E A S T T E X A S B A P T I S T U N I V E R S I T Y

SYLLABUS FOR THE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN STUDIESDEPARTMENT OF RELIGION

JACKIE HOLLOWAY, M.A.RLGN 1320.02 (SPRING 2015, SCRB 207, MWF, 12:00-12:50 PM)

INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION: an introduction to the background, history, literature, andreligion of the Hebrew people as revealed in the Old Testament and related literature. Special consideration will be given to the theological message of the Old Testament text.

II. COURSE TEXTBOOKS:

Bible (translation of your choice)

Tullock, John H. The Old Testament Story. 9th ed. Revised by Mark McEntire. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2012.

ISBN-10: 0-205-09783-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-205-09783-8

III. INTEGRATING FAITH AND LEARNING:

The text of the Bible is the foundational document of the Christian faith; therefore, knowledge of and commitment to genuine Christian faith require a thorough encounter with the biblical text. This encounter involves recognition of the roles of both faith commitments and of thoughtful reflection. The Bible contains summonses to faith: “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might” (Deut. 6:5, NRSV); “Believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:1, NRSV). The Bible also presents the reader with invitations to reasoned discourse: “Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD” (Isa. 1:18, NRSV); “Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet. 3:15, NRSV).

Faith and learning must begin with God and what we know about the universe from Christian doctrine. Thus, we can factor into the learning process certain basic tenets:

1. God is eternal. Though personal, he is an infinite, all-powerful, and perfect spiritual being, beyond the capacity of any human’s total comprehension.

2, God is the creator of an orderly, patterned natural universe, in which God continuesto be active.

3. All things, animate and inanimate, were made to please and glorify him.4. Humans are the highest level of creation because they are made in God’s image.

As such, they have distinctive, God-like capacities. Among them are self-consciousness (identity), a sense of morality, a desire for ultimate truth, anda longing for intimacy.

5. Humans are the trustees of the earth but are flawed by an inherent imperfection called sin. This flaw manifests itself in rebellion, pride, self-interest, and conflict.

6. Despite human imperfection, God desires a personal relationship with each humanbeing. This relationship is made possible by the work of his son, Jesus,who atoned for the imperfections of humankind by his death and resurrection.

7. Jesus is the human essence of God and is the standard by which all humans are to measure themselves and their conduct.

8. God has revealed himself generally through the awe-inspiring means of nature and more specifically through the special revelation of scripture.

9. God infuses those who believe in him with a part of his personality called the Holy Spirit, who guides our thinking toward truth.

10. There is but one singular truth; it is God’s truth. Hence our knowledge of Godguides our search for truth, and what we find to be verifiable reality in our academic pursuits (in whatever field it takes place) introduces us to more of God.

In this course, we will be studying the text of the Bible, as well as the context of the biblical world in which the people of the Bible lived and the text was produced. This study will acknowledge and appreciate the status of the biblical text as the theological reflection of a faith community and as the inspired word of God. Simultaneously, we will engage in thoughtful examination of the social, historical and cultural backgrounds, literary structure, and vocabulary of the biblical text. Recognizing the value and importance of all approaches to the study of the Bible, we will be engaging in the integration of faith and learning as we pursue the objective of comprehending the biblical message.

IV. GENERAL STUDENT-LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The student will demonstrate familiarity with the historical, theological, literary, cultural, geographical, and social background of the Old Testament.

The student will display understanding of the chronological framework of the Old Testament.

The student will exhibit comprehension of the content, purpose, themes, authorship, structure, and message of each of the books of the Old Testament.

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the process of canonization and biblical criticism.

The student will be able to identify the major characters, locations, concepts, and events in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East.

At ETBU, we are committed to Embracing Faith, Engaging Minds and Empowering

Leaders.  In an effort to empower you as a leader, the following leadership objectives have been established for the course:i. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the ten principles of servant

leadership and the ability to apply these principles to an Old Testament character and to her/himself.

ii. The student will demonstrate leadership ability by delivering a summary of the class lecture for one day.

