Advanced Reading for Old Testament Class (OTS) 2018

Old Testament Survey (OTS) 2018

Thank you for your interest in taking this course!

Description

A foundational course on the Old Testament from a Christ-centered perspective, with emphasis on certain books and passages for understanding the New Testament and how the Scriptures are a united whole.

Requirements

1. Class attendance on the announced dates.
2. Reading and Memory
   1. Key Chapters of the Old Testament (see below) – to be read prior to coming to the classes
   2. God and History by Gordon Ferguson (PDF File); a hardcopy will also be given in class
   3. Bible passages for memory: Genesis 3:15; 12:1-3; Jeremiah 31:31.
3. For credit students only:
   1. In preparation for the final exam: Read Chapter 5 and 9 (Old Testament narratives; The Law) of Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 3^rd or 4^th edition. ISBN-10: 0310246040; ISBN-13: 978-0310246046.
   2. Final Exam (to be answered online and emailed back by one month after the classes)

 

Key Chapters of the Old Testament (30*)

• Genesis 1—Creation 3—Fall of man
  • 12—The call of Abraham
• Exodus
  • 12—The Passover
  • 20—The giving of the Law; The Decalogue 40—The completion of the tabernacle
• Leviticus
  • 8—The anointing of Aaron as Israel’s first high priest 23—The feasts of Israel
