Gordon Conwell - Syllabus

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary/C.O.G.O.P

Professor: Quonekuia Day Ph.D. (cand.)  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
617-427-7293

This course concentrates on the overall content of the entire Old Testament with its historical,
geographical, and cultural backgrounds. Only the English version of the Bible will be used.
While the basic content of each individual book will be given, emphasis will be placed on how
each book fits into the overall story of the Old Testament.
Students will be expected to complete all assigned readings and participate in class discussions.
The final course grade will be determined on the basis of 1 Take home Exam 70% and 1 Book
Review 30%.
Required Texts
1 ) Kaminski, C., CASKET Study Guide, 2005
2 ) Kaminski, C., God’s Story in the Old Testament through CASKET
Additional Recommended but not Required Texts
Andersen F., Job (Leicester, England:Inter-Varsity Press)
Fee, G.D., & Stuart, D., How to Read the Bible for all it’s Worth (Grand Rapids: Zondervan)
Fee, G.D. & Stuart, D. How to Read the Bible Book by Book (Grand Rapids: Zondervan)
Hill, Andrew E. & Walton, J. Survey of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids:Zondervan)
Kaiser, W.C. Jr., A History of Israel From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars (Nashville:
Broadman & Holman)
Kitchen, K.A. Ancient Orient and Old Testament (Chicago:Inter-Varsity Press)
Pritchard, J.B., edit., Ancient Near Eastern Texts ed. J.B. Pritchard (3rd edit. New Jersey:
Princeton University Press)
Pritchard J.B., edit, The Ancient Near East in Pictures ed. J.B. Pritchard (2nd edit., New Jersey:
Princeton University Press)
Stuart, D. The New American Commentary Exodus vol. 2 (Nashville: Broadman & Holman)

Read Before the First Day of Class
Genesis 1-12, 15-17, 22, 27-28
Exodus 1-14, 20-24
Leviticus 1-5
Numbers 1-14
Deuteronomy 4-9, 27-30, 32
Joshua 1-2, 24
Judges 1-3
Ruth 1-4
I Samuel 1-9, 15-16
II Samuel 1-7
I Kings-II Kings-All
II Chron 36
Ezra-All
Nehemiah-1-2, 9
Job-All
Psalms 32, 51
Isaiah 1-9 and ch. 44
Jeremiah 1-11, 31-33
Ezekiel 8-10
Daniel-All
Hosea-1-4
Amos-4-5
Obadiah-All
Jonah-1-2
Haggai-All
Zechariah-All
Malachi-All

CASKET Study Guide-All
Book Review-Due on the Morning of the Second Day of class.
1 ) Choose an Old Testament book that you have never read before.
2 ) Book should be no less than 250 pages.
3 ) You may read a portion of an Old Testament commentary for your book review.
4 ) Book Review should be typed, double spaced, 12-font, and 3-4 pages.
5 ) Read the plagiarism article before beginning your paper.
6 ) Be prepared to give a 3-5 minute oral presentation on your book review.
7) A Book Review explains the general themes of a book, how well the author proved
his/her point(s), areas that could be improved upon.
8) The Book Review must be on a book, other than the Bible, about a particular person
in the Old Testament i.e. the Life of David, Moses, the Prophets or cover general themes
found in the Old Testament i.e. curses, plagues, covenants, genealogies.
9) If you have any questions on the Book Review do not hesitate to contact me through
email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or my cell phone (617) 435-3616.

Day 1
-Introduction to Course
-Lectures on Pentateuch, Joshua and Judges
-Evening Assignment due the morning of Day 2
-Evening Assignment Read Judges 19 and answer the 4 assigned questions. One person from
group should take notes for the group.
Day 2
-Book Review Due
-Lectures on the United Kingdom, Northern Kingdom and Prophets
-Evening Assignment due the morning of Day 3
-Evening Assignment Read Joshua 2 and Gen 27 and answer the 3 assigned questions. One
person from group should takes notes for the group.
Day 3
-Lecture on the Southern Kingdom, Prophets, and Wisdom Literature
-Evening Assignment start studying for final exam.
Day 4
-Lecture on the Exile and Temple
-Oral Presentations

Greetings in Christ!

As we complete the year and look forward to the next, it is time to start planning for our upcoming Gordon-Conwell classes.  The 2010 schedule is IN and here it is!

GCTS SCHEDULE 2010

New Testament Survey begins April 15 (Olathe)

Church & Community begins June 10 (Olathe)

Old Testament Survey begins October (I forgot the date, but it didn’t change) PS. Start Reading the Old Testament NOW! (Des Moines)

GCTS SCHEDULE 2011

World Missions begins April 14 (Olathe)

The Book of Isaiah begins June 16 (Olathe)

Interpreting the Bible begins September 29 (Des Moines)

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For those who will need to stay in homes, please let us know as soon as possible so we may start finding places.  If you stayed with a family last time, it might be good to contact them directly to see if the room is available. If not, we will find one for you.

God bless you all and we hope to see every one of you (and more) this April!

John Newson, Pastor

Prairie Center Church of God of Prophecy

105 S. Montclaire Dr.

Olathe, KS 66061

Office: (913) 782-3489

Fax: (913) 390-5834

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