Dr. Cook, Rabbi Moline, Mrs. Sullivan, Dr. Weiler, Dr. Fentress-Williams.

AUGUST TERM

OT 101 Beginning Biblical Hebrew
A study of the elements of biblical Hebrew, with an emphasis on reading prose texts.
Dr. Cook

FALL SEMESTER

First Quarter

OT 101 Beginning Biblical Hebrew
(Continuation from August Term) 
Dr. Cook

OT 101* Beginning Biblical Hebrew
A study of the elements of biblical Hebrew, with an emphasis on reading prose texts.
(For students taking a second language.) (Not offered 2002-03.)
 

Second Quarter
OT 1 Old Testament Interpretation 
An introduction to interpreting the Old Testament for our times, a period extending from modernist challenges to late modern confusions. The course aims to access avenues into the richness and complexity of the Bible’s material. Exegetical approaches to the biblical texts will be tested and critiqued in the context of developing hermeneutical competence for Old Testament study as a theological discipline. In the first semester, we treat the Pentateuch and Former Prophets. 
Dr. Fentress-Williams

OT 101* Beginning Biblical Hebrew
(Continuation of OT101*) (Not offered 2002-03.)

OT 102 Beginning Biblical Hebrew
(Second half of OT 101 - continuing from August Term and 1st quarter)
A continuation of the study of the elements of biblical Hebrew. The course includes readings in selected, favorite passages from Genesis and Exodus.
Dr. Cook

Full Semester
OT 108 Hosea and Micah
A close study in English of two seminal Hebrew prophets, including an introduction to the forms and poetic art of Israelite prophecy. Particular attention will be given to Hosea’s and Micah’s witness, propounded in Israel and Judah, respectively, to the ancient covenant faith. (Not offered 2002-03.) Dr. Cook

OT 201 Hebrew Reading and Exegesis
Reading and interpretation of the Hebrew text of a group of selected, favorite passages from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, and I Kings. The course includes review and reinforcement and an introduction to the syntax of biblical prose. 
Mrs. Sullivan

OT 218 Ezekiel
Interpretation, based on the English text, of Ezekiel's revelations about the awesome mysteries of the divine reality. The course includes close exegetical analysis of several extraordinary texts (including Ezekiel's visions of the fantastic wheels and the valley full of dry bones), as well as discussion of both ancient religious issues and modern theological topics raised by the study of the prophecy. (Not offered 2002-03.) 
Dr. Cook.

OT 225 Whose Story Is It Anyway? The Bible In Dialogue
Using the Bible as its primary text, this course will focus on the variety of dialogues within the Hebrew Bible. This is an English exegesis course, which will carefully examine passages from 1 Samuel each week with the assumption that the theological meaning ih the Bible is produced in the gaps, tensions, and unevenness of the text. Students in this course will focus both on actual dialogue in the Bible and the dialogue that occurs between texts.
Dr. Fentress-Williams  

SPRING SEMESTER

Third Quarter
OT 2 Old Testament Interpretation
A continuation of OT 1. The Psalms, Prophets, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic.
Dr. Fentress-Williams

OT 102 Beginning Biblical Hebrew
A continuation of the study of the elements of biblical Hebrew. The course includes readings in selected, favorite passages from Genesis and Exodus. (For students who started in the August Term.) 
Dr. Cook

OT 102* Beginning Biblical Hebrew
Continuation for students taking a second language. (Not offered 2002-03.)

Fourth Quarter
OT 103 Beginning Biblical Hebrew
Continuation of OT 102. Requirement: OT 101 and OT 102, or equivalent.
Dr. Cook

Full Semester
OT 106 Introduction to Judaism
The course has two foci: 1) early Judaism from the Hellenistic Age to the time of the Babylonian Talmud; 2) modern Jewish faith and practice. Special attention will be given to Jewish-Christian relations from the first century to the present. 
Rabbi Moline

OT 109 Moses Goes To The Movies: Films of the Bible 
Dr. Fentress-Williams

OT 112 Hosea
Close examination in English of Hosea's oracles about the deep love of God and God's intimate relationship with his people. Study of Hosea's powerful language provides an excellent introduction to the interpretation of the Hebrew prophets and to the forms of prophecy in Israel. Study of Hosea's artistic verse, evocative images, and rich metaphors will introduce the idea of biblical poetry. Particular attention to Hosea's stress on faithfulness to the covenant will help us explore the roots of biblical faith. (Not offered 2002-03.) 
Dr. Cook

OT 202 Hebrew Reading and Exegesis
Readings in biblical poetry, with an introduction to poetic analysis. Selections to be announced. (Not offered 2002-03.) 
 

OT 205 The Psalms
An exegetical study of the English text of the psalms with an introduction to modern hermeneutical and theological approaches to psalm study. Special attention will be paid to the various contexts in which the psalms are understood: their use and re-use in Israel’s worship, at Qumran, in the New Testament, and in the contemporary church. (Not offered 2001-02.) 
Dr. Cook

OT 216 Mayhem, Monsters, and the Messiah: Apocalypticism
A study of the nature and origins of apocalypticism and of its current relevance in society and the church. Selected texts from both Testaments, the Pseudepigrapha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls will be engaged in English translation. (Not offered 2001-02.) 
Dr. Cook