Melville Divinity Hall
BS532 · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The Pentateuch

Syllabus

Scripture reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Lectures and readings in English.

  1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

    Total: 40 hours

  2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

    • Introduction to the Pentateuch Vol I (pp. 1-367) Donald MacDonald 367 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review page count derived from printed page range Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Donald MacDonald (subscription not established).
    • Introduction to the Pentateuch Vol II (pp. 1-478) Donald MacDonald 478 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review page count derived from printed page range Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Donald MacDonald (subscription not established).

    Total: 845 pages

  3. 3. Reading Read and summarize:

    • Other “Interpretations of Genesis” Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
    • Problems with Other Interpretations Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
    • Are there Gaps in the Genesis Genealogies? Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

  4. 4. Assignment Write two 15 page papers on subjects of interest pertaining to the Pentateuch.

    Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.