OT102 (3 CR)
Lecturer(s): Dr Philip Satterthwaite
Venue: Singapore Thomson Road Baptist Church
Starts: Monday, 16 January, 2012
Time: 7.15-9.45pm
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Philip Satterthwaite has been Lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew at BGST since 1998. Before that he was Research Fellow in Hebrew & Aramaic at Tyndale House, Cambridge. His main research areas are: the Old Testament Historical books; the Septuagint. In 2007 his book Exploring the Old Testament 2: The Histories (written in collaboration with J.G. McConville) was published by SPCK/IVP. Philip has preached and taught in a number of churches in Singapore. He is a member of Prinsep Street Presbyterian church. He is married to Eileen.
COURSE SYNOPSIS
OT Foundations I and OT Foundations II together form an introduction to the Old Testament. These two courses aim: (i) to introduce the Old Testament books, and the historical and cultural contexts in which they originated; (ii) to help students reflect on how to apply the Old Testament in the modern world, and to their own lives. Throughout, the Old Testament is interpreted as part of Christian Scripture: Christians cannot afford to neglect this first and larger part of God’s Word. Though questions relating to history and the ancient Near Eastern context will not be ignored, the main emphasis is on the meaning, theology and application of the text. OT Foundations II covers the Prophets, the Psalms, and the Wisdom Literature. Please note that some of the smaller prophetic books are not covered in detail.
COURSE TEXT-BOOKS
The text-books for OT II are the third and fourth volumes in the series, Exploring the Old Testament (= EOT): EOT III, by E.C. Lucas, covers the Psalms and the Writings; EOT IV, by J.G. McConville, covers the Prophets, Daniel and Lamentations.
Students must acquire their own copies of the text-books.
They may buy them from BGST Library.
They may buy them from BGST Library.
Students will usually be expected to have read one or two chapters from the text-book before each lecture, as specified in the Course Outline (overleaf). The lectures will deal with some of the issues raised in the text-book, as well as other aspects of the lecture topic for that week. There will also be discussions of particular texts and issues Each lecture will end brief reflections on links between the OT and the NT and on Christian applications of the book or books covered that week.
COURSE REGISTRATION & ASSIGNMENT POLICIES
Please note that with effect for courses commencing from Jan 2012 (AY2011 Term 3) onwards:
- A student will only be registered for the course after he has submitted both his course registration form and course fees.
- The 1- and 3- month deadline for Full Time and Part Time Students respectively will still apply. After the first deadline, students will be granted a further 3 months deadline extension automatically. The specific overdue assignment, however, will incur a penalty of a 1/3 grade deduction. For example, an overdue essay submitted by the end of the 6th month, will be downgraded from B+ to B. At the end of this deadline extension, no further extensions will be allowed. The status of the incomplete course will be converted from Credit to Audit. This conversion will not affect the student’s GPA.
