簡介:

舊約考古學,是使用聖經考古的發現來詮釋舊約聖經。這課程會研究有關族長時期、出埃及時期,與曠野時期的考古資料,連結與詮釋摩西五經。

課程內容:

  • 這個課程是城滙主辦的證書課程,是舊約考古學 - 證書課程之中六個課程的第一個。
  • 研究焦點是舊約歷史的-族長-出埃及-曠野時期,即摩西五經所敘述的時期。在聖經考古上,這段舊約歷史大約是青銅時代中期(Middle Bronze Age)至青銅時代後期(Late Bronze Age)。
  • 處理這段時期的考古資料和聖經詮釋的問題。

課程目標:

通過這個課程,你可以:

  • 掌握舊約聖經的近東背景(宇宙觀、政局、地理,和生活方式)
  • 對青銅時代中期(Middle Bronze Age; 公元前 2000-1550 年)至青銅時代後期(Late Bronze Age; 公元前 1550-1200 年)的考古資料有概略認識
  • 使用考古資料作摩西五經的聖經詮釋

課程要求:

  • 學員是認真追求真理的基督徒,或願意認真了解聖經的朋友
  • 已完成〈聖經考古入門〉(AIT101)會有幫助
  • 完成所有習作(例如:經文閱讀、小測合格、證書同學寫聖經考古釋經文章/報告)

上課形式:

  • 整個課程將會是錄影教學,共4課各約1.5小時的錄影
  • 課程為期 8 個星期 (由收到連結後開始),學員可以方便自己的時間收看錄影並完成相關的習作,詳細情況會於電郵講解

證書課程:

  • 證書同學會另外收到有關考古文章/報告的題目(需於第8話完結前提交)
  • 如有問題,同學們可以電郵給陳崇基牧師
  • 陳崇基牧師會於每個月1號和15號發還小測,考古文章/報告
  • 完成所有習作後會收到Certificate of Completion

<舊約考古:入主迦南時期>課程選項一覽表:

 

旁聽
Audit
$25

證書課程
Certificate
$50

錄影教學
Video Lecture

每週小測
Weekly Quiz
釋經文章/報告
Essay/Report Assignment
 
每週課前閱讀
Weekly Required Reading
 
其他閱讀資料
Other Reading Materials
 

課堂教學簡報
Powerpoint of the course

 

證書課程—閱讀:

  • 第一課:
    • 課前閱讀:
      • 速讀創世記,概括掌握全書脈絡
      • Biblical History of Israel, pp. 107-125.
      • Richard S. Hess. “The Ancestral Period,” in Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament, pp. 337-347.
    • 延伸閱讀:
      • Lost World of Genesis One, 14-35.
      • Lost World of Adam and Eve, pp. 58-62.
      • Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, pp. 224-227.
  • 第二課:
    • 課前閱讀:
      • 速讀出埃及記,概括掌握全書脈絡
      • Ancient Israel in Sinai, Chapter 7: From Egypt to Mt. Sinai: Traveling and Living in the Wilderness, pp. 149-175.
    • 延伸閱讀:
      • David A. Falk. “The Egyptian Sojourn and the Exodus,” in Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament, pp. 348-357.
      • Biblical History of Israel, pp. 125-135.
      • Ancient Israel in Sinai, Chapter 4: The Geography of the Exodus: Ramesses to the Sea, pp. 47-74.
      • Ancient Israel in Sinai, Chapter 5: The Location of the Re(e) Sea, pp. 75-110.
  • 第三課:
    • 課前閱讀:
      • 速讀利未記,概括掌握全書脈絡
      • 速讀民數記,概括掌握全書脈絡
      • Roy E. Gane. “Worship, Sacrifice, and Festivals in the Ancient Near East,” in Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament, pp. 361-367.
      • Ancient Israel in Sinai, Chapter 9: Israel’s Desert Sanctuary, pp. 193-222.
    • 延伸閱讀:
      • The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, Leviticus, pp. 119-121.
  • 第四課:
    • 課前閱讀:
      • 速讀申命記,概括掌握全書脈絡
      • Ancient Israel in Sinai, Chapter 8: The Sinai Legislation, pp. 177-192.
      • Biblical History of Israel, 135-137.
    • 延伸閱讀:
      • David W. Baker. “Law and Legal Systems in Ancient Israel,” in Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament, pp. 813-823.
      • The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, “Covenant and Ancient Near Eastern Treaties,” p. 172.

*旁聽生只須速讀聖經段落

參考書目:

  • Greer, Jonathan S., John W. Hilber and John H. Walton. 2018. Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
  • Hoffmeier, James K. 2005. Ancient Israel in Sinai: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Wilderness Tradition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Longman, Tremper III and Raymond B. Dillard. 2006. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
  • Mazar, Amihai. 1992. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10,000-586 B.C.E. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
  • Provan, Iain, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III. 2003. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox.
  • Walton, John H, Victor H. Matthews and Mark W. Chavalas. 2000. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.
  • Walton, John H. 2009. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic.
  • Walton, John H. 2015. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.

課程費用:

  • US$25 (旁聽)
  • US$50 (證書)

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