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Mabee 219
OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
RLBS 1311-05
SYLLIBUS
Professor: R.Retta
Phone: 295-4700
rretta@umhb.edu
OBJECTIVES:
As a result of the study conducted in this course, it is anticipated that each
student will:
1. Gain a working knowledge of the major events, themes, and characters of
the Old Testament.
2. Become aware of the historical and geographical setting of the Old
Testament World and the importance of that environment for the proper
understanding of the Old Testament message.
3. Appreciate the distinctive concerns and contributions of the individual Old
Testament writers.
4. Develop an ability to apply the Old Testament message to contemporary
life.
CONTENT:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
Introduction
The Period of
The Period of
The Period of
The Period of
The Period of
The Period of
The Period of
Conclusion
Beginnings
the Hebrew Patriarchs
Egyptian Slavery and Deliverance
the Conquest and Settlement of Canaan
the United Kingdom
the Divided Kingdom
the Captivity and Restoration
TEXTBOOKS:
John H. Tullock, The Old Testament Story, 5th Ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
1997.
The NIV Study Bible: Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Exams:
You will have four major exams in class. Dates for those exams are
listed on our syllabus. Exams will not be comprehensive. Each will
cover about one fourth of the course. You must present written
notice from your physician if you are ill during an exam. Makeup
exams must be taken within one week of the scheduled exam or
you will be given an automatic F for the exam grade. The major
exam questions will be drawn from class lectures and biblical text
listed for the exam in your syllabus. There will be 2-5 questions
from Tullock’s book which will be given prior to exam.
B. Quizzes:
1. There will be five map quizzes during the course. In our syllabus
you will find a list of geographical locations for each map. The
Hammand Bible Atlas is available for purchase at the UMHB book
store as well as the library. The Westminster Historical Atlas for
the Bible edited by George Ernest Wright and Floyd V. Filson and
the Macmillan Bible Atlas by Johanan Ahoroni an Michael AviYonah are on reserve in the library. You are expected to go the
library and look up the locations listed for each map. Then, study
so that you can locate them on a blank map from memory.
Suggestions: Make several copies of each map. Then go to the
library and fill in your original. Use your blank maps as practice
maps. Each map quiz will be worth 20 points for a total of100
map points. On the day of the exam please bring your completed
copy of your map.
ATTENDANCE
1. The student (that is you) is expected to be in class 75% if the total
class period. Should the student miss more than four class periods he
or she should not expect to get higher than a “D’. More than three
absences will begin to affect the student’s grade. Anytime a class is
missed, the student is responsible for finding out from a class member
what took place in class and any possible changes in the schedule
and/or assignments. The student will also be expected to be on time.
Every three “lates” will be counted as one absence.
2. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class session. If you
arrive after attendance has been taken you will be counted late. Three
lates equals one absence. Please note that quizzes are given at the
beginning of class. If you arrive late you will forfeit the quiz.
GRADING:
You may calculate your course grade by keeping up with your
examination and quiz grades. The first two major exams are worth
125 points each. The last two exams are worth 150 points each.
Map quizzes are worth 50 points.
You have the potential to earn 600 points.
540-600=
480-539=
420-479=
360-419=
A
B
C
D