Advance Theology Course Module 1: Pentateuch

Session 1: Overview of the Pentateuch

We'll watch this video in our first group meeting. The notes refer to some background reading that you can do before or after this meeting, but this isn't essential.

• Read thisNotes for 1.1: Overview of the Pentateuch

Session 2: Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)

Read Genesis 1-11 and the notes below in preparation for this session. Andrew Wilson makes reference to the Mitchell and Webb video in the section on 'The Origin of Evil'.

• Read thisNotes for 1.2: Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)
• Watch thisMitchell and Webb: 'Are We the Baddies?'

Session 3: Patriarchal History (Genesis 12-50)

Read Genesis 12; 14-19; 21-22; 25:19-26:5; 27:1-46; 28:10-22; 29:31-30:24; 35:1-15; 37:1-36; 49:1-27; 50:15-21 and the notes below in preparation for this session.

• Read thisNotes for 1.3: Patriarchal History (Genesis 12-50)

Session 4: Exodus Narrative

Read Exodus 1-15 and the notes below in preparation for this session. If you haven't yet discovered the excellent book summaries from The Bible Project, there's no time like the present!

• Read thisNotes for 1.4: Exodus Narrative
• Watch thisBook of Exodus Summary (Pt 1) by the Bible Project

Session 5: The Wilderness Narrative

Read Exodus 16-19, 24, 32-34; Numbers 11, 13, 21:1-9, 24:10-25 & ch. 25 and the notes below in preparation for this session. The second instalment of the Bible Project video summary of the Book of Exodus is also worth a look.

• Read thisNotes for 1.5: The Wilderness Narrative
• Watch thisBook of Exodus Summary (Pt 2) by the Bible Project

Session 6: Laws, Lists and Land (Part 1)

Read Exodus 20, 22-23; Leviticus 5, 8, 10, 14, 19-20, 25; Hebrews 9 and the notes below in preparation for this session.

• Read thisNotes for 1.6: Laws, Lists and Land (Pt 1)

Session 7: Laws, Lists and Land (Part 2)

Read Exodus 21; Leviticus 16; Deuteronomy 5-11, 15, 27-28; Galatians 3 and the notes below in preparation for this session. The session includes a lecture by Peter Williams on 'Does the Bible Support Slavery?' The slides for this lecture are included below. The short video is an interesting accompaniment to the Williams lecture.

• Read thisNotes for 1.7 Laws, Lists and Land (Pt. 2)
• Read thisDoes the Bible Support Slavery? - Peter Williams slides
• Watch thisThe ESV Translation Committee Debates the Translation of “Slave”

Session 8: Punchline of the Pentateuch

Read Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 18:15-22; chs. 29-34; Romans 10 and the notes below in preparation for this session. The Tim Keller video is a useful accompaniment to Andrew Wilson's teaching on the circumcision of the heart.

• Read thisNotes for 1.8 Punchline of the Pentateuch
• Watch thisDiscovering the Gospel in Deuteronomy – Tim Keller