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
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