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Authors. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed. “Biblical Literature.” Chicago: University of Chicago, 1985.
A lovely outline, good bibliography, and maximum compression into 100 pages.
1. Influence and
significance
A. Historical
and cultural importance
i.
In Judaism
ii.
In Christianity
B. Major
themes and characteristics
C. Influences
i.
On Western Civilization
ii.
On the secular modern age
2.
Old Testament canon, texts, and versions
A. The
canon
i.
The Hebrew canon
ii.
The Christian canon
iii. Texts
and versions
3.
Old Testament history
A. Early
developments
B. From
the period of the divided monarchy through the restoration
i.
The divided monarchy: from Jeroboam 1 to the
Assyrian conquest
ii.
The final period of the kingdom of Judah
iii. The
Babylonian Exile
4.
Old Testament Literature
A. The
Torah (Law, Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses)
i.
Composition and authorship
ii.
Genesis
iii. Exodus
iv. Leviticus
v.
Numbers
vi. Deuteronomy
B. The
Nevi’im (the Prophets)
i.
The canon of the Prophets
ii.
Hebrew prophecy
iii. Joshua
iv. Judges
v.
Samuel
vi. Kings
vii.
Isaiah
viii. Jeremiah
ix. Ezekiel
x.
The Twelve
C. The
Ketuvim
i.
Psalms
ii.
Proverbs
iii. Job
iv. The
Megillot (the Scrolls)
v.
Daniel
vi. Ezra,
Nehemiah, and Chronicles
5.
Intertestamental Literature
A. Nature
and Significance
i.
Definitions
ii.
Texts and versions
iii. Persian
and Hellenistic influences
iv. Apocalypticism
B. Apocryphal
writings
i.
Apocryphal works indicating Persian influence
ii.
Apocryphal works lacking strong indications of
influence
iii. Additions
to Daniel and Eshter
iv. Greek
additions to Esther
v.
1 and 11 Maccabees
vi. Wisdom
literature
C. The
pseudepigraphal writings
i.
Works indicating Greek influence
ii.
Apocalyptic and eschatological works
iii. Pseudepigrapha
connected with the Dead Sea Scrolls
D.Qumran
literature (Dead Sea Scrolls)
6.
New Testament canon, texts, and versions
A. The
New Testament canon
i.
Conditions aiding in the formation of the canon
ii.
The process of canonization
B. New
Testament history
i.
The Jewish and Hellenistic matrix
ii.
Jewish sects and parties
iii. The
religious situation in the Greco-Roman world of the 1st century
iv. Adaptation
of the Christian message to the Hellenistic religious situation
v.
The life of Jesus
vi. The
chronology of Paul
C. New
Testament literature
i.
Introduction to the Gospels
a.
Meaning of the term Gospel
b.
Form criticism
iii. The
Synoptic problem
a.
Early theories about the Synoptic problem
b.
The two- and four-source theory
iv. The
Synoptic Gospels
a.
The Gospel according to Mark
b.
The Gospel according to Matthew
c.
The Gospel according to Luke
v.
The Fourth Gospel: The Gospel according to John
vi. The
Acts of the Apostles
a.
The purpose and style of Acts
b.
The content of Acts
vii.
The Pauline Letters
a.
Letter of Paul to the Romans
b.
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
c.
The Second Letter or Paul to the Corinthians
d.
The Letter of Paul to the Galatians
e.
The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians
f.
The Letter of Paul to the Philippians
g.
The Letter of Paul to the Colossians
h.
The First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
i.
The Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
viii.
The Pastoral Letters: 1 and 11 Timothy and
Titus
a.
The Pastoral Letters as a unit
b.
Content and problems
c.
The Letter of Paul to Philemon
ix. The
Letter to the Hebrews
x.
The Catholic Letters
a.
The Letter of James
b.
The First Letter of Peter
c.
The Johannine Letters: 1, 11, and 111 John
d.
The Letter of Jude
xi. The Revelation
to John
7.
New Testament Apocrypha
A. Nature
and significance
B. The
New Testament apocryphal writings
8.
Biblical literature in liturgy
A. Biblical
literature in liturgy of Judaism
B. Biblical
literature in liturgy of Christianity
i. Eastern
Orthodoxy
ii. Roman
Catholicism
iii.
Protestantism
9.
The critical study of biblical literature:
exegesis
A. Nature
and significance
B. Biblical
criticism
C. Types
of Biblical hermeneutics
D.The
development of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Judaism
E. The development
of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Christianity
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