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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.