OT Introduction Schedule – Fall 2004 – Subject to change!

DATE

TOPICS IN CLASS

ASSIGNMENTS DUE BY THIS DATE

Sept 14

Genesis 1-3

Creation Account Exercise

Source Criticism

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Sept 21

Cain-Joseph

Form Criticism

TIOT 1

Genesis 1-11

 

 

 

Sept 28

Joseph-Bondage in Egypt

TIOT 2

Genesis 12-50

Genesis 22 Exercise

 

 

 

Oct 5

Exodus-Sinai

TIOT 3

Exodus 1-18; Psalms 104, 136, 66, 78, 105, 106

 

 

 

Oct 12

Sinai-Conquest

TIOT 4

(When I say "skim," I mean page through and look at the section headings in your study Bible to at least have an idea of what is being discussed.)

Skim over Exodus 19-40, but read Exodus chs. 19-24 and 31.18-34.35.

Skim Leviticus.

Skim Numbers, but read Numbers 10.11-14.45, chs. 16-17 and 19-25.

Skim Deuteronomy, but read Deuteronomy chs. 1-6 and 32-34.

Sabbath Exercise

 

 

 

Oct 19

Conquest-Judges

TIOT 5

Try to read all of Joshua and Judges.

(Note that you could skip or quickly skim most of Joshua 12-22.)

 

 

 

Oct 26

Judges-David

TIOT 6

1-2 Samuel

Census Exercise

 

 

 

Nov 2

 

TIOT 7

1-2 Kings

 

 

 

Nov 9

 

TIOT 8

Read Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Zephaniah.

(I am NOT asking you to read Isaiah 1-39, and it is a significant omission. Put it on your to do list!)

 

 

 

Nov 16

 

TIOT 9

Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Isaiah 40-55

(Note that I am omitting Nahum, Habakkuk, and EZEKIEL! You should put these on your list to read some day.)

 

 

 

Nov 23

 

TIOT 10

Read EITHER Job (42 chapters long) OR Proverbs (31 chapters long) OR Ecclesiastes (12 chapters long)

Integrative Project Due

 

 

 

Nov 30

 

TIOT 11

Isaiah 56-66; Daniel; Ruth: Jonah; Joel

 

 

 

Dec 7

 

TIOT 12

Psalm 150

Final Reflection Paper Due