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Old Testament Survey: Genesis-Esther
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Deuteronomy 6:4
“The Shema thus came to be like a precious gem, in that the light of faith made its words sparkle with rich brilliance of varied colors. Negatively, it underscored the Jew’s opposition to polytheism and pagan ethics…positively the One God was seen to imply one humanity and therefore demanded the brotherhood of all; it spoke of the world as the stage for the ethical life and linked monotheism and morality.
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Deuteronomy 6:4
It meant that God undergirded all laws for nature and for mankind; hence heaven and earth as well as human history were His domain. . . . These principles were seen by generations of Jews as rays shining forth from the Shema, as from a diamond set into a crown of I faith and proven true and enduring in human history.”
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Biblical Regions
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Saul’s Kingdom
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David and Solomon’s Kingdom
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Solomon’s Temple
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Kingdom of Israel and
Judah
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Ancient Samaria
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Fall of Samaria and Deportation of
Israelites
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Assyrian Supremacy
in 7th century
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Sennacherib
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Sennacherib’s Throne in Nineveh
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Assyrian Statues
Guarding Doorways
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Walls of Nineveh
Description of Fall of
Nineveh in Cuneiform
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Nebuchadnezzar's Palace
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Nebuchadnezzar
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World Powers of the 6th century
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Jewish Exiles in Babylonia
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Ancient Babylon
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Ancient Babylon
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Ancient Babylon
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Conquests of Cyrus the Great
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The Persian Empire
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Province of Judah & Nehemiah’s Enemies in the 5th Century
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Old Testament as Literature
“In world literature the place of the Old Testament is unique. No book—ancient or modem—has had such world-wide appeal, been transmitted with such exacting care, and been accorded such extensive distribution. Acclaimed by statesman and servitor, learned and illiterate, rich and poor, the Old Testament comes to us as a living book. Poignantly it speaks to each generation.” (Schultz, OT Speaks, 1)
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Old Testament as Literature
“In world literature the place of the Old Testament is unique. No book—ancient or modem—has had such world-wide appeal, been transmitted with such exacting care, and been accorded such extensive distribution. Acclaimed by statesman and servitor, learned and illiterate, rich and poor, the Old Testament comes to us as a living book. Poignantly it speaks to each generation.” (Schultz, OT Speaks, 1)