Page 2 - Advanced Biblical Backgrounds Student Textbook

Contents

Study Section 1: Ancient Mesopotamia and Abraham (Genesis 11-12) ..................................................... 2

Study Section 2: Canaanite Backgrounds and the Patriarchal Period (Genesis 13-46) ............................. 10
Study Section 3: Egyptian backgrounds to the Pentateuch (Genesis 39-50, Exodus 1-12) ....................... 19
Study Section 4: The Wilderness wanderings as event and conceptual background

(Exodus 13-40, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) ........................................................... 28
Study Section 5: Conquering and Settling the Canaan (Joshua, Judges, and Ruth)) ................................. 38
Study Section 6: The United Monarchy
(1 and 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chronicles; and 2 Chronicles 1-9) .......................................... 49
Study Section 7: Israel and the Divided Monarchy (I Kings 12-22; 2 Kings; the Prophets) ........................ 58
Study Section 8: The Assyrian Background to the Old Testament

(2 Kings 15-19, Isaiah 36-37, Nahum) ....................................................................................... 65
Study Section 9: Judah and the Divided Monarchy
(I Kings 12-22, 2 Kings 1-17, Chronicles 10-36; the Prophets) ................................................... 72
Study Section 10: The Babylonian captivity as background to the Bible
(2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Ezekiel; Daniel).................................................................................. 81

Study Section 11: The Persian Captivity as background to the Bible
(2 Chronicles 36; Ezra; Nehemiah; Esther; Daniel 6; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi) ..................... 92
Study Section 12: Pre-Common Era Greek backgrounds to the Bible ..................................................... 106
Study Section 13: The Intertestamental Period (1-2 Maccabees; Josephus) .......................................... 118
Study Section 14: The Seven Feasts of Israel ......................................................................................... 129
Study Section 15: Asia Minor and Cyprus and the Expansion of the

Early Church (Acts, Ephesians, Revelation) ............................................................................. 139
Study Section 16: Greek Backgrounds in Acts and the Epistles
(Acts; 1 and 2 Corinthians; 1-2 Thessalonians; Philippians) .................................................... 147
Study Section 17: Roman Backgrounds in Acts and the Epistles. ........................................................... 156

Study Section 18: Jewish Backgrounds in Acts and the Epistles. ............................................................ 163
Study Section 19: Old Testament Backgrounds in Revelation ................................................................ 173

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