History of the Old Testament  (Cultural Literacy course)

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This course is a general survey of the historical antecedents of Old Testament events, of the significance of these events in terms of the progressive movement of biblical structure and of the basic meanings conveyed in the written words of Old Testament authors. In this process the formation and faith of early Israel are examined with a view toward the Old Testament's perspective of history and that of Messianic expectation. This is done in the context of the historical flow of the rise and fall of empires in the ancient Near Eastern world.