Summer 2014/Fuller Live!

Menlo Park and Pasadena

OT500

Pagán

OT500: LOS ESCRITOS COMO INTRODUCCION AL ANTIGUO TESTAMENTO [Writings as Introduction to the Old Testament] (4 Units: 120 hours). Samuel Pagán.

DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the books of the third section of the Hebrew Scriptures, in Spanish translation, including the Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1-2 Chronicles. Attention will be given to the shape of the books, their content, literary forms, and theological concerns, and to introductory issues.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete the course will have shown that they (1) have grasped the outline of Israel’s history as portrayed in Old and New Testaments and in light of modern study; (2) understand thenature and process of the Old Testament’s composition, especially as illustrated by Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Daniel; (3) understand the nature of worship, prayer, and wisdom as illustrated by the Writings and its relationship with ancient Near Eastern equivalents; (4) know how to interpret Old Testament narrative, as illustrated by the Writings; (5) have looked at aspects of the Writings from angles other than those of the male, white, Western world; (6) have reflected on the significance of the Writings for Christian theology, mission, and discipleship.

COURSE FORMAT:This class will meet daily for three-hour sessions for two weeks during the summer quarter.

REQUIRED READING

The Bible in Spanish: RVR-95, NVI, or BLA translations.

Levoratti, Armando, Sean McEvenue, David Dungan, and William R. Farmer. Comentario bíblico internacional. Editorial Verbo Divino, 1999. ISBN: 978-8481692839, Pub. Price $250.00 [75 pp. assigned].

Levoratti, Armando J., ed. Comentario Bíblico Latinoamericano. Antiguo Testamento, Vol. 1: Pentateuco y textos narrativos. Editorial Verbo Divino, 2005. ISBN: 978-8481696110, Pub. Price $98.00 [115 pp. assigned] (also available as PDF).

Levoratti, Armando J., ed. Comentario Bíblico Latinoamericano. Antiguo Testamento, Vol. 2: Libros proféticos y sapienciales. Editorial Verbo Divino, 2007. ISBN: 978-8481697209, Pub. Price $98.00, [105 pp. assigned] (also available as PDF).

Pagán, Samuel. Introducción a la Biblia hebrea. CLIE, 2012. ISBN: 978-8482677309, Pub. Price $34.99 [248 pp. assigned].

Rad, Gerhard von. Teología del Antiguo Testamento. Vols. 1-2. Sígueme, 1982, 1984. ISBN: 978-84301000064 and ISBN: 978-8430103614, Pub. Price. $90.00 [125 pp. assigned].

eReader: Articles and chapters by Leslie Allen, Elizabeth Boase, Julie Chu, C. T. Gilkes, Madipoane Masenya, Itumeleng Mosala, Origen, Phyllis Trible, Claus Westermann, Bob Yoder and others.

RECOMMENDED READING:

LaSor, William Sanford. Panorama del Antiguo Testamento. Nueva Creación y Eerdmans, 1995. ISBN 978-1558834002, Pub. Price $36.99.

Pagán, Samuel. Ezequiel y Daniel. Augsburg-Fortress, 2010. ISBN 978-0806696867, Pub. Price $15.00.

Pixley, Jorge. Historia sagrada. Historia popular. DEI, 1991. ASIN: B004MJYXHG ***Out of Print.

Soggin, Alberto. Historia de Israel. Verbo Divino, 2001. ISBN: 978-0664212582, Pub. Price $53.13.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. About 1,250 pages of required reading and discussions. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1]. 10% Bonus

2. Completion of three 5-page essays (40%). [These assignments are related to learning outcomes #2,4,6].

3. An exam covering readings and lecture (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #5].

4. A research essay on an assigned topic [2,500-3,500 words] (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #4,5,6.

PREREQUISITES: Spanish. No auditors.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Old Testament “c” (OTC) and Seminary Core Requirement (SCR) for MATM, MAICS, MAFS, MACL.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.