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Old Testament Culture
GE102H
Carolina Bible College• Instructor– Bryan Jay Hinkel– [email protected] | 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
Patriarchal Period
• Social and Cultural Problems– Wife-Sister stratagem– Purchase of Machpelah – Burial Customs– Rape of Dinah
• Herding Practices
Patriarchal Period
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
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)