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OLD TESTAMENT

LECTURE OUTLINES

WHERE DID THE BIBLE COME FROM?

I. The Composition of the OT

II. Known Copies of the OT

III. How/Why These 39?

WHERE AND WHEN DID THE EVENTS OF THE OT TAKE PLACE?

I. Where in the World . . .

II. Syria-Palestine (see related photos)

a. Topology

b. Natural Boundaries

c. Ancient Highways

III. Archaeological Periods

BIBLICAL BEGINNINGS

I. The Pentateuch

II. Adam

III. Noah

IV. Babel

THE PATRIARCHS

I. The Land of Israel

II. Abraham

III. Isaac, Jacob and the Twelve Tribes

IV. Joseph and Slavery in Eygpt

THE EXODUS

I. Moses, Aaron, and Miriam

II. The Law (see related handout)

III. The Wilderness and the Tabernacle (see related website)

CONQUEST/SETTLEMENT

I. Joshua and the Tribal Allotments

II. Judges: Deborah, Gideon, and Samuel

UNITED KINGDOM

I. Samuel and Saul

II. David

III. Solomon and the Temple

IV. OT Poetry: Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes (see related handout)

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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DIVIDED KINGDOM

I. Israel and Jeroboam I (see related outline of 1 and 2 Kings) (see related handout)

II. The Destruction of Israel: Amos and Hosea

III. Judah and Rehoboam

IV. Isaiah (see related outline of Isaiah)

V. Jeremiah, Captivity, and Exile (see related outline of Jeremiah)

VI. The Return: Ezra and Nehemiah

THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD

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Last revised: September 8, 2003