V. COURSE OUTLINE:

The Book and Those Who Study It The Geographical and Historical Settings for the Old Testament Prior to 1200 B.C.E. Israel Looks at the Beginnings Israel Becomes a People: Exodus and Wilderness Israel Gains a Home: Joshua and Judges The Beginning of the Monarchy: Samuel and Saul and David Israel’s Time of Glory: David and Solomon The Division of the Monarchy I: The Reign of Solomon and the Story of Northern

Kingdomo The Reign of Solomon

The Division of the Monarchy II: Judah: The Story of the Southern Kingdom Judah After the Division

The Exile and Restoration: Redefining Israelo After the Fall of Jerusalem

The Prophetic Literature I: An Introduction to Prophetic Literature and the Book of Isaiaho An Introduction to Prophetic Literature

The Prophetic Literature II: The Scrolls of Jeremiah and Ezekielo Introduction to the Book of Jeremiaho Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel

The Prophetic Literature III: The Book of the Twelve and the Continuation of the Prophetic Tradition

o Introduction to the Book of the Twelveo The Opening Sequence: Hosea, Joel, and Amoso Jerusalem and Nineveh: Obadiah, Jonah, Micah and Nahum

A Legacy of Israel: Wisdom Literature and Psalmo The Wisdom Literatureo Psalms: Israel Sings Its Faitho The Diasporao Jewish Sects and Partieso Jewish Literatureo Hellenism

. Study Questions/Key Terms at the end of each Chapter

VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students should overview the pertinent biblical material and read the assigned pages in the textbook prior to each class session.

Students will complete seven unit tests and one comprehensive final. Each test will be final over the material covered to that date. Questions will come from the textbooks, the biblical material, class discussions and activities, and lectures. Each test is worth 100 points. A student who is absent due to what the professor determines to be an unavoidable emergency or a school-related activity may be allowed to take the original examination. The professor reserves the privilege to deny a student the opportunity to take a make-up examination if the reason for missing the examination is unacceptable. No make-up exams can be taken after the last regular scheduled class before the final examination. Examinations missed and not rescheduled will be graded a "0." It is the student's responsibility to arrange with the professor the taking of the makeup examination.

1. Make-up examinations will be given ONLY on the following Mondays: Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 23; and Apr. 6, 20.  

2. Make-up examinations will be given in SCRB 207 at 3:00 p.m.3. Students must get approval from the professor to take the make-up examination.4. Professors will give the Administrative Secretary the examination with the

student’s name written on it along with the date the student is to take the exam.5. The scheduling of the make-up examinations are the responsibility of the

professor, not the Administrative Secretary, for she cannot make the determination as to whether or not the student’s reason for missing the exam is approved by the professor.

6. If a professor allows a student to makeup an examination on a date other than above dates, it will be the responsibility of the professor to administer the examination.

Concerning final examinations, please note the following:

The final examination is as follows:

RLGN 1320.02, MWF, 12:00-12:50 pm: Wednesday, April 22, 10:30-12:20 p.m.

Please do not make any arrangements that conflict with this date and time. You will not be allowed to take the test other than at the time and date indicated, unless one of the following applies:

Students may request a change in or special administration of their final exam for the following reasons:

1. Four scheduled exams on the same day2. Serious personal illness3. Death of an immediate family member

For full information, please see REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE THE FINAL EXAM on the forms page of the ETBU website.

In order to assist you in your study for the examinations, I will post sample study questions for YOU to complete prior to each examination. The answers to these study questions can be found in four places: the textbook, the Bible, the supplemental reading, and/or class lectures and discussions. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE THE STUDY QUESTIONS. I will be happy to clarify the study questions, if they are unclear. If you have any problems with completing the study questions, you can ask questions only during the class period in which we cover that material. No direct answer will be given any point after the class lecture and discussion. YOU MUST READ AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLASS MEETING COVERNING THE MATERIAL FOR ME TO GIVE YOU ASSISTANCE. Students WILL submit these questions to the professor for grading and credit.

Students are asked to complete the on-line evaluation of the course. For completing the survey, five points will be added to the final test grade.

