MORRIS MAWOCHA (MASTERS IN BIBLICAL STUDIES) BIB-501 OLD TESTAMENT AND ADVANCED RESEARCH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE PENTATEUCH OUTLINE OF STUDY 1) Primeval History a) The Creation and The Gap Theory b) From the fall of Men to the Tower of Babel a) God’s Creation marred by Sin (Genesis 3:1-15). b) Noah and the Flood( Genesis 6:5-8‚ 7:1-4‚ 9:8-15) c) The Tower of Babel( Genesis11:1-9) 2) Patriarchal History a) God’s Call
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BIBL104 June 19‚ 2010 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Exodus The book of Exodus consists of the two different genres‚ narrative and law‚ and is considered to be known as one of the books in the “Book of the Law”. It was written to record the events of Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt. The overarching theme for Exodus is about God fulfilling the promises he made to the patriarchs making their descendants a great nation. God carried out his promises despite much opposition
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The Old Testament presents specific agreements between God and man called covenants. 1 Such agreements are a theological conception which denotes predominantly to God’s obligation to his people. The above verses established unique agreements to remind God’s people of his conditional and unconditional promises. Such promises granted man special blessings provided man met certain conditions contained in the agreement. The conditions usually required man’s obedience before God would fulfill his portion
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Testament (1000-1200 words). The student is to summarize Youngblood’s basic approach to the OT and‚ in this process‚ reflect on the way in which the story develops through each of the topics outlined in his work (identify the relationship between the different topics). The Heart of the Old Testament written by Ronald Youngblood is an extraordinary book that makes logical sense to the Youngblood’s approach to the OT. Youngblood identifies the nine themes that form the pillar of the Old Testament
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Name: Inez Robbins Student ID: L23823521 Course: Bible 104 Survey of Biblical Literature Date: July 30‚ 2012 Summary of the Books of the Old Testament Books Leviticus The book of Leviticus is largely a book of laws. Some key themes include God speaking to the people of Israel to define what it means to be the holy people of a holy God. This is accomplished by God speaking through Moses. The instruction given to Moses provides guidelines for the conduct of the individual as well as the nation
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The Christ in the Old Testament The Old Testament was like a world where God would unexpectedly appear to humans and interact with His creations. The main reasons for this particular action was to inform that person of what He was about to do. God would also use his appearances as a way to to strengthen and encourage his people. In this world‚ where God sneaks down to conform into the physical form of a human‚ was for the purpose so that His creations would be more easily able to relate to Him
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In the Old Testament poverty denotes both a lack of economic resources and material goods‚ as well as political and legal powerlessness. In ancient Israel the poor weren’t a social class‚ rather they were a diverse body consisting of small farmers‚ day laborers‚ beggars‚ debt slaves and village dwellers. Various biblical texts discuss their plight‚ offering different analyses of their situation. The books of law regulate their treatment‚ in particular‚ the legal codes ensure the social well-being
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Michele R Erb BIBL 104 July 30‚ 2012 Old Testament Book Genres Deuteronomy The Book of Deuteronomy is in the genre of law. Deuteronomy is divided into three sections or speeches by Moses and tells about what God has done for the Israelites. It first tells how Moses was chosen leader and about the journey to the promise land. Moses talks about the rebellion and a lack of trust of God during the trip and of the 40 years wandering in the desert. The next speech is when Moses retells the people
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Stacy Norton 03 October‚ 2012 Old Testament Ballard Terrorism and the Old Testament Many terrorist organizations use their religious texts as justification for their acts of terrorism. People even go as far to say that God‚ as depicted in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible‚ encourages those acts as a way to defend their actions. While it is true that the Old Testament has evidence of God sending out his people to defend his word and his chosen people‚ it should not be taken as black
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all barriers to God‚ and ultimately freely providing eternal life for all of us. Throughout the bible‚ we have had the privilege of reading and learning many things throughout the Old Testament and New Testament‚ all the while being able to compare the two. Throughout Hebrews we quickly learn the emphasis on the old (Judaism) and the new (Christianity) religions shown by the all mighty God. Hebrews was a great document written for the Jews who were weighing Jesus or hesitant with his faith. In the
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