The Old Testament Story: An Introduction

by Benjamin, Don C.

• ISBN13: 9780800636210
• ISBN10: 080063621X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Summary

Readers: General readers (college level); college students; clergy

Author Biography

Don C. Benjamin teaches biblical studies and religion at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Table of Contents

Maps	xiv
Illustrations and Figures	xviii
Abbreviations	xxiv
Learning the Bible	1	(20)
How Old Is the Bible?	2	(2)
Is the Bible History or Story?	4	(2)
Who Were the Hebrews?	6	(3)
Who Wrote the Bible?	9	(2)
In What Language Was the Bible Written?	11	(1)
Why are There So Many Different Bibles?	12	(3)
Who Divided the Bible into Books, Chapters, and Verses?	15	(2)
What Is the Difference between Bible Study and Biblical Studies?	17	(4)
Book of Genesis (Gen 1:1---Exod 1:6)	21	(52)
Creation Stories (Gen 1:1---11:26)	21	(19)
Stories of Adam and Eve (Gen 2:4---4:2)	21	(19)
Ancestor Stories (Gen 11:27---37:2)	40	(33)
Stories of Abraham and Sarah (Gen 11:27---25:18)	40	(29)
Stories of Isaac and Rebekah	69	(1)
Stories of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel (Gen 25:20---37:2)	70	(3)
Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers (Exod 1:7---Num 27:11)	73	(52)
Creation Stories (Exod 1:7---Num 27:11)	74	(1)
Death of the Firstborn of Egypt (Exod 1:7---13:16)	74	(19)
Sterility Affidavit (Exod 1:7-7:13)	75	(14)
Cosmogony: Plagues Stories (Exod 7:14---13:10)	89	(3)
Covenant: Passover (Exod 12:1-13:16)	92	(1)
Creation of the Firstborn of Israel (Exod 13:17---Num 27:11)	93	(29)
Sterility Affidavit (Exod 13:17---14:20)	93	(1)
Cosmogony (Exod 14:21-31)	94	(1)
Covenant (Exod 15:1---Num 27:11)	95	(1)
Covenant between Yahweh and Israel (Exod 19:1---24:18)	95	(27)
The Book of Deuteronomy (Num 27:12---Deut 34:12)	122	(3)
Books of Joshua and Judges (Josh 1:1---Judg 21:25)	125	(40)
Covenant between Yahweh and Israel (Josh 1:1-8)	127	(1)
Story of Rahab as Host (Josh 2:1-24 + 6:22-25)	128	(5)
Inauguration of Joshua at Jericho (Josh 5:13---6:27)	133	(8)
Crisis Episode (Josh 5:13)	137	(3)
Climax Episode (Josh 5:14)	140	(1)
Denoument Episode (Josh 6:1-27)	140	(1)
Othniel Delivers Israel from Aram (Judg 3:7-11)	141	(4)
Ehud Delivers Israel from Moab (Judg 3:12-30)	145	(1)
Saga of Deborah and Jael (Judg 4:1---5:31)	146	(6)
Deborah Delivers Israel from Hazor (Judg 4:1-16 + 5:31)	146	(1)
Jael Delivers Israel from Harosheth-ha-goiim (Judg 4:17-24)	147	(5)
Hymn (Judg 5:1-31)	152	(1)
Jephthah Delivers Israel from Ammon (Judg 11:1-40)	152	(3)
Saga of Samson (Judg 13:1---16:31)	155	(10)
Annunciation to the Wife of Manoah (Judg 13:1-25)	156	(1)
Samson Courts the Woman of Timnah (Judg 14:1-4+10)	157	(1)
Samson Slays the Lion of Timnah (Judg 14:5-9)	158	(1)
Samson Kills the Warriors of Ashkelon (Judg 14:11-20)	158	(1)
Samson Burns the Crops of Timnah (Judg 15:1-8)	159	(1)
Samson Massacres the Garrison of Lehi (Judg 15:9-17)	159	(2)
Samson Raids the Spring at Hakkore (Judg 15:18-20)	161	(1)
Samson Wrecks the Gates of Gaza (Judg 16:1-3)	161	(1)
Samson Terrorizes the Wadi Sorek (Judg 16:4-22)	162	(1)
Samson Destroys the House of Dagon (Judg 16:23-31)	163	(2)
Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:1---4:22)	165	(12)
Parable of a Persevering Widow (Ruth 1:1-22)	165	(4)
