BIBL 520: THE BOOK OF EXODUS Carmen Imes July 26 --- 30; 1:30 – 4:30 pm 1 or 2 graduate credit hours; or 1 audit hour Live online & Recorded

COURSE DESCRIPTION Exodus is a key book for understanding biblical theology as well as Christian identity and vocation. Together we'll explore God's dramatic deliverance of Jacob's descendants from Egypt and the formation of a new nation at Sinai. We'll consider the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of this book, as well as the ways it continues to inspire and challenge the global church. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon the successful completion of this course, students should have a clearer understanding of: 1. Discuss key themes and structure of Exodus. 2. Articulate insights from the global church on the book of Exodus. 3. Creatively express the relevance of the book of Exodus for Christians today. 4. Interpret a chosen passage of Exodus with reference to its historical, literary, and theological dimensions (2 cr students). COURSE OUTLINE Day 1 July 26 Delivering the Deliverer Day 2 July 27 Signs and Wonders Day 3 July 28 Wilderness Journey Day 4 July 29 Law and Covenant Day 5 July 30 Tabernacle Presence REQUIRED TEXTS Note: all of these are scanned and available on our course page. No purchase necessary. Barton, Ruth Haley. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2008. [pp 101-37] Block, Daniel I. For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014. [pp 297-332] Block, Daniel I. “Reading the Decalogue Right to Left: The Ten Principles of Covenant Relationship in the Hebrew Bible.” In How I Love Your Torah, O LORD!: Studies in the Book of Deuteronomy, 21–55. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2011. Brown, William P., ed. The Ten Commandments: The Reciprocity of Faithfulness. 1st ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2004. [pp 68-77 (Luther), 133-45 (Stevens)] Dykstra, Laurel A. Set Them Free: The Other Side of Exodus. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003. [pp 105-27] Ekblad, Bob. Reading the Bible with the Damned. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2005. [pp 93-111] Fentress-Williams, Judy. “Exodus.” In The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora, edited by Hugh R. Page, Jr, 80-88. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2009. Fretheim, Terence E. “The Plagues as Ecological Signs of Historical Disaster.” In What Kind of God?: Collected Essays of Terence E. Fretheim, edited by Michael J. Chan and Brent A. Strawn, 225–35. Siphrut 14. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2015. Gafney, Wilda C. Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne. Nashville: Westminster John Knox, 2017. [pp 100-106, 72-85] Heinrichs, Steve, ed. Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2019. [pp 19-32] Imes, Carmen Joy. Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019. [pp 11-25] Imes, Carmen Joy. “Between Two Worlds: The Functional and Symbolic Significance of the High Priestly Regalia.” In Dress and Clothing in the Hebrew Bible: “For All Her Household Is Clothed in Crimson,” edited by Antonios Finitsis, 679:29–62. LHB/OTS. New York: T&T Clark, 2019. Imes, Carmen Joy. “The Lost World of the Exodus: Functional Ontology and the Creation of a Nation.” In For Us, but Not to Us: Essays on Creation, Covenant, and Context in Honor of John H. Walton, edited by Adam E. Miglio, Caryn A. Reeder, Joshua T. Walton, and Kenneth C. Way, 126–41. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2020. Lochman, Jan Milič. Signposts to Freedom: The Ten Commandments and Christian Ethics. Translated by David Lewis. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1982. [pp 13- 32] Lumbala, Francois Kabasele. “Exodus 20:1-17: An African Perspective.” In Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible, edited by John R. Levison and Priscilla Pope-Levison, 43–48. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1999. Pixley, Jorge. “Exodus 20:1-17: A Latin American Perspective.” In Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible, edited by John R. Levison and Priscilla Pope-Levison, 37–42. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1999. Shannon, David T. “‘An Ante-Bellum Sermon’: A Resource for an African American Hermeneutic.” In Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation, edited by Cain Hope Felder. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991. [pp 98-123] Soares-Prabhu, George M. “Exodus 20:1-17: An Asian Perspective.” In Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible, edited by John R. Levison and Priscilla Pope-Levison, 49–56. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1999. Spencer, Jon Michael. Protest & Praise: Sacred Music of Black Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990. [pp 3-34]

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