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Old Testament Culture. GE102H. Carolina Bible College. Instructor Bryan Jay Hinkel college@bryanhinkel.com | 910-818-5213 Syllabus Textbook Course Objectives Course Requirements Book Review Midterm Final School Requirements. GE102H Old Testament Culture. Preface
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Old Testament Culture GE102H
Carolina Bible College • Instructor • Bryan Jay Hinkel • college@bryanhinkel.com | 910-818-5213 • Syllabus • Textbook • Course Objectives • Course Requirements • Book Review • Midterm • Final • School Requirements
GE102H Old Testament Culture • Preface • “The gulf of thousands of years can be bridged, at lest in part, by insights into their everyday life.” • “The biblical text itself contains a wealth of information on subjects…” • “Archaeological evidence provides the best information on life in ancient times.” • “Modern anthropological research can be of great value to the student of the Bible.”
GE102H Old Testament Culture Judean Bedouins by David Shankbone
GE102H Old Testament Culture • Introduction • Environment • Stages of Social Development • Patriarchal • Settlement • Monarchy • Post-Exilic • Intertestamental/New Testament • Geography of Bible Lands
Patriarchal Period • The Patriarchs of the Nation of Israel • Abraham • Issac • Jacob/Israel • Physical Appearance
Patriarchal Period Portrait of Bedouin man (public domain)
Patriarchal Period • Social and Cultural Problems
Patriarchal Period • Social and Cultural Problems • Wife-Sister stratagem • Purchase of Machpelah • Burial Customs • Rape of Dinah • Herding Practices
Patriarchal Period • Social and Cultural Problems • Wife-Sister stratagem • Purchase of Machpelah • Burial Customs • Rape of Dinah • Herding Practices • Water Rights
Patriarchal Period • Food Preparation and Diet
Patriarchal Period • Food Preparation and Diet • Marriage • Marriage within the Group • Inheritance • Religion • How did the Patriarchs worship God? • Legal Customs • Weapons and Warfare
GE102H Old Testament Culture • Remember for Next Week. • Read Preface, Introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 (pages xiii to 55)