Week 1 Syllabus

Lesson: Introduction to the Pentateuch
Time: 5 Periods
Unit 1
Week: 1 Dates: August 13-17
Objectives:
1. Students will understand the importance of observation in studying the Bible.
2. Students will understand and practice the inductive Bible study process.
3. Students will explain and analyze the themes of Genesis 1.
Materials: NIV Bible by Wednesday, http://pentateuchics.blogspot.com/
August 13, Monday
1. Opener: How does a person know something is true? (5 min)
2. Seating Chart/Attendance (5 min)
3. Discussion of opener. (5 min)
4. Introduction of me! (5 min)
5. Introduction of syllabus and class policies(10 min)
6. NIV by Wednesday.
7. Questionnaire (5 min)
8. Answer the blog poll by Friday at 8:00 am.
August 14, Tuesday
1. Opener-Can God be studied? If so, how? What ways? (5 min)
2. Introduction of Induction method. Apple or orange. (5 min)
3. Pair up and discuss what things in your life are worthwhile studying, then we'll discuss as a group. (10 min)
4. 3 steps of induction method (5 min)
5. Great thinkers and scientists are great observers. (5 min)
6. Three observation steps applied to Genesis 1:1 (15 min)
August 15, Wednesday
1. Review: tell someone what the three steps are and give an example of each one from yesterday's exercise of Gen 1:1 (5 min)
2. Lesson and application of emphasis, repetition, connection, similarities, and dissimilarities (5 min)
3. Repetition activity-Genesis 1:1. (20 min)
4. Discussion of activity (10 min)
August 16, Thursday
1. What is your favorite movie? What is the first ten or so minutes like? (5 min)
2. Genesis One handout. (15 min)
3. Lecture: Genesis 1. (20 min)
4. Homework: Memory verse quiz tomorrow: 1:1, 1:27, 1:31
August 17, Friday

1. Quiz-memory verse. (5 min)
2. Quiz. Review of main points of the week. (5 min)
3. Review of week one. A discussion of main points. (10 min)
4. Picture of anything in Genesis one. (10 min)
5. “Days” discussion. (10 min)