Last updated: February, 2007.


Old Testament Introduction

Class Syllabus

Biblical Theological Seminary


Revised 1986, 1991


by

Thomas V. Taylor

Emeritus Professor,
Biblical Theological Seminary

184 pages.

This electronic edition was prepared by Dr. David C. Bossard
from original documents.

February, 2007.

Electronic Version Copyright © 2007 by Mr. Thomas V. Taylor. All Rights Reserved.


I.  GENERAL INTRODUCTION.  001  002  003  004  005  006  007  008  009  010  011  012  013  014  015  016  017  018  019  020  021  022


III. THE TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.   023

A.  Introductory Comments.  024

B.  Comparative Notes on the Hebrew and Greek Texts. 025  026

C.  Languages of the Old Testament.  027  028  029  030

D.  Text History.  031  032  033  034  035  036  037  038  039  040  041  042  043  044  045  046  047  048  049  050

E.  Old Testament Translations.  051  052  053  054  055  056  057  058  059

F.  Criticism of the Text.  060  061  062  063  064  065

IV.  THE CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.  066

A.  Concept of Canon.  067  068  069  070  071  072  073  074  075

B.  Extent of the Canon.  076  077  078

Excursus on Apocryphal Books.  079  080

C.  Divisions of the Canon.  081  082

D.  HIgher Critical View of the Canon.  083  084  085  086  087  088  089  090  091  092

F. [sic] Some Final Questions on Church and Canon.  093  094

V.  SPECIAL INTRODUCTION.  095

A. The Pentateuch.  096

1. The Pentateuch in General.  097  098  099  100  101  102  103  104  105  106

2.  The Authorship of the Pentateuch.  107  108  109  110  111  112

3. The Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch.  113  114  115  116  117  118

4.  Examination of the Critical Theories for Pentateuchal Analysis.  119  120  121  122  123  124  125  126  127  128  129  130  131  132  133  134  135  136  137  138  139  140  141  142

5.  Further Trends in the Development of Critical Ideas.  143  144  145
 
6.  The Unity of the Pentateuch.  146  147  148  149  150  151  152  153  154

B.  Former Prophets.  155  156  157  158  159  160  161  162

C.  Latter Prophets.  163  164  165  166  167  168  169  170  171

D. Hagiographa.  172  173  174
 
VI.  INTERPRETATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.  175  176

Exam.  177  178

Quiz:  179

OVERHEADS  180  181  182  183   184



 



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