Post on 20-Aug-2020
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IntroductiontotheOldTestamentII
INSTRUCTORS
Dr.SteveWinstead,GlobalDirector,DownlineMinistries,M.Div.,DMin.
steve@downlineministres.com
Dr.KennonVaughan,PresidentandFounder,DownlineMinistries
M.A.,DMin.kennon@downlineministries.com
COURSEDESCRIPTION
AnintroductiontothewisdomandpropheticliteratureoftheOldTestament
inEnglishBible,JobthroughMalachi.
Thiscourseisdesignedto:
1. Tofurnishanoverviewandgeneralintroductiontothewisdomandprophetic literature of the Old Testament: authorship,composition,date,andothercriticalissues
2. Toexaminetheteachingsofthewisdomliterature3. Tounderstandvarioustheoriesandinterpretationsfortheprophetic
books.4. Tohaveageneralunderstandingofthethemesofeachpropheticbook.
REQUIREDREADINGS&RESOURCES
TheBible:astandardtranslation(notaparaphrase)
GleasonArcher,A Survey of Old Testament Introduction (Chicago:Moody,
secondedition,revised2007)(216pagesbyreadingpages327-543)
ThomasSchreiner,TheKinginHisBeauty(GrandRapids:Baker,2013)Pages233–427(coveringwisdomliteratureandprophets).
PeterGentryandStephenWellum,God’sKingdomThroughGod’sCovenant(Wheaton:Crossway,2015)250pages.
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LEARNINGASSESSMENTS
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Mid-termandfinalexam
70%
2. Twobookreviews 20%
3. Assignedreadings 10%
◆ Therewillbetwoexams,amid-termandafinal.Theexamswillcoverclasslecturesandreadings.Theexamsaretakenonline,butmustbetakeninthepresenceofthecourseinstructor/coordinator.Thefinalexamiscumulative,coveringtheentiresemester.
◆ Therearetwobookreviewsassigned.Theseshouldbefourtosixpageseach.Halfofthereviewshouldpresentanoverviewofthebook.Theotherhalfofthereviewshouldexpressyouropinionofwhatyoulikedanddislikedaboutthebooks.
◆ Thesearetheminimalrequirementstopassthecourse.Thereviewsmustbeturnedin,bothtestsmustbetaken,andthereadingsmustbecompletedtopassthecourse.Althoughabookreviewcountsfortwentypercentofthefinalgrade,ifabookreviewisnotturnedinoracceptedbecauseitisoveraweeklate,thestudentcannotpassthecourseregardlessofscoresonotherassignments.
ATTENDANCE
StudentsareexpectedtoattendallsessionsoftheDownlineInstitute.ToreceivecreditforthiscoursestudentsmustattendinstitutesessionsonDaniel,SongofSolomonandadditionallecturescoveringanoverviewofthe
prophetsandthewisdomliteratureeitherliveoronline.RESPECTFORDIVERSEVIEWPOINTS
Studentsareexpectedtohaverespectforoneanother,particularlywhen
otherstudentsexpressdiverseviewpointsintheclassroom.
PLAGIARISM&ACADEMICDISHONESTY
Plagiarismistheunattributeduseofthewords,quotations,orideasofsomeoneelse.Studentsmustalwaysproperlycreditsourcesusedinassessmentsandrequiredprojects.