STUDY GUIDE FOR O.T. LIT EXAM Fall
2003
Updated September 26, 2003
1.
You are responsible for EVERYTHING which occurs in class, even if it is not
mentioned in this study guide.
2.
The basic idea: know a little bit about lots.
3.
Lectures.
A. Course Introduction.
(1) Nothing.
B. General Introduction to the Bible
(1) Nature of the Bible.
(2) When written.
(3) Languages.
(4) Chapters, verses.
C. Bible Translation
(1) Surface and deep structure.
(2) Bible translations—how literal.
(3) Authoritative point of inspiration
(4) The nature of the KJV.
I.
Dead Sea Scrolls—See the presentation on the Web.
II.
Genesis
(1) Salvation criteria.
(2) Ancient views of the universe.
(3) Demythologization.
(4) Chronology—Dates of Abraham and of the Exodus
D. Archaeology.
(1) Tell/Tel.
(2) Artifacts.
(3) Methods.
(4) Archaeology and the Bible.
(5) Glueck's survey and Miller’s survey.
J. Exodus.
(1) Hebrew midwives.
(2) Definition of TORAH.
(3) The Red Sea.
(4) Mt. Sinai location.
(6) The golden calf.
(7) The date of the Exodus (see archaeology).
F. Geography.
(1) Faults.
(2) Geology.
(3) Weather/moisture patterns.
(4) Invasion routes.
E. Names of God in the OT.
(1) Yahweh.
(2) Elohim.
(3) El Shaddai.
(4) El Elyonna.
(5) Non-name "names".
(6) Jehovah.
(7) Pipi.
(8) Adonai.
K. Leviticus.
(1) Types of offerings.
(2) Purposes for offerings.
(3) Focus of OT law.
(4) Grain offerings.
(5) Jesus' sacrifice.
A.
Numbers.
(0) Genealogies and other boring stuff
(1)
Balaam.
(2)
Intermarriage.
(3) Patterns.
(4)
Moses and the rock.
(5)
Grumbling.
(6)
Other trivia.
B.
Deuteronomy.
(1)
Aspects of each of the 10 Commandments.
4 . Textbook: read it!
Arnold & Beyer
A.
21-33;
B.
36-59;
C.
chapter 3 (Intro to the Pentateuch);
D.
Chapters 4-5 (Genesis);
E.
Chapter 6 (Exodus);
F.
Chapter 7 (Leviticus);
G.
Chapter 8 (Numbers)
H.
Chapter 9 (Deuteronomy)
5.
Other reading assignments.
A. Dead Sea Scrolls presentation.
(1) Books.
(2) Document dates.
(3) Languages.
(4) Discovery date.
(5) Kinds of texts.
(6) Characteristics.
(7) Scribal corrections.
(8) The Divine name.
B. Theories of Creation, 8 questions [WWW HOMEPAGE]
Examples:.
(1) Concordism.
(2) Double Revelation Theory.
(3) Flood Geology Theory.
(4) Literal/Old Earth (Gap Theory)
(5) Literal/Young Earth.
(6) Pro-Chronic Theory.
(7) Religious- Only Theory
(8) Theistic Evolution.
C. A Pentecostal Approach to OT Theology [WEB].
(1) Central theme.
(2) Varieties of divine activity.
D. Bible Code summary [WEB].
E. Bimson summary [WEB].
(1) Date of the Exodus and why.
6.
Points of note:
A. Probably 100 questions
(1) Reading+lecture=92 questions.
(2) Creation summary=8 questions
B. Style: Multiple guess/TF/matching.
C. Questions come from EVERY lecture and EVERY
assigned chapter/reading in this unit.
7.
The map is NOT, I repeat, NOT on this exam!