PEAH BPRE 2104: PENTATEUCH AND HEXATEUCH

This course surveys the Pentateuch and Historical books with emphasis on those historical events which bear upon God’s unfolding plan to save humankind. Selected themes with salvation implications are explored in a special way as books of the Old Testament are surveyed. Questions of introduction and content of the Pentateuch will be addressed with special emphasis on themes and passages of great theological import. Comparisons of the life, laws, literature, customs and institutions of Israel with those of the present day will be made.