Crisis Episode (Ruth 1:1-7)	166	(1)
Climax Episode (Ruth 1:8-18)	167	(1)
Denoument Episode (Ruth 1:19-22)	168	(1)
Parable of Workers in a Wheat Field (Ruth 2:1-23)	169	(2)
Crisis Episode (Ruth 2:1-3)	169	(1)
Climax Episode (Ruth 2:3-7)	169	(1)
Denoument Episode (Ruth 2:8-23)	170	(1)
Story of Ruth as a Persevering Widow (Ruth 3:1-18)	171	(2)
Crisis Episode (Ruth 3:1-9)	171	(1)
Climax Episode (Ruth 3:9-13)	172	(1)
Denoument Episode (Ruth 3:14-17)	172	(1)
Story of Boaz as Legal Guardian (Ruth 4:1-22)	173	(4)
Crisis Episode (Ruth 4:1-4)	173	(1)
Climax Episode (Ruth 4:5-12)	174	(1)
Denoument Episode (Ruth 4:13-22)	174	(3)
Books of Samuel and Kings (1 Sam 1:1---2 KGS 25:30)	177	(70)
Stories of Samuel (1 Sam 1:1---8:3)	178	(6)
Annunciation to Hannah (1 Sam 1:1---2:11)	178	(2)
Trial of Eli and His Sons (1 Sam 2:12---4:22)	180	(1)
The Ark Delivers Israel from Philistia (1 Sam 4:1---7:1 + 2 Sam 6:2-23)	181	(3)
Stories of David's Rise to Power (1 Sam 8:4---2 Sam 8:13)	184	(20)
Stories of Saul (1 Sam 8:4---15:35)	184	(8)
Stories of David (1 Sam 16:1---2 Sam 8:13)	192	(12)
Stories of David's Successor (2 Sam 9:1-20:26+1 Kgs 1:1---11:43)	204	(18)
Stories of Merib-baal (2 Sam 9:1-13; 16:1-4; 19:24-30)	204	(5)
Trial of David (2 Sam 10:1---12:31)	209	(4)
Trial of Amnon (2 Sam 13:1---14:33)	213	(5)
Trial of Absalom (2 Sam 15:1---20:23)	218	(3)
Trial of Adonijah (1 Kgs 1:1---53)	221	(1)
Trial of Solomon, 1000-925 B.C.E. (1 Kgs 2:1---11:43)	221	(1)
Review of the Annals for the Monarchs of Israel and Judah (1 Kgs 11:44---2 Kgs 25:30)	222	(25)
Trial of Ahab and Jezebel (1 Kgs 16:29---22:40)	223	(13)
Trial of Ahaziah (2 Kgs 1:1---2:25)	236	(4)
Trial of Jehoram (2 Kgs 3:1---8:24)	240	(7)
Book of Job (Job 1:1---42:17)	247	(16)
Credential Hearings (Job 1:1---2:13)	251	(4)
Indictment Hearings (Job 3:1---42:17)	255	(6)
Indictment (Job 3:1-28)	255	(1)
Lament (Job 3:1-26)	256	(1)
Legal Arguments (Job 4:1-42:6)	257	(4)
Entitlement Hearing (Job 42:7-17)	261	(2)
Book of Psalms (PSS 1:1---150:6)	263	(24)
Teachings	264	(3)
Teaching on Prayer (Ps 1:1---6)	264	(3)
Hymns	267	(5)
Hymn (Ps 8:1-9)	267	(1)
Hymn (Ps 23:1-6)	268	(3)
Hymn (Ps 150:1-6)	271	(1)
Laments	272	(15)
Lament (Ps 44:1-26)	272	(1)
Lament (Ps 3:1-8)	273	(2)
Lament (Ps 137:1-9)	275	(2)
A Hymn and a Lament (Ps 66:1-20)	277	(1)
Lament (Ps 22:1-31)	278	(9)
Book of Proverbs (Prov 1:1---31:31)	287	(18)
Part One: Courtyard Teachings (Prov 1:1---9:18)	290	(10)
Teaching on Wisdom (Prov 1:1-7)	292	(1)
Teaching on Foolishness (Prov 1:8-19)	293	(1)
Teaching on Wise Teachers (Prov 3:13-18)	294	(1)
Teaching on Foolish Teachers (Prov 5:1-23)	295	(1)
Teaching of the Wise Woman (Prov 8:1-36)	295	(5)
Part Two: Great Room Teachings (Prov 10:1---22:16)	300	(2)
Sayings, Adages, Proverbs about Mothers of Households	300	(2)
Part Three: Holy of Holies Teachings (Prov 22:17---31:31)	302	(3)
Hymn (Prov 31:10-31)	302	(3)
Book of Ecclesiastes (Eccl 1:1---12:14)	305	(10)
Audit of Work (Eccl 1:2-11)	306	(1)
Audit of Wisdom (Eccl 1:12-18)	307	(1)
Audit of Possessions (Eccl 2:4-11)	308	(1)
Audit of Harmony (Eccl 3:1-15)	308	(1)
Audit of Students (Eccl 7:23-29)	309	(1)
Audit of Learning (Eccl 11:7---12:8)	310	(3)
Audit of Learning (Eccl 12:9-14)	313	(2)
Song of Solomon (Song 1:1---8:14)	315	(18)
