Old Testament Survey
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 and Abraham’s obedience(Genesis 11:31-12:9 b) God’s Covenant with Abraham(Genesis15:1-18) c) Birth of Isaac(Beloved Son of Promise) (Genesis24-26) d) Abraham is Tested to sacrifice Isaac e) Jacob’s Birth, Deception and Departure(Genesis 25:19-34) f) Joseph Goes from Son to Slave to Sovereign(Genesis 37:3-4) 3) Mosaic History a) Prelude to Exodus and the Enslavement of Israel ( Exodus 1:8-14, 2:1-10) b) Birth of Moses and his first appearance before Pharaoh c) From Passover to Mount Horeb in The Wilderness of Sinai( Exodus 12:21-32, 14:21-31, 16:1-7 and 19:1-6) d) Covenant and Law at Sinai e) The tabernacle f) Journey from Sinai to the Promised Land g) Limitations of the assignment
Introduction
Beginnings are important. Throughout the course of history people have wanted to know their origins. History then matters, not simply because it describes what happened in the past, but also helps people to understand the present and the future. Understanding the world can often be illuminated by knowledge of past events and relationships, in as much as also an understanding of what caused various things to happen in the past can enable people to imagine what the future might hold and how things might be. This ultimately will cause people to gain a strong sense of present and future identity.
The first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) have commonly come to be referred to as the
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 and Abraham’s obedience(Genesis 11:31-12:9 b) God’s Covenant with Abraham(Genesis15:1-18) c) Birth of Isaac(Beloved Son of Promise) (Genesis24-26) d) Abraham is Tested to sacrifice Isaac e) Jacob’s Birth, Deception and Departure(Genesis 25:19-34) f) Joseph Goes from Son to Slave to Sovereign(Genesis 37:3-4) 3) Mosaic History a) Prelude to Exodus and the Enslavement of Israel ( Exodus 1:8-14, 2:1-10) b) Birth of Moses and his first appearance before Pharaoh c) From Passover to Mount Horeb in The Wilderness of Sinai( Exodus 12:21-32, 14:21-31, 16:1-7 and 19:1-6) d) Covenant and Law at Sinai e) The tabernacle f) Journey from Sinai to the Promised Land g) Limitations of the assignment
Introduction
Beginnings are important. Throughout the course of history people have wanted to know their origins. History then matters, not simply because it describes what happened in the past, but also helps people to understand the present and the future. Understanding the world can often be illuminated by knowledge of past events and relationships, in as much as also an understanding of what caused various things to happen in the past can enable people to imagine what the future might hold and how things might be. This ultimately will cause people to gain a strong sense of present and future identity.
The first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) have commonly come to be referred to as the