceivecreditforthiscoursestudentsmustattendinstitutesessionsonDaniel,SongofSolomonandadditionallecturescoveringanoverviewofthe

prophetsandthewisdomliteratureeitherliveoronline.RESPECTFORDIVERSEVIEWPOINTS

Studentsareexpectedtohaverespectforoneanother,particularlywhen

otherstudentsexpressdiverseviewpointsintheclassroom.

PLAGIARISM&ACADEMICDISHONESTY

Plagiarismistheunattributeduseofthewords,quotations,orideasofsomeoneelse.Studentsmustalwaysproperlycreditsourcesusedinassessmentsandrequiredprojects.