Exploring the first part of the story

INSTITUTE FOR BIBLICAL EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION I

COURSE

EXPLORING THE FIRST PART OF THE STORY

DURATION:

12 WEEKS

FACILITATOR:

PHYLLIS A. GREEN

REQUIRED TEXTS:

THE HOLY BIBLE (PREFERABLY NRSV)STUDY BIBLE EITHER OXFORD OR HARPER COLLINS READING THE OLD TESTAMENT (BOADT) THE HIDDEN MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE (ADDINGTON) THE REVEALING WORD (FILLMORE) THE METAPHYSICAL BIBLE DICTIONARY (FILLMORE) HANDBOOK OF BIBLICAL CRITICISM (SOULEN AND SOULEN) THE BIBLE UNVEILED (FOX) WISDOM FOR A LIFETIME (STUDEBAKER) BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION: THEORY, PROCESS, CRITERIA (YUNG SUK KIM) BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION: A ROAD MAP (TIFFANY AND RINGE) BE STILL (FOX) SECRET PLACE (FOX) OLD TESTAMENT EXEGIS (STUART) RECLAIMING THE BIBLE FOR A NONRELIGIOUS WORLD (SPONG) THE AGE OF THE MACCABEES (STREANE)

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

II

EXPLORING THE FIRST PART OF THE STORY This 12-week course will apply the tools and techniques learned in Section IV to gain insights into the meaning of specific events reported in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Thereafter students will be guided into using these insights to give meaning and practical application to major events such as:   

The allegories of Genesis: The Creation, The Fall of Man, The Flood The significance of the Patriarchs Moses and the Promised Land

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The rule of the judges The establishment and demise of the united kingdom The role of the prophets Captivity and Restoration Foreign Domination Independence and Colonization The growth of the power of the religious hierarchy and the rise of oral Torah

III METHODOLOGY The Webinar format using Webex will be used for:    

Individual and group presentations Class discussions Review sessions One-on-one discussions

For the purposes of group work, students will be divided into groups, the number of which will be determined by the number of persons registered for the course, and be given group assignments.

Each student is encouraged to pursue individual research via the Internet and other means to supplement prescribed reading

IV

ASSIGNMENTS    

V

In-class individual and group oral presentations Individual assignments Group assignments Class evaluation by each student

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1

HERMENUTICS: SOULEN)

THE MEANING OF MEANING (SOULEN AND

WEEK 2

CHARACTERISTICS OF HEBREW SCRIPTURES INTERPRETATION (BOADT, STUART, BOADT)

WEEK 3

EXAMPLES OF HEBREW SCRIPTURES INTERPRETATION (FOX) - The Bible Unveiled - Be Still - The Secret Place

WEEK 4

THE TORAH (PART I) (ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN

AND SOULEN) WEEK 5

The Allegories Of Genesis Dreams The Significance Of The Patriarchs Moses And The Flight From Egypt

THE TORAH (PART II)(ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN AND SOULEN) - Moses And The Wilderness Experience - Moses The Law Giver - From Moses To Joshua

WEEK 6

THE NEVI’IM (PART I) (ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN AND SOULEN) -

WEEK 7

Joshua and Entry Into The Promised Land The Judges The Prophets The Rise Of The Monarch

THE NEVI’IM (PART II) (ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN AND SOULEN) - The Establishment Of The United Kingdom And Its Demise - The Assyrian Overthrow Of Israel And The Rise Of The Diaspora - The Babylonian Captivity

WEEK 8

THE KETUBIM (PART I) (ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN AND SOULEN) - The History Books - The Books Of Exhortation

WEEK 9

WEEK 10

THE KETUBIM (PART II) (ADDINGTON, FILLMORE, FOX, SOULEN AND SOULEN, SPONG) - The Books Of Wisdom - The Books Of Liturgy - Protest Literature THE MACCABEAN REVOLT (STREANE) - Its Meaning And Legacy

WEEK 11

THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD (CARROLL) - The History - The Meaning

WEEK 12

PREPARING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE STORY (BOADT) - The Increasing Power Of The Religious Hierarchy - The Growing Alienation Of The People