Course documents and supplementary readings.
Articles in Reverberations:
Decalogue; Ethics; The Fall; Forgiveness; Redemption; Repentance; Sin.
Outline of Brueggemann's Old Testament Theology (now uploaded!)
Review of topics and issues of significance to the students.
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Articles in Reverberations:
Asherah; Baal; Canaanites; Fertility Religion; Herem; High Places; Jezebel.
Articles in Reverberations:
Decalogue; Ethics; The Fall; Forgiveness; Redemption; Repentance; Sin.
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Brueggemann - Chapter 17.
Articles in Reverberations:
Deuteronomic Theology; Reform of Hezekiah; Reform of Josiah;
Scribes; Huldah.
Articles in Reverberations:
Asherah; Baal; Canaanites; Fertility Religion; Herem; High Places.
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Brueggemann - Chapter 16, page 359 through Chapter 17.
Brueggemann - Chapter 17, page 373.
Articles in Reverberations: Deuteronomic Theology; Reform of Hezekiah; Reform of Josiah;
Scribes; Huldah.
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Brueggemann - Chapter 16: Hope in Alternative Modes
Brueggemann - Chapter 16: Hope in Alternative Modes starting on page 353.
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Routledge pages 289-310.
Download if necessary: Pages 272-310.
Brueggemann - Chapter 16: Hope in Alternative Modes
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Routledge - Old Testament Theology
Chapter 9 - God and the Future (eschatology, messianism, apocalyptic, death and the after life)
Download: Pages 272-310.
Routledge continued beginning on page 286.
If necessary, download: Pages 272-310
Chapter 15 "Hope for the World"
Routledge - Old Testament Theology
Chapter 9 - God and the Future (eschatology, messianism, apocalyptic, death and the after life)
Chapter 14 "Hope in Every Dimension of Reality"
In Reverberations: "Death" "Resurrection"
Chapter 15 "Hope for the World"
Chapter 13 "Prophetic Promises"
In Reverberations: "Promise" "Prophets"
Chapter 14 "Hope in Every Dimension of Reality"
In Reverberations: "Death" "Resurrection"
Chapter 13 "Prophetic Promises"
In Reverberations: "Promise" "Prophets"
In Reverberations: "Land"
Routledge: "God and the Nations" (for real this time)
If you have time, start Chapter 12 "The Land Promises"
Chapter 11 "YHWH as God of the Nations" (primary reading)
Routledge: "God and the Nations" (secondary reading)
Reverberations: Temple, Priests, Worship, Festivals.
Chapter 10 "Obedience: Response to the Sovereign God in Dialogic Modes"
Continued discussion of the Routledge chapter on worship and the five articles in
Reverberations (see previous week's assignment).
Worship and Sacrifice in Routledge
In Reverberations: Temple; Priests; Worship; Festivals; and newly selected: Sacrifice.
Chapter 9 "Israel as a Community of Praise and Obedience" (continued from last week)
In Reverberations: "Election" "Wisdom" "Forgiveness" "Listening" "Lament"
Chapter 9 "Israel as a Community of Praise and Obedience"
In Reverberations: "Ezra" "Torah"
Routledge on Election and Torah
Chapter 8 "The Narrative of the God of Miracle and Order"
In Reverberations: "Chaos" "Creation" and reread "Miracle"
Somewhat unrelated by interesting article on miracles in the
New Testament by John Meier from Marginal Jew Vol. II
Chapter 7 in Brueggemann from last week.
"Divine Council" article in Reverberations.
Article by Routledge on names of God.
Article by Anderson on Yahweh and the gods.
Read Chapter 7 - pages 121-156 (or as much of this as you can)
Read the article on Monotheism in Reverberations
Article by Routledge on Monotheism (just for fun)
Handout on biblical metaphors of God.
Read and print the following:
Please read and print for class the following:
When tragedy hit the family of Brent Simon, MTS ’20, he knew he needed to leave the corporate world and reassess his vocation. In preparation for whatever this new vocation would be, Simon decided to build up his theological foundation by pursuing a higher degree in theology.
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