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B112 - Old Testament Survey II

Dr. Joe Martin
404-362-0052
800-347-4261

jmartin@abc-coggc.org

Joe is a 1970 graduate of Oregon Bible College. In addition to his teaching duties Joe also serves as Academic Dean. He served as pastor of churches in Front Royal, VA and Glendale, CA. He joined the ABC staff in 1991. He has graduate degrees from Arizona State University and Fuller Theological Seminary.  Joe received his Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min) from Columbia Theological Seminary.

This is a fundamental course on the Old Testament. It assumes that you know little or nothing about the Old Testament except a few popular stories from T.V. or Sunday School. It is both an overview of the Bible as well as the beginning of a progression that will hopefully bring you to a greater understanding of God, His word, both written and living, Jesus himself, and that you will come to a full understanding of Jesus, full of grace and truth. Rather than "old" testament, one might refer to these books as the Hebrew Bible. It is the portion that Jesus referred to and quoted from.

TERMINAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Ezra- Malachi

2. Formulate the Main Story Line

3. Know Most of the Main Characters

4. Review and understand a Time Line with about 20 References

5. Review the Old Testament some of its Jewish Perspective.

6. Encourage the memorization of certain Key Verses (see syllabus)

7. Review Geography of the Bible as appropriate

8. To attempt to help you feel the Awe, Depth, and Love of God from Scripture

Get the story line of what God is doing. Know the people, families, places and plot because it is what God is using to eventually bring us the Messiah and rescue us from this present evil age.

TEXTS REQUIRED:

The Bible: Preferred A NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV used in the DVD) others o.k....ask

Jensen: The Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament ISBN 0-8024-4307-9

GRADING:
(90/80/70/60 see appropriate pages of catalog; p. 23)

15 classes - 1 Page notes per hour class.  Each DVD usually has 2 hours of lecture(=2 pages min. per class!).   NOTES are to be emailed/mailed/or brought in WEEKLY! Inconsistent, untimely presentation of notes will result in a reduced grade. EMAIL ADDRESS:  jmartin@abc-coggc.org  150
2 Phone Reviews @20 40
Mid-Term 80
Final 100
Reflection Paper - 2 pages             30
TOTAL 400


MEMORY VERSES

The syllabus has  "recommended" verses.  Distance Learners should generally know them, but will not need to know them verbatim.

MID-TERM & FINAL:

They will be multiple choice, some short answer essay. If done verbally, time will be allowed for both the mid-term and the final in the conversations with the professor.  Testing will be done for distance learners to fit each situation. These may be done by email or other methods.

DAILY SCHEDULE:

Class # Topic Jensen Memory Verses
1 Job Chapter 15 Job 1:21, 40:7,8
2 Psalms 1-89 Chapter 16 Psa. 23
3 Psalms 90-150 Chapter 16 Psa. 100:1-4
4 Proverbs Chapter 17 Prov. 1:7
5 Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon Chapters 18, 19 Ecc. 7:29, 12:13
6 Isaiah 1-35 Chapter 20 Isa. 1:18
7 Isaiah 36-66 Chapter 20  
Phone Interview & Review of Mid-Term process
  Mid-Term (Job through Isaiah)
8 Jeremiah, Lamentations Chapters 21, 22 Jer. 1:4,5, 31:31
9 Ezekiel Chapter 23  
10 Daniel Chapter 24 Dan. 7:13, 14a
11 Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah Chapter 26 + (find book in Jensen) Joel 2:28, Amos 3:7
12 Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk Chapter 27 + Micah 6:8
13 Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi Chapter 28 Zech. 14:2, Mal. 3:8
14 Review, Questions & Final
Phone Interview & Review of Final test process
  Final Exam Paper is due 2 weeks after class is over.

  

 QUICK START GUIDE:

  1. Review the syllabus.   Check to see if your DVD player plays DVD-R types.
  2. Start READING the BIBLE, that's our Primary Source!
  3. Keep up with Jensen as a Secondary Source, VIEW the Lectures! (hint: If the DVD has two hours on it, A & B, use your remote to go up & down ...then "play" or "enter")
  4. Email/mail/bring in 1 page of notes per hour of class.  I need to have a full set by the end of the semester.  Phoning with questions is o.k.  EMAIL ADDRESS:  jmartin@abc-coggc.org   
  5. Any questions CALL or EMAIL... Don't be Bashful!

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