Propositions	318	(4)
Woman's Proposition (Song 1:2-4)	319	(1)
Man's Proposition (Song 2:8-13)	320	(1)
Woman's Proposition (Song 2:16-17)	320	(1)
Man's Proposition (Song 4:8-9)	321	(1)
Man's Proposition (Song 7:1-6)	321	(1)
Tours-Burlesque	322	(4)
Tour-Burlesque of the Woman's Body (Song 1:5-6)	322	(3)
Tour-Burlesque of the Woman's Body (Song 4:1-5)	325	(1)
Tour-Burlesque of the Man's Body (Song 5:11-16)	326	(1)
Erotic Fantasies	326	(2)
Erotic Fantasy (Song 1:9-2:7)	327	(1)
Erotic Fantasy (Song 3:2-8)	328	(1)
Teases	328	(2)
Tease (Song 2:15)	328	(2)
Tease (Song 8:8-10)	330	(1)
Boasts	330	(3)
Boast (Song 5:9)	330	(1)
Boast (Song 6:8-9)	330	(3)
Book of Isaiah (Isa 1:1---66:24)	333	(40)
Trials of Judah (Isa 1:1---39:8)	335	(27)
Isaiah Movement, Phase One, 740--700 B.C.E.	335	(1)
Trial of Judah (Isa 1:2-31)	335	(3)
Trial of Jotham, 750-735 B.C.E. (Isa 5:1-7)	338	(4)
Inauguration of Isaiah at Jerusalem (Isa 6:1-13)	342	(4)
Trial of Ahaz, 735-715 B.C.E. (Isa 7:1---12:6)	346	(9)
Trials of Judah and Its Covenant Partners (Isa 13:1---23:18)	355	(2)
Creation of New Heavens and a New Earth (Isa 24:1---27:13)	357	(5)
Creation of Zion (Isa 40:1---55:13)	362	(7)
Isaiah Movement, Phase Two, 587-537 B.C.E.	362	(1)
Sterility Affidavit (Isa 40:1-31)	363	(1)
Cosmogony (Isa 41:1---48:22)	364	(5)
Isaiah's Book of Psalms (Isa 56:1---66:24)	369	(4)
Isaiah Movement, Phase Three, 537---332 B.C.E.	369	(1)
Hymn (Isa 60:1-22)	370	(1)
Hymn (Isa 65:17-25)	371	(2)
Book of Jeremiah (Jer 1:1---52:32)	373	(12)
Inauguration of Jeremiah in His Mother's Womb (Jer 1:4-19)	374	(2)
Trial of Jerusalem (Jer 2:1---3:5)	376	(2)
Trial of Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 13:1-11)	378	(1)
Trial of Judah (Jer 13:12-14)	379	(1)
Trial of Jerusalem (Jer 16:1-13)	379	(1)
Trial of Jerusalem and Judah (Jer 19:1-15)	380	(1)
Lament of Jeremiah (Jer 20:7-18)	381	(1)
Trial of Jerusalem (Jer 34:1---35:19)	382	(3)
Book of Ezekiel (Ezek 1:1---48:35)	385	(20)
Creation of the City of Immanuel (Ezek 1:1---48:35)	386	(19)
Sterility Affidavit (Ezek 1:4---12:28)	386	(5)
Cosmogony (Ezek 13:1---32:32)	391	(6)
Covenant (Ezek 33:1---48:35)	397	(8)
Book of Daniel (Dan 1:1---12:13)	405	(24)
Teaching Stories (Dan 1:1---6:29)	407	(4)
Daniel and Three Friends Thrive on Vegetables and Water (Dan 1:1-21)	409	(2)
Apocalypse Stories (Dan 7:1---12:13)	411	(14)
Ordination of a Son of Man (Dan 7:1-28)	413	(3)
New Heavens and a New Earth in 3 1/2 Years (Dan 8:1-27)	416	(2)
New Heavens and a New Earth in 7x70 Years (Dan 9:1-27)	418	(3)
Resurrection of the Dead (Dan 10:1---12:13)	421	(4)
Teaching Stories (Dan 13:1---14:46)	425	(4)
A Beautiful Woman Remains Faithful (Dan 13:1-64)	426	(3)
Book of Hosea (Hos 1:1---14:9)	429	(6)
Trial of Israel (Hos 1:2-3)	433	(2)
Trial of Israel (Hos 1:3-5)	435	(1)
Trial of Israel (Hos 2:2---3:5)	435	(4)
Trial of Israel (Hos 11:1-11)	439
Book of Amos (Amos 1:1---9:15)	435	(16)
Trials of Israel and Its Covenant Partners (Amos 1:3---2:16)	444	(4)
Trial of Israel (Amos 7:1---9:15)	448	(3)
Book of Jonah (Jonah 1:1---4:11)	451	(10)
Crisis Episode (Jonah 1:1---3:9)	451	(6)
Climax Episode (Jonah 3:10---4:8)	457	(1)
Denoument Episode (4:9-11)	458	(3)
Living the Bible	461	(8)
What Does the Bible Teach?	461	(5)
Why Do We Say the Bible Is Inspired?	466	(3)
Works Cited	469