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Chapter Two The Formation of the Pentateuch. The Traditional ViewThe Development of Modern InterpretationA Summary of the Documentary Hypothesis a) The J Sourceb) The E Sourcec) The D Sourced) The P SourceChallenges to the Documentary Hypothesis5.Other Strategies for Interpreting th
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1. Part One Cosmic OriginsChapter OneCreations: Genesis 1-3 The Book of Genesis
a) Genesis 1 and the Sabbath
b) Enuma elish
2. The Second Account of Creation
(Genesis 2.4-3.24)
a) Gilgamesh
b) Gilgamesh and the Garden of Eden Narrative
2. Chapter TwoThe Formation of the Pentateuch The Traditional View
The Development of Modern Interpretation
A Summary of the Documentary Hypothesis
a) The J Source
b) The E Source
c) The D Source
d) The P Source
Challenges to the Documentary Hypothesis
5. Other Strategies for Interpreting the Documentary Hypothesis
3. Chapter ThreePrimeval History: Genesis 4-11 The J Source
a) Humans and the Soil
b) The Boundary between the Divine and the Human
c) Progressive Human Corruption
d) Genealogies in J
4. Chapter ThreeContinued 2. The P Source
a) Genealogies in P
3. The Flood
a) The J Version
b) The P Version
c) Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
5. Part Two: National OriginsChapter FourThe Promised Land 1. Geography
a) Terms
b) The Larger Setting
c) Topography
d) Climate
e) Boundaries of the Land
2. History
a) Archaeology and the Bible
3. Ideology
6. Chapter FiveThe Ancestors of Israel 1. The Nature of the Narratives
2. Source Criticism
a) J in Genesis12-50
b) E in Genesis 12-50
c) P in Genesis 12-50
3. Form Criticism
a) Etiological Narratives
b) Repetitions
4. Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
a) The Epic of Kirta
7. Chapter Five Continued 5. The Joseph Narrative
6. The Ancestors of Israel
a) The Patriarchs
b) The Matriarchs
c) The Sons of Jacob
d) Genealogies
7. History and the Ancestors of Israel
8. The Religion of the Ancestors
8. Chapter SixEscape from Egypt 1. The Book of Exodus
2. Exodus 1-15
a) The Narrative
b) The Early Life of Moses
c) The Call of Moses
d) The Circumcision
e) The Plagues
f) Passover
g) The Events at Sea
h) Women in Exodus
9. Chapter Six Continued 3. The Exodus and History
a) The Date of Exodus
b) The Embellishment of the Tradition
4. The Exodus and the History of Religions
10. Chapter SevenFrom Egypt to Sinai 1. Itineraries
2. Incidents on the Journey
3. At Sinai
4. Excursus on Covenant
a) The Treaty Form
i The Suzerainty Treaty
ii The Hittite Suzerainty Treaty
b) Covenant Vocabulary
11. Chapter Seven Continued 5. The Ten Commandments
a) The Treaty Form and the Decalogue
b) The Meaning of the Ten Commandments
6. Ratification of the Covenant
12. Chapter EightLaw and Ritual 1. Law in the Ancient Near East
a) The Code of Hammurapi
2. The Covenant Code (Ex. 20.22-23.33)
a) Casuistic Laws
b) Apodictic Laws
13. Chapter Eight Continued 3. The Ark, Tabernacle, Priestly Vestments
and Ordination
a) The Ark of the Covenant
b) The Tabernacle
c) Priestly Vestments and Ordination
d) The Golden Calf
e) The Ritual Decalogue
f) The Sequel
14. Chapter NineRitual and Holiness 1. The Book of Leviticus
2. Sacrifices (Lev. 1-7)
a) The Sacrificial System
b) Types of Sacrifice
3. The Consecration Ceremonies and their Aftermath (Lev. 8-10)
4. Purity and Impurity
a) Health
b) Cultural Differentiation
c) A Sense of Order
d) Relationship to Sex and Death
15. Chapter Nine Continued 5. The Day of Atonement
6. The Holiness Code
a) The Concept of Holiness
b) Prohibited Sexual Relationships
7. Excursus on Women in Israelite Religion and
Law
a) The Ethics of Leviticus
16. Chapter TenIn the Wilderness 1. The Book of Numbers
2. Preparations for the Journey
a) The Census
b) The Arrangement of the Camp
3. Law, Ritual, and Purity
a) Law
i. The Wife Accused of Adultery
ii. Cities of Asylum
iii. Inheritance in the Absence of a Male Heir
17. Chapter Ten Continued b) Ritual
i. Vows
ii. The Priestly Blessing
iii. Priests
c) Purity
i. The Red Cow
4. Chronology and Geography of the Wanderings
18. Chapter Ten Concluded 5. Rebellions in the Wilderness
a) Rebellions by Miriam and Aaron
b) The Episode of the Spies
c) Rebellions by Priests
d) The Waters of Meribah
e) The Bronze Snake
6. Opposition on the Journey
a) Balaam the Seer
b) The Midianites
7. Preparations for Entry into the Land
19. Chapter ElevenThe End of the Journey to the Promised Land 1. The Book of Deuteronomy
a) Genre, Style, Contents
b) The Deuteronomic Code
i. Arrangement and Structure
ii. Date and Origin
iii. Social Organization and Values
iv. Humanitarian Concerns
v. The Levites
vi. The Law of the King
vii. Prophets
viii. Women in the Deuteronomic Code
20. Chapter Eleven Continued 2. The Origins of Deuteronomy
a) Deuteronomy and Assyrian Rule
3. The Deuteronomic School
4. The Character and Personality of Moses
a) Moses’ Failure to Reach the Promised Land
b) The Death and Burial of Moses
21. Chapter TwelveJoshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan 1. The Former Prophets and the Latter Prophets
2. The Deuteronomistic History
3. The Book of Joshua
a) Sources
i. Etiological Narratives
ii. Boundary and City Lists
iii. Priestly Material
b) Narrative Devices
22. Chapter Twelve Continued c) Characters
i. Joshua
ii. Rahab
iii. The Gibeonites
4. History and the Book of Joshua
a) Institutions
i. The Ban and Holy War
ii. The Ark and Ritual Procession
iii. The Sanctuary at Gilgal
23. Chapter ThirteenThe Emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan 1. The Book of Judges
a) Sources
b) The Narrative
c) The Characters
i. The Office of Judge
ii. Ehud
iii. Deborah and Jael
24. Chapter Thirteen Continued iv. Gideon and Abimelech
v. Jephthah and His Daughter
vi. Samson and His Women
2. History and the Israelite Confederation
3. The Book of Ruth
25. Part Three:Kings and ProphetsChapter FourteenThe Establishment of the Monarchy 1. The Book(s) of Samuel
2. 1 Samuel
a) The Sources
b) The Narrative
c) The Characters
i. Samuel
ii. David
iii. Saul
iv. Jonathan
v. Women
26. Chapter Fourteen Continued 3. History
a) Institutions
i. The Family and The Roles of
Women
ii. Succession
iii. The Army
iv. Religion
27. Chapter FifteenThe Reign of David 1. 2 Samuel
a) The Sources
b) The Narrative
c) The Sources
i. David
ii. David’s Sons
iii. Women
28. Chapter Fifteen Continued d) History
e) Institutions
i. The Family
ii. The Roles of Women
iii. Royal Administration
iv. Religion
v. Royal Ideology
29. Chapter SixteenThe Reign of Solomon 1. The Books of Kings
2. 1 Kings 1-11
a) The Narrative
b) The Characters
i. Solomon
ii. Women
iii. Other Characters
30. Chapter Sixteen Continued c) History
d) Institutions
i. Royal Administration
ii. Religion
iii. The Temple
3. Ideology of the Davidic Monarchy
31. Chapter SeventeenThe Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the Late Tenth to the Early Eighth Centuries BCE 1. History
a) Biblical Sources
b) Nonbiblical Sources
c) Synthesis of Biblical and Nonbiblical Sources
2. Institutions and Society
a) The Army
b) Queens and Queen Mothers
32. Chapter Seventeen Continued 3. Prophecy
a) Prophets in Ancient Israel
i. Terminology
ii. Modes of Revelation
iii. Types of Prophets
iv. The Relationship of Prophets and Kings
v. Women Prophets
b) Micaiah
4. Legends of Elijah and Elisha
33. Chapter EighteenThe Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century BCE 1. History
2. Prophetic Books and “Classical” Prophecy
3. Amos
a) The Book of Amos
b) The Life of Amos
c) The Message of Amos
4. Hosea
a) The Book of Hosea
b) The Life of Hosea
c) The Message of Hosea
34. Chapter NineteenThe Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth and Early Seventh Centuries BCE 1. History
2. The Reign of Hezekiah
3. Isaiah
a) The Book of Isaiah
b) The School of Isaiah
c) First Isaiah (Isa. 1-39): Contents
d) The Life of Isaiah
e) The Message of Isaiah
4. The Siege of Jerusalem in 734 BCE
35. Chapter Nineteen Continued 5. The Assyrian Invasion of Judah in 701 BCE
a) Assyrian Sources
b) 2 Kings 18-20
c) 2 Chronicles 32
d) Isaiah
e) Archaeological Evidence
f) Synthesis
6. Micah
a) The Book of Micah
b) The Life of Micah
c) The Message of Micah
36. Chapter TwentyJudah in the Seventh Century BCE: The End of Assyrian Domination 1. History
2. The Reign of Manasseh
3. The Reign of Josiah
4. The Book of Zephaniah
5. The Book of Nahum
37. Chapter Twenty-OneThe Fall of Jerusalem 1. History
a) The Last Kings of Judah
b) The Fall of Jerusalem
2. The Book of Habakkuk
3. Jeremiah
a) The Book of Jeremiah
b) Jeremiah and the Deuteronomists
c) The Life Of Jeremiah
i. The Confessions of Jeremiah
ii. Prophetic Gestures in Jeremiah
d) The Message of Jeremiah
38. Part Four: Exile and ReturnChapter Twenty-TwoAfter the Fall: Jews in Judah and Babylon 1. History
2. The Book of Lamentations
3. The Jews in Babylonia
4. Psalm 137
5. Obadiah
6. Ezekiel
a) The Book of Ezekiel
b) The Life of Ezekiel
39. Chapter Twenty-Two Continued c) The Message of Ezekiel
i. The Inaugural Vision
ii. The Sins and Punishment of Israel
iii. Ezekiel and Jeremiah
iv. Ezekiel and Priestly Traditions
v. The “Glory of Yahweh
vi. Oracles against the Nations
vii. Israel Restored
viii. Jerusalem Restored
ix. The Land Restored
40. Chapter Twenty-ThreeReturn from Exile 1. History
2. The Priestly Source of the Pentateuch
3. The Exilic Edition of the Deuteronomistic History
4. Second Isaiah (Isa. 40-55)
a) Structure
b) Themes
i. A New Exodus
ii. The Servant of Yahweh
iii. Monotheism
41. Part Five: Reconstruction and ConsolidationChapter Twenty-Four:The Early Restoration 1. History
2. Ezra 3-6
3. The Book of Haggai
4. Zechariah 1-8
5. Third Isaiah (Isa. 56-66).
42. Chapter Twenty-FiveJudah in the Late Fifth Century BCE 1. History
2. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
a) The Mission of Ezra
b) The Missions of Nehemiah
c) The Issue of Intermarriage
3. Apocalyptic Literature
4. The Isaiah Apocalypse (Isa. 24-27)
5. Zechariah 9-14
6. The Book of Joel
7. The Book of Malachi
43. Chapter Twenty-SixHistory Rewritten 1. The Book of Chronicles
a) Contents
b) Sources
c) Date
d) The Relationship between Chronicles and
Ezra-Nehemiah
e) The Genealogies
f) David
g) Other Kings
44. Chapter Twenty-SevenThe Consolidation of Traditions 1. The Book of Psalms
a) Titles to the Psalms
b) The Psalms in Israel’s Worship
c) Dating of the Psalms
d) Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
e) Form Criticism and the Psalms
f) Psalms as Prayers
2. Music in Ancient Israel
45. Chapter Twenty-Seven Continued 3. Wisdom Literature
a) The Words of Ahiqar
b) Wisdom Literature and the Bible
4. The Book of Proverbs
a) The Social Worlds of Proverbs
i. The Strange Woman
ii. Woman Wisdom
46. Part Six:Controversy and ChallengeChapter Twenty-EightDissidents and Lovers 1. The Book of Job
a) Structure
b) Authorship and Date
c) Ancient Near Eastern Parallels
d) Interpretation
47. Chapter Twenty-Eight Continued 2. The Book of Ecclesiastes
a) Authorship and Date
b) Structure
c) Interpretation
3. The Development of Beliefs in Life after
Death in Ancient Israel
4. The Song of Solomon
48. Chapter Twenty-NineEncounters with Greeks 1. History
a) The Maccabean Revolt and Its Aftermath
2. 1 Maccabees
3. 2 Maccabees
4. Baruch
49. Chapter Twenty-Nine Continued 5. Ben Sira
a) Contents
b) Ben Sira, His Background and Message
c) Ben Sira’s Piety
6. The Wisdom of Solomon
a) Eternal Reward for the Righteous
b) Wisdom
c) The Exodus
50. Chapter ThirtyHeroes Under Foreign Rulers 1. The Book of Jonah
2. The Book of Esther
a) Additions to Esther
3. The Book of Judith
4. The Book of Tobit
5. 3 Maccabees
51. Chapter Thirty Continued 6. The Book of Daniel
a) Daniel 1-6
b) Additions to the Book of Daniel
i. The Prayer of Azariah and the
Song of the Three Jews
ii. Susanna
iii. Bel and The Dragon
c) Daniel 7-12