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IntroductiontotheOldTestament I
INSTRUCTORS
Dr.SteveWinstead,GlobalDirector,DownlineMinistries,M.Div.,DMin.
[email protected],[email protected]
COURSEDESCRIPTION
AnintroductiontothePentateuchandHistoricalBooksoftheOldTestament
intheEnglishBible,GenesisthroughEsther,includinganexaminationof
critical,historical,andhermeneuticalissues.
Uponcompletionofthiscourseyouwillunderstandthebasicteachingsof
theOldTestament.Thiswillachievedthrough:
1. Readingsinthecoursetexts2. Courselecturesanddiscussions3. Examinationsandabookreview
REQUIREDREADINGS&RESOURCES
TheBible:astandardtranslation(notaparaphrase)GraemeGoldsworthy,AccordingtoPlan(DownersGrove:InterVarsityPress,1991)250pages.GleasonArcher,ASurveyofOldTestamentIntroduction(Chicago:Moody,SecondEdition,revised2007)250pages.
ThomasSchreiner,TheKinginHisBeauty(GrandRapids:Baker,2013)
Pages1-230(CoveringGenesis–Nehemiah)
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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.
OUTCOMES,OBJECTIVES,ANDEVALUATION
CourseOutcomes CourseObjectives EvaluationMethods
KnowthemajorthemesandmovementsofGod’sredemptiveworkasrevealedintheScriptures
Tounderstandthecritical,historical,hermeneutical,andtheologicalissuespertainingtotheOldTestamentcanonandtobeabletoarticulatethebasicargumentandmajorcontributionofeachbookofthecanon
AssignedreadingsunderCourseScheduleaboveandtheOldTestament(Genesis-Esther);bookreviews(underLearningAssessmentabove);twoexams
ATTENDANCE
StudentsareexpectedtoattendallsessionsoftheDownlineInstitute.To
receivecreditforthiscoursestudentsmustattendallteachingsessions
coveringtheOldTestamenteitherliveoronline.
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RESPECTFORDIVERSEVIEWPOINTS
Studentsareexpectedtohaverespectforoneanother,particularlywhen
otherstudentsexpressdiverseviewpointsintheclassroom.
PLAGIARISM&ACADEMICDISHONESTY
Plagiarismistheunattributeduseofthewords,quotations,orideasof
someoneelse.Studentsmustalwaysproperlycreditsourcesusedin
assessmentsandrequiredprojects.
