AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. OT 102: PENTATEUCH COURSE DESCRIPTION ` This course takes the first five books of the Old Testament as one unit. It analyses some of the important issues on background, authorship, content and structure of the Old Testament. It also provides some basic understanding about the recent trends on the formation of the Pentateuch. It analyses some of the important themes and issues described in the Pentateuch. Furthermore, the course develops missiological attempts and formulates the contextual applications. COURSE OBJECTIVES This course enables the student to understand the nature and formation of the Pentateuchal books. It provides an overview of the content, structure, and critical study of the Pentateuch. It designed to have a better acquaint with the foundational section of Scripture, a goal towards better expressing its message through teaching, preaching, and writing. Enable the students to understand the important issues which are described in the books of the Pentateuch. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Reading Report 20% Main Term Paper/Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE UNIT I: Nature and Formation of Pentateuch Fivefold Division of Pentateuch Structure and Content of the Pentateuch Formation of the Pentateuch and its Sources UNIT II: Book of Genesis Creation Narratives - Place of Humans in Creation - Role and Responsibility towards Creation Flood Narrative Cain and Abel Narrative Tower of Babel Patriarchal History - Life of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph UNIT III: Book of Exodus to Deuteronomy Life of Moses - Birth, Call and Commission Plagues in Egypt Exodus and Wilderness Experiences Law Codes in Pentateuch - Decalogue, Covenant Code, Deuteronomic Code, Holiness Code Tabernacle Sacrifices and Offerings Feasts and Festivals COURSE TEXTBOOKS FOR FURTHER READING Alexander, T. Desmond and David W. Baker. Eds. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2003. Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2002. Baden, Joel S. The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis (Yale University Press, 2012). Barton, John and John Muddiman, eds. The Pentateuch. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Briggs, Richard and Joel N. Lohr, eds. A Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch: Interpreting the Torah as Christian Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. Gooder, Paula. The Pentateuch: A Story of Beginnings. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2005. Hamilton, Victor P. Handbook on the Pentateuch. 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2005. Kaminsky, Joel S. and Joel N. Lohr, The Torah: A Beginniner's Guide. Oxford: Oneworld, 2011. Levin, Christoph. The Old Testament: A Brief Introduction. Translated by Margaret Kohl. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005. McDermott, John J. Reading the Pentateuch: A Historical Introduction. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 2002. McEntire, Mark. Struggling with God: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2008. Ska, Jean-Louis. Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch. Translated by Pascale Dominique. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2006. Vogt, Peter T. Interpreting the Pentateuch: An Exegetical Handbook. Grand Rapids: Kregal Academic, 2009. Wenham, Gordon J. Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch. Downers Grove,Ill.: InterVarsity, 2003.