Students will complete a comparative essay relating to the principles of servant leadership. The assignment is as follows: please go to http://www.butler.edu/volunteer/resources/principles-of-servant-leadership/ and review the article concerning the ten principles of servant leadership.  Then choose an Old Testament character and write an essay of no less than 750 words detailing how the Old Testament character did or did not exhibit each one of the ten principles of servant leadership.  Then write an essay of no less than 250 words indicating how YOU do or do not exhibit each one of the ten principles of servant leadership. Assignment due April 17. 2015. Papers will not be accepted after the due date. Please submit a hardcopy to the instructor; do not post to Blackboard.

To encourage learning, students will be awarded one point per day for participating in ACE (i.e., Academic Center for Excellence), located in the Mamye Jarrett Library. Minimum participation is one hour, and the weekly log form must be completed with the appropriate supervisory signatures and information. The points earned will be applied to the upcoming test; these forms must be turned in to the professor prior to the test. Five points maximum for each test.

Students are to be aware of the school's policy of Academic Integrity. Academic integrity is one of the most important values maintained by East Texas Baptist University. Violations of academic policies are considered serious breaches of both personal integrity and ETBU's student code of conduct. Plagiarism is defined as the act of appropriating or giving out as one's own the literary or artistic work of another. Cheating is defined as falsifying work, copying the work of another person, allowing another to copy your work, and/or the use of unauthorized helps. Any student who is found guilty of breaking the University’s policy of academic integrity (i.e., cheating, plagiarism, etc.) forfeits any chance of receiving credit and has earned a F for the course. Each student will sign the academic honesty/honor acknowledgement form (see the end of this document) on each test and on each assignment. In addition, religion majors are expected to abide by the religion department academic honor code: (http://www.etbu.edu/christian-studies/religion-department/honor-code/).

Students with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course by contacting the Office of Academic Success and Graduate Services, located in the Marshall Hall 301. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success and Graduate Services, at the student’s request and upon receipt of a signed consent form, will notify the professor of the approved accommodations. The student will then meet with her/his instructor to discuss the accommodation(s). If a student’s request for accommodation(s) should change, it is expected that the student will complete and submit an update form in a timely manner. All proctored exams for students receiving accommodations will be given in the Mamye Jarrett Library, under the direction of the ACE office. The five individual testing rooms are equipped for recording video and audio, so the student can be monitored by the testing coordinator and faculty can review the video for up to forty-eight hours after the test is given. Tests will be delivered to the testing coordinator two class days prior to the test date. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test date one week prior to the test and time using the ACE website (www.etbu.edu/ace). Exams will be given on the same day as the scheduled test as determined by the course schedule. A student must provide her/his own scantron/green book.

In accordance with the current ETBU policy, food and drinks are prohibited in classrooms. Water in approved containers is acceptable. Approved water containers include squeeze bottles with tops and hard plastic cups with a screw-on lid.

VII. COURSE ATTENDANCE, ABSENCES, PARTICIPATION, AND BEHAVIORS:

Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Please be in class and be on time . An automatic failing grade will be earned if the allowed percentage of absences set by East Texas Baptist University is exceeded. According to school policy, to be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75% of all class meetings.

If a student chooses to withdraw from this course, he/she will continue to be considered as a member of the course (i.e., accumulating absences) until the student completes the appropriate withdrawal form, meets with the professor, and receives the professor’s permission to withdraw from the course. If a student exceeds the number of allowable absences prior to process noted above, he/she will have earned a “WF” for the course and will not be allowed to withdraw from the course. The last day to withdraw from this course without penalty is Thursday, April 2, 2015.

Constant tardiness, as well as constant early departures, disrupts the class; therefore, in order to discourage such behavior, three (3) late arrivals or three (3) early departures will constitute one absence. It is the student’s responsibility to make the professor aware of her/his presence in the classroom if she/he arrives late.

Please turn off and put away all electronic equipment that makes a sound during class (e.g., cell phones, PDA alarms, and beepers). Cell phones are not allowed in class, and students are not to be seen using their cell phone for any purpose (calling, text messaging, etc.) and/or listing to an IPod or any other electronic devices. Using such electronic devices may mean that a student will be asked to

leave the class. If this happens, he/she will be counted absent for the day.

