Mobile Ed: OT312 Book Study: Deuteronomy (20 hour course - audio)

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: The Gospel According to Moses

• Orientation to the Gospel according to Moses
• How Do We Talk about Deuteronomy
• How May We Hear the Message of Deuteronomy, Part 1
• How May We Hear the Message of Deuteronomy, Part 2
• Ancient Elements in Covenant Structure
• The Genre of Deuteronomy

Unit 2: Setting the Stage

• Hearing the Words of Moses
• Preamble to Moses’ First Address (Deut 1:1–6), Part 1
• Preamble to Moses’ First Address (Deut 1:1–6), Part 2
• Introduction to First Address
• Recollections of Mt Horeb
• The Problem
• The Solution
• The Context of the Rebellion
• The Nature of the Rebellion
• Yahweh Reaction to the Rebellion
• Moses Intercessory Prayer
• Lessons Learned from Kadesh Barnea

Unit 3: Setting the Stage, Part 2

• Historical Recollections
• Recollections of Yahweh’s Grace to the New Generation
• The Historical Notes
• The Journey to the Plains of Moab
• Recollections of Israel’s Encounters with the Amorite Kings (Deut 2:24–3:11)
• The Conquest of Og King of Bashan (Deut 3:1–11)
• Preparing the Conquest of Canaan (Deut 3:12–29), Part 1
• Preparing the Conquest of Canaan (Deut 3:12–29), Part 2
• Lessons on Leadership from Deuteronomy

Unit 4: The Grace of Torah

• Features of Deuteronomy 4
• Themes in Deuteronomy 4
• Designations for Law in the Old Testament (Deut 4:45–46)
• Designations for Law in the Old Testament (Deut 4:45–46) part 2
• The Prayer to Any God

Unit 5: The Grace of Covenant

• The Grace of Covenant Past
• Significance of Horeb
• The Heart of the Covenant
• The Heart of God’s Covenant with Israel
• Idolatry and the Ancient Near Eastern Gods and Goddesses
• Echoes of Genesis 1
• The Grace of Covenant Future
• The Restoration of Covenant Relationship

Unit 6: The Grace of Salvation

• The Song of Moses
• What Has God Done
• Moses’ Gospel
• A Christian Vision of Deuteronomy 4:32–40
• The Narrative Postlude (Deut 4:41–43)

Unit 7: Introduction to Moses’ Second Address

• The Narrative Introduction (Deut 4:45)
• Where Moses Speech Ends
• The Literary Context of the Second Address
• The Agenda of the Second Address

Unit 8: The Decalogue

• Style and Structure
• The Textual Witness of the Decalogue
• Designations for the Decalogue
• Covenantal Expressions
• The Covenantal Goal
• The Numbering of the Commands
• The Covenant as a Bill of Rights
• The Covenantal Structure
• Concluding Comments on the Decalogue
• Moses Recollection of the People’s Response
• How Do We Square Moses with Paul?
• The Significance of Old Testament Law for New Testament Christians

Unit 9: The Shema

• Boundaries of the Broader Unit
• The Focus of Covenant Commitment
• Yahweh Alone
• The Afterlife of the Shema
• The Dimensions of Covenant Commitment
• The Tests of Covenant Commitment
• Moses’ Family Catechism
• The Nature of the Torah
• What to Do with Paul?

Unit 10: The External Test of the Covenant

• The Nature of the External Text
• The Elements of the Test
• Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Ethics
• The Basics of the Test
• The Importance of the Test
• False Gods and Names of Products
• The Structure of Deuteronomy 7
• More Promises of Yahweh’s Aid

Unit 11: The Internal Test of the Covenant

• The Context of the Test
• The Way of Yahweh in the Desert
• The Foil for the Future Test
• The Nature of the Future Test
• The Possible Responses to the Internal Test
• Lessons from Deuteronomy 8

Unit 12: The Sheer Grace of Covenant Relationship

• The Dominance of the Number 40
• A Modified Disputation Speech
• The Hypothesis
• Moses’ Alternative Explanation of the Fact
• Yahweh’s Response to the Rebellion at Horeb
• Moses’ Response to the Apostasy at Horeb
• The Symbolic Gesture of Disposing of the Calf
• Moses’ Intercessory Prayer
• Israel is Yahweh’s People

Unit 13: Grace of Covenant Relationship

• Yahweh’s Reaffirmation of the covenant
• Moses’ Role in Creating the Covenant Symbols
• What God Wrote
• Yahweh Secures the Covenant
• Structure of the Deuteronomy 10–11

Unit 14: The Heart of the Matter

• Requirement and Doxology
• Five Responsibilities within Covenant Relationship
• Features of Moses’ Demand
• Circumcising the Heart
• The Motivational Doxology, Part 1
• The Motivational Doxology, Part 2
• Theological and Practical Implications, Part 1
• Theological and Practical Implications, Part 2

Unit 15: Tying Up Theological Threads

• The Homiletical Concern
• A Lesson From History
• Moses Theology of Land
• Moses Theology of Land part 2
• Land as Gift and Test
• Prescription for Passing the Test
• The Call to Covenant Faithfulness
• The Land as Opportunity
• Concluding Remarks
• Contemporary Significance
• Looking beyond the Jordan
• Looking beyond the Jordan part 2
• The Problem of Jericho and Ai

Unit 16: Moses’ Third Address

• The Nature of the Proclamation
• The Invitation to Joy and Satisfaction
• The Double Invitation to True and Transforming Worship, Part 1
• The Double Invitation to True and Transforming Worship, Part 2
• The Nature of Future Worship
• Concluding Remarks
• Legitimate Altars Outside of Jerusalem

Unit 17: The Invitation to Joy and Satisfaction at Home

• The Style and Structure of Deuteronomy 12:15–27
• Slaughter and Sacrifice at Home
• Slaughter and Sacrifice at the Sanctuary

Unit 18: Feasting at the Table of Yahweh

• How Should We Interpret This Passage?
• Who Is Invited to This Banquet?
• Clean and Unclean Animals
• Distinctions of Abominable Food
• Boiling a Kid in His Mother’s Milk
• What Do These Restrictions Mean Today?

Unit 19: Kingship as the Embodiment of Righteousness in Israel

• The Request for a King
• Ancient Models of Kingship
• The Conduct of a King
• The Danger of Ambition
• The Significance of this Text

Unit 20: Israel’s National Anthem

• Death Narrative
• The Convoluted Nature of Deuteronomy 31
• The Genre of the Song
• The Origin and Occasion of the Song
• A Special Textual Problem
• The Structure of the Song
• A Exordium: A Call to Acknowledge the Perfections of Yahweh
• The Confession and the Coda

Unit 21: The Blessing of Moses

• Stylistic Differences from Deuteronomy 32
• Structure of Deuteronomy 33
• Deuteronomic Themes in Deuteronomy 33
• Introduction to the Blessing of Moses
• Exordium

Conclusion

• Concluding the Course