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Old Testament Survey

Dr. Berrey

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Intro lecture

1:06 PM

Class intro

  1. know everything related to things on the study guide
    1. the questions will be detailed
  2. sometimes things will come from footnotes
  3. chapter content points
    1. not necessary to know outline points

Introduction to the Old Testament

  1. over view
    1. Old Testament

                                                              i.      Term appears 1 time in the Bible

1.      II Cor 3:14 – English

a.       Referring to the Old Covenant as opposed to the new covenant

b.      The Old Covenant is found in the Old Testament

2.      Hebrews 8:13 – in the Greek

    1. Statistics

                                                              i.      39 books of the Old Testament

                                                            ii.      929 Chapters

                                                          iii.      23,100 Verses

                                                          iv.      written over a period of about 1000 years

1.      1425 BC - 425 BC

                                                            v.      [JWM1] # of authors

1.      at least 33

                                                          vi.      written in 2 languages

1.      Hebrew – most is in Hebrew

2.      Aramaic – 4 sections written in Aramaic

a.       Genesis 31:47 – one word is Aramaic

b.      Ezra 4:18-6:18; 6:12-26 – decree from king that was Aramaic

c.       Daniel 2:4-7:28 – lived in Persia

d.      Jeremiah 10:11 – as if God wanted all the world to understand this verse