Mobile Ed: OT306 Book Study: Exodus (10 hour course)

by Tremper Longman III; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2015–2022

Overview

Explore the themes of salvation, law, and God’s presence in the book of Exodus with award-winning Old Testament scholar Dr. Tremper Longman. This course takes you step by step through Israel’s salvation from Egyptian bondage, their receiving of God’s law, and His command to build the tabernacle. Dr. Longman then connects these events to the New Testament. Learn how Jesus is the fulfillment of the exodus and how specific events mirror Jesus’ life and ministry.

Get answers to questions such as, who wrote the Torah? How do we read the law from a Christian perspective? Why is there so much violence in the Old Testament? You’ll learn why this ancient text is so important, and just how culturally relevant it is today.

 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Discuss the genre and authorship of Exodus
• Summarize the contents of each major section of Exodus
• Explain the importance of historicity with respect to Exodus
• Discuss the value of the OT law for Christians
• Describe the various components of the tabernacle and identify their significance
• Summarize a biblical theology of the exodus, the law, and God’s presence
• Explain how Jesus fulfills God’s revelation in Exodus
• Discuss the theme of divine violence in the Bible

Course Outline

Unit 1: The Genre and Style of Exodus

• Exodus in the Torah
• Genre and Reading Strategy
• Exodus as Theological History
• A Focus on God
• Exodus as Law
• Identifying and Searching Law Types
• Biblical Narrative
• Biblical Poetry
• Identifying Parallelism in Hebrew Poetry

Unit 2: The Authorship of Exodus

• The Traditional View
• Using Factbook and Favorites to Create an Introduction to Exodus
• Witnesses to Other Authors
• Use of Sources
• Evidence for the Documentary Hypothesis
• Sources in the Documentary Hypothesis
• A Response to the Documentary Hypothesis

Unit 3: Approaching Exodus

• The Importance of the Final Form
• The Structure of the Book
• An Exegetical, Christological, and Practical Approach

Unit 4: God Saves Israel (Exodus 1–18)

• Overview
• Connections to Genesis
• The Situation in Egypt
• The Birth of Moses
• Discovering Parallel Accounts to the Moses Birth Story
• Moses Flees to Midian
• The Burning Bush
• The Prophet’s Confirming Signs
• Moses’ Reluctance and Return to Egypt
• Moses in Pharaoh’s Court
• The Plagues and the Gods of Egypt
• Searching for Different Translations of Elohim
• The Plagues and Natural Phenomena
• The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart
• The Final Plague
• Crossing the Sea
• Locating the Yam Suph
• The Number of Israelites
• From Joy to Grumbling
• Amalekite Attacks
• Back in Midian
• Finding and Comparing Outlines of Exodus

Unit 5: The Historicity of the Exodus

• The Case for an Early Date
• Challenges to the Early Date
• The Case for a Late Date
• The Minimalist Approach
• Discovering Ancient Inscriptions Related to Exodus
• Summary of the Debate

Unit 6: A Biblical Theology of the Exodus

• Reactualizing and Remembering the Exodus
• The Prophets and a Second Exodus
• Jesus and the Exodus

Unit 7: God Gives Israel His Law (Exodus 19–24)

• Assembling at Mount Sinai
• The First Four Commandments
• Comparing Different Numbering Schemes of the Ten Commandments
• The Last Six Commandments
• Case Law
• Case Law: Slavery
• Comparing Ancient Near Eastern Slavery Laws
• Case Law: Manslaughter
• Case Law: A Rebellious Child
• Case Law: A Pregnant Woman Involved in a Fight
• Case Law: The Goring Ox
• Case Law: Thieves and Vulnerable People
• Case Law: The Goat in Its Mother’s Milk
• Case Law: The Roof Fence
• The Law from Paul’s Perspective
• Jesus’ Relationship to the Law
• The Law from James’ Perspective
• Understanding James and Paul
• Jesus’ Teaching on the Law
• The Law and the Christian
• Applying Case Law: The Roof Fence
• Applying Case Law: The Altar Law
• Applying Case Law: Slavery
• Applying Case Law: Manslaughter and the Rebellious Child
• Applying Case Law: The Pregnant Woman and the Goring Ox
• Applying Case Law: Vulnerable People
• Applying Case Law: Thieves and Baby Goats
• The Debate over Sabbath

Unit 8: God’s Tabernacle Instructions (Exodus 25–31)

• The Command and Plan to Build
• The Arrangement of the Camp
• Touring the Tabernacle with Faithlife Study Bible Infographics
• The Curtains: Heaven on Earth
• The Metals: Gradations of Holiness
• The Ark of the Covenant: God’s Presence
• The Lampstand: The Garden of Eden
• The Incense Altar: A Sweet Savor
• The Table of the Bread of Presence: The Covenant Relationship
• The Altar of Sacrifice
• Creation as a Cosmic Sanctuary

Unit 9: A Biblical Theology of God’s Presence

• The Garden of Eden
• The Patriarchal Altar
• The Tabernacle
  • The Temple: Building a House
  • The Temple: The Law of Centralization
  • The Temple and the Tabernacle
  • The Temple: Solomon’s Dedication
• Jesus and the Presence of God
• The Church and the New Jerusalem

Unit 10: The Priesthood

• The Priests’ Ordination
• The Priests’ Garments
• More Priestly Garments
• The Levites
• Guards of God’s Holiness
• Jesus and the Priesthood

Unit 11: Moses as Prophet

• Moses the Model
• Moses’ Predecessor, Abraham
• Moses’ Successors
• Performing a Word Study on “Prayer”
• Jesus the Prophet

Unit 12: Addendum: Violence in the Old Testament

• Herem Warfare
• Studying the Day of Atonement with the Israelite Feasts and Sacrifices Interactive
• Spiritual Preparation for Battle
• During the Battle
• After the Battle
• Phase 1: God Fights for Israel
• Phase 2: God Fights against Israel
• Phase 3: God Fights Israel’s Oppressors
• Phase 4: Jesus Fights God’s Enemies
• Phase 5: Jesus Fights the Final Battle
• The Christian and Divine Violence

Product Details

• Title: OT306 Book Study: Exodus
• Instructor: Tremper Longman III
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 10

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About Tremper Longman III

Tremper Longman III is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 25 books, including commentaries on Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and Nahum. His books have been translated into 17 different languages. In addition, as a Hebrew scholar, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation, and has served as a consultant on other popular Bible translations, including The Message, the New Century Version, the Holman Standard Bible, and the Common Bible. He has also edited and contributed to a number of study Bibles and Bible dictionaries, most recently The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

He earned his BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, and both his MPhil and PhD from Yale University. Dr. Longman and his wife, Alice, have three sons and two granddaughters.