Since computers will not be used by the professor as part of the learning environment, student computers are not allowed during class sessions.

Please do not “play games” with others in the class (e.g., “tick-tack-toe,” “hang-man,” etc.)

Please do not engage in private conversations to the exclusion of the others in the class.

Although I do understand that a state of sleepiness can attack anyone at any time, especially in a classroom, please do not sleep.

Please do not spend class time working on assignments for another class.

Students are expected to complete the assigned readings and to be able to dialog with the professor and the class related to the assigned material.

Respect for other people is inherent in the gospel, and is a requirement for participation in this class. Disrespect (whether in word or in deed) directed toward any other person will not be tolerated. Prohibited actions include, but are not limited to, harassment of a sexual nature and harassment related to gender, ethnicity, or disability. Individuals who believe that they have been subjected to harassment should report the incident to the professor or to the Dean of the School of Christian Studies. Offenders will be reported to the Student Affairs office; repeat offenders will be removed from the course.

VIII. COURSE GRADING:

The course grading will be as follows:

Examination #1 10% Examination #2 10% Examination #3 10% Examination #4 10% Examination #5 10% Examination #6 10% Examination #7 10% Final Examination 20% Class Participation 05% Comparative Essay on Servant Leadership 05%

Students who earn

90% + earn an A 89%-80% earn a B 79%-70% earn a C 69%-60% earn a D 59% or less earn a F

IX. OFFICE HOURS: My office is located in Scarborough #211. My phone number is (318) 773-1617. My Office Hours are as follows: MWF @ 11:00-11:50

JACKIE HOLLOWAY – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT

SCRB 211 jfholloway@etbu.eduSpring 2015

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X. TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

Session Date Topic1 Jan. 7 Course Introduction and Syllabus Review2-5 Jan. 9-16 “The Book and Those Who Study It” and “The

Geographical and Historical Settings for the Old Testament Prior to 1200 B.C.E.”Tullock, 1-36

Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJanuary 19 No Class

6 Jan. 21 Examination #1: Lesson 17-12 Jan. 23-Feb. 4 “Israel Looks at the Beginnings” and “Israel Becomes a

People.”Tullock, 37-94

13 Feb. 6 Examination #2: Lesson 214-18 Feb. 9-18 “Israel Gains a Home: Joshua and Judges”;

“The Beginning of the Monarchy: Samuel and Saul”;and “Israel’s Time of Glory: David and Solomon”Tullock, 95-144

19 Feb. 20 Examination #3: Lesson 320-24 Feb. 23-Mar. 4 “The Division of the Monarchy I and II”

Tullock, 145-86Tullock, 189-91 (Poetry and Parallelism)Tullock, 208-52 (Isaiah and Jeremiah)Tullock, 269-78; 280-92 (Amos, Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk)

25 Mar. 6 Examination #4: Lesson 4Spring Break Mar. 9-13 No Class26-30 Mar. 16-25 “Judah and the Babylonian Exile” and “The Post-Exilic

Period: Judah Revised”Tullock, 187-88; 191-207Tullock, 252-68 (Ezekiel)Tullock, 292-96 (Haggai and Zechariah)

31 Mar. 27 Examination #5: Lesson 532-35 Mar. 30-April 8 “A Legacy of Israel”

Tullock, 189-91 (Poetry and Parallelism Review)Tullock, 300-33

Good Friday April 3 No Class36 April 10 Examination #6: Lesson 637-41 April 13-22 The “Persian” and “Between the Testaments” Periods

Tullock, 334-60Tullock, 285 (Obadiah); 296-99 (Malachi); 278-80 (Joel); and 285-86 (Jonah)

April 17 Christian Servant Leadership Essay Due42 April 24 Examination #7: Lesson 7Wednesday, April 22, 10:30-12:20 p.m., Final Comprehensive Examination

XI. SUPPLEMENTAL READING:

Aharoni, Yohanan. The Archaeology of the Land of Israel. Philadelphia:WestminsterPress, 1982.

Albertz, Rainer. A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period. Volume I:From the Beginnings to the End of the Monarchy. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1994.

Albright, William F. The Biblical Period from Abraham to Ezra. New York: Harper &Row, 1963.

Allen, Ronald Barclay. Lord of Song: The Messiah Revealed in the Psalms. Portland,Oregon: Multnomah Press, 1985.

Anderson, Bernhard W., and Walter Harrelson. Israel's Prophetic Heritage. New York:Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1962.

Anderson, G. W. The Prophetic Gospel: Studies in the Servant Songs. London,1952.

Aune, D. E. Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient MediterraneanWorld. GrandRapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1983.

Balentine, Samuel E. Prayer in the Hebrew Bible: The Drama of Divine-Human Dialogue. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993.

Barton, John. Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Becker, Joachim. Messianic Expectation in the Old Testament. Translated by David E.Green. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980.

Bellinger, W. H., Jr. Psalms: Reading and Studying the Book of Praises. Peabody,Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1990.

Bimson, John J. Redating the Exodus and Conquest. Sheffield, England: JSOT Press,1978.

Birch, B. The Rise of the Israelite Monarchy. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1976.

Blenkinsopp, Joseph. A History of Prophecy in Israel: From the Settlement in the Land tothe Hellenistic Period. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1983.

________. The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible. TheAnchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

________. Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel andEarly Judaism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983.

Bright, John. The Authority of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1975.

Bruce, F. F. The Books and the Parchments: How We Got Our English Bible. Rev. ed.Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1984.

Brueggemann, Walter. The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary.Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1984.

________. The Prophetic Imagination. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1978.

________. The Psalms and the Life of Faith. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995.

Cerny. L. The Day of Yahweh and Some Relevant Problems. Prague, 1948.

Childs, Brevard S. Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture. Philadelphia: FortressPress, 1979.

Clines, D. J. A. The Theme of the Pentateuch. JSOTSS 10. Sheffield, England: JSOTPress, 1979.

Craven, Toni. The Book of Psalms. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press,1992.

Cragie, Peter C. The Problem of War in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B.Eerdmans, 1978.

Davidson, A. B. Old Testament Prophecy. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, 1905.

Davidson, Robert. The Courage to Doubt: Exploring an Old Testament Theme. London:SCM Press, 1989.

Dearman, J. Andrew. Religion and Culture in Ancient Israel. Peabody, Massachusetts:Hendrickson Publishers, 1992.

DeVries, Simon. Prophet Against Prophet. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1978.

Dothan, Trude. The Philistines and Their Material Culture. New Haven: Yale UniversityPress, 1982.

Ellison, H. L. The Old Testament Prophets. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House,

1971.

________. The Prophets of Israel. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1969.

Fishbane, M. Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985.

Fretheim, Terence E. The Suffering of God: An Old Testament Perspective. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984.

Gammie, John. Holiness in Israel. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1989.

Goldingay, John. Approaches to Old Testament Interpretation. Rev. ed. Downers Grove,Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1990.

________. Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids:Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1987.

Graffy, Adrian. A Prophet Confronts His People: The Disputation Speech inthe Prophets. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1984.

Graham, W. C. The Prophets and Israel's Culture. Chicago: Moody Press, 1934.

Green, Joel B. How to Read Prophecy. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsityPress, 1984.

Harris, R. Laird. Inspiration and Canonicity of the Bible. Grand Rapids: ZondervanPublishing House, 1957.

Harrison, R. K. Introduction to the Old Testament: With a Comprehensive Review of theOld Testament Studies and a Special Supplement on the Apocrypha. Grand Rapids:Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1969.

Heaton, E. W. The Old Testament Prophets. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books,1958.

Heschel, Abraham J. The Prophets. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers,1962.

Hyatt, J. Philip. Prophetic Religion. Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press,1947.

Isserlin, B. S. J. The Israelites. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001.

Johnson, Aubrey R. The Cultic Prophet in Ancient Israel. Cardiff: University of WalesPress, 1962.

Kaufmann, Yehezkel. The Biblical Account of the Conquest of Palestine. Jerusalem:Magnes Press, 1953.

Kenyon, Kathleen. Archaeology in the Holy Land. 4th ed. New York: Norton, 1979.

Kimball, Charles. When Religion Becomes Evil. New York: Harper San Francisco, 2002.

Klausner, Joseph. The Messianic Idea in Israel. Translated by W. F. Stinesspring. NewYork: The Macmillan Company, 1955.

Koch, Klaus. The Prophets: The Assyrian Period and The Prophets: The BabylonianPeriod. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982.

Lindblom, J. Prophecy in Ancient Israel. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1962.

Longman, Tremper III, and Dan Reid. Yahweh as the Divine Warrior. Grand Rapids:Zondervan Publishing House, forthcoming.

Mays, James Luther, and Paul J. Achtemeier, eds. Interpreting the Prophets. Philadelphia:Fortress Press, 1987.

Mazar, Amihai. The Archaeology of the Land of the Bible. Garden City, N.Y.:Doubleday, 1990.

Millard, Alan R., and Donald J. Wiseman. Essays in the Patriarchal Narratives.Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1983.

Miller, Patrick D., Jr. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.

Moberly, R. W. L. The Old Testament of the Old Testament: Patriarchal Narratives andMosaic Yahwism. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992.

Moorey, P. R. S. A Century of Biblical Archaeology. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1991.

Newsome, James D., Jr. The Hebrew Prophets. Atlanta: John Knox Press,1984.

Olson, Roger E. The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity and Diversity. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Petersen, David L. Prophecy in Israel: Search for Identity. Philadelphia: Fortress Press,1987.

________. The Roles of Israel's Prophets. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1981.

Rad, Gerhard von. Old Testament Theology, Vol. 2. Translated by D. M. G. Stalker. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1965.

Rowley, H. H. The Faith of Israel. London: SCM Press, Ltd., 1986.

Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary.Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.

Sawyer, John F. A. Prophecy and the Prophets of the Old Testament. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1987.

Shanks, Hershel, ed. Recent Archaeology in the Land of Israel. Washington, D.C.:Biblical Archaeology Society, 1984.

Skinner, John. Prophecy and Religion. Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress, 1922.

Smith, William Robertson. The Prophets of Israel and Their Place inHistory. London: A. and C. Black, Ltd., 1882.

Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis. Philadelphia: Westminster Press,1980.

Thiele, Edwin R. The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings. Rev. ed.Grand Rapids:Zondervan Publishing House, 1983.

Thomas, D. Winton. Archaeology and Old Testament Study. Oxford: Clarendon Press,1967.

Thompson, J. A. The Bible and Archaeology. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans,1972.

Vaux, Roland de. Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1997.

Walton, John H. Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context: A Survey of ParallelsBetween Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Grand Rapids: ZondervanPublishing House, 1989.

Ward, James M. The Prophets. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1982.

Weinfeld, Moshe. Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1972.

Welch, A. C. Prophet and Priest in Old Israel. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1953.

Westermann, Claus. Basic Forms of Prophetic Speech. Philadelphia: The Westminster

Press, 1967.

________. Handbook to the Old Testament. Translated and Edited by RobertH. Boyd. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1976.

Whybray, R. N. The Making of the Pentateuch: A Methodological Study. Journal for theStudy of the Old Testament Supplement Series 53. Sheffield, England: JSOT Press,1989.

Wilson, Robert R. Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel. Philadelphia:Fortress Press, 1980.

Wolff, Hans Walter. Confrontations with the Prophets. Philadelphia: FortressPress, 1983.

Wolf, Herbert. An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch. Chicago: Moody Press,1991.

ACADEMIC HONESTY/HONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN WITH ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONThe Religion Department is committed to providing students a high-quality education, a

sense of ethics, and a responsible spiritual and social consciousness. The Religion Department Academic Honesty/Honor Acknowledgement Form is an integral component in this process. As a requirement for this course, all students must affirm their commitment, by their signature, to honesty and honor related to all submitted assignments.Honor Code

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