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121 OT 801 The History of Ancient Israel A critical review of historiographical approaches with a focus on the major problems and issues in the study of ancient Israel's history. Consideration is given to the evaluation of artifactual and textual sources, especially the Old Testament. Emphasis is placed on student participation, presentation, and analysis. Three hours. OT 802 Comparative Ancient Near Eastern Texts A critical review of the form and purpose of ancient Near Eastern texts and their illumination of related biblical literature. This discussion will survey those texts that have had the most profound influence upon modern understanding of biblical literature. The course will involve student participation and oral presentations. Three hours. OT 803 1 and 2 Kings This intensive study of the books that provide an anchor to the chronology and story of ancient Israel will engage the secondary literature and consider issues of textual criticism (the multiple accounts reflecting in LXX and MT sources), archaeological and historical relations to the accounts, the comparative literary forms that make up these biblical books. The course will include lectures and student presentations. Three hours. OT 831 Advanced Exegesis of Eight Century Prophets: text and context A study of the social, political, cultural, historical factors that prompted the rise of the prophets Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah (1-39), and the rhetorical devices . The course will include a review of the Hebrew text along with a study of major theological concepts—justice, mercy, righteousness, judgment, sin, etc. Pre-requisite: Three semesters of biblical Hebrew. Three hours. OT 832 Advanced Exegesis of Poetic Texts This course will help students to interpret the poetic texts of the Old Testament with methodological know-how, technical skill, and poetic imagination. Students will engage deeply with the most up-to-date discussions of biblical poetry, with particular emphasis on poetic parallelism and poetic imagery. Drawing on state-of-the-art methodology, cutting-edge research, and students' own engagement with a wide range of poetic texts, students will embark on an adventure of the mind that has the capacity to change their theology and Christian praxis, as well as their engagement with God's world in mission and service. Three hours. OT 890 Studies in Old Testament These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. OT 891 Individualized Study in Old Testament These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in Old Testament under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. OT 995 Specialized Project in Old Testament Students should register for OT 995 when they are ready to complete the specialized project in a particular semester. Note that there are no course extensions for specialized projects. Three hours. OT 996 Old Testament Thesis Proposal Students submit a thesis proposal by the due date of the term of registration and receive a grade of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Once students register for thesis proposal, they must remain enrolled in OT 998 in subsequent semesters until the term of registration for OT 999. One hour.