A Brief History of Israel Session 1 Abram to Joseph
Opening Prayer “For how you hope” by Walter Brueggemann, Walter. Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2003.
Introduction Ø This class is for you if… l l l You are intimidated by the Old Testament You have forgotten the Bible stories you heard in Sunday School You remember the stories, but don’t know if Daniel came before Dan • Or think Dan is just Daniel’s nickname l You think the “old, angry god” of the Old Testament doesn’t have anything to do with your Christian faith
Introduction Ø This class is not designed… l To do historical critical analysis • But if you want to know about the documentary hypothesis… • Read Who Wrote the Bible? By Richard Elliott Friedman, Harper Collins. l To do interpretation…with some caveats • Choice and order of stories is an interpretive move • Abbreviated version of story will necessarily involve some interpretation l To survey the entire Hebrew Bible; will be omitting • Psalms • Proverbs • Most of what the prophets had to say
Introduction Ø The Text is always better than the class l l Find a Bible that works for you! 2 translations most widely used • NIV (TNIV) • RSV (NRSV) l Other translations exist • Get a translation, not a paraphrase Ø If you want to better understand biblical culture, archaeology & current scholarship l Subscribe to BAR (Biblical Archaeology Review) l http: //www. bib-arch. org/bswb. Subscribe. html
Let’s Begin Ø Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, or l Torah • • Means instruction Contains l l l Hagadah - story Halakah – walk (“law”) Nevi’im • Prophets l Kethuvim • Writings Tanak
God makes a covenant with Abraham Ø Abram / Abraham l Ø Sarai / Sarah l l Ø Genesis 12: 10 -20 Genesis 18: 1 -15 Lot l l Ø Genesis 11: 31 – 25: 11 Genesis 13: 5 -13 Genesis 19: 1 -22 Hagar l l Genesis 16 Genesis 21: 1 -21
Abraham has sons Ø Ishmael l Ø Isaac l l l Ø l Genesis 24 Genesis 27: 1 -40 Esau l l Ø Genesis 22: 1 -19 Genesis 25: 19 -28: 9 Genesis 35: 27 -28 Rebekah l Ø Genesis 21: 1 -21 Genesis 25: 27 -34 Genesis 27: 1 -40 Jacob / Israel l Genesis 27: 1 -
Origins of the 12 tribes Ø Rachel l l Genesis 29: 1 -30: 24 Joseph Benjamin Bilhah – Rachel’s maid • • Ø Dan Naphtali Leah l l l l l Genesis 29: 21 -30: 24 Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Dinah Zilpah – Leah’s maid • • Gad Asher
Jacob and his sons go to Egypt Ø Joseph l l Genesis 37: 1 -36 Genesis
Bibliography Ø Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures. New York: The Jewish Publication Society, 1985. Ø The Harper. Collins Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version. New York: Harper. Collins, Publishers, Inc. , 1993. Ø The Holy Bible: Today’s New International Version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
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