RLGN 1301-SA02COLD TESTAMENT HISTORY
Fall Term (August 18 – November 1, 2008)
Friday, 6:00pm - 10:10pm, Lackland
Randy Houston, D. Min., Instructor
jackrandyhouston@sbcglobal.net
I. Course
Description: A study of the Old Testament historical literature with
special attention to the institutions, religion, and national life of the
Hebrew people.
II.
Textbooks: The New International Study Bible
III. Purpose:
To help the student (1) have an understanding of the historical setting out of
which the Old Testament came; (2) develop an appreciation for the formation of
the Old Testament; (3) deepen his/her understanding of the content of the Old
Testament, and (4) realize the value of applying the teaching of the Old
Testament to everyday life.
IV. Course Requirements:
1. Worksheets
2.
Exams
3.
Additional
Assignments and
4. Attendance according to current
V. Grading:
Students will be graded based on the following criteria:
1. Worksheets will be given over the
material covered in class period
a. The worksheets must be completed and turned in at the end
of the term. b. Students will use these worksheets to
prepare for exams.
c. Failure to turn worksheets in at the completion of the term
will lower the
student’s grade one level (Example: AB@ to AC@).
2. Exams are one process to evaluate
learning. Several exams will be given
during the term. All exams will be objective in nature. They will come from information gained through worksheets, class lecture, and reading.
These exams will provide
for 50% of the final grade.
3. Additional Assignments and
4. Final Exam is required at the end of
the term. All material covered during
the term
will be included. Your
worksheets, class notes and reading will be used as the source for
questions on the final exam. It will be
objective in nature. The final exam will count 25%
of the final grade.
5. Attendance according
to WBU catalogue requires that any student who misses 25% or more of the regular class
meetings will receive a grade of AF@ for that course. The following
will be used as a scale for grading: 95 (A) – no absences or leaving class early; 85 (B)
– one (1) absence; 75 (C) – two (2) absences.
Attendance will account for 25%
of the final grade.
VI. Additional Policies:
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No food or drink
is allowed in the classroom
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No cell phones or
pagers are allowed on during class
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A student may
petition the instructor for extra credit near the end of the semester if they
are in jeopardy of failing the class.
After careful evaluation, the decision to grant such work will be solely
at the discretion of the instructor
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It is the
university policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination
under any educational program or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of
existing disabilities the first class meeting.
VII. Course Schedule:
Aug 22 Introduction to
Old Testament & Pentateuch
Aug 29 Genesis &
Exodus
Sep 5
TEST #1
Exodus
Sep 12 Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy
Sep 19
Introduction to the Historical Books
Joshua, Judges, Ruth
Sep 26 TEST
#2
1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles
Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther
Oct 3 Introduction to
the Writings
Job,
Psalms
Oct 10 TEST
#3
Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
Oct 17 Introduction to
the Prophets
Major
Prophets
Oct 24 Minor Prophets
Oct 31 FINAL
EXAM
VIII. Subjects and Topics to be
Examined:
The
following will be used as a guideline for class lecture, discussion and
activities. It is not to be
assumed that class information will include or be limited to these subjects
Creation
Fall
of Man
Flood
The
Patriarchs
Call
of Moses
The
Exodus
Plagues
( Hardening of Pharaoh=s Heart )
Crossing
of the
Wilderness
Wanderings
Giving
of the Law ( Ten Commandments )
Joshua:
Conquest and Division
Judges
Samuel
King
Saul
David
The
Divided Kingdom
Poetical
Books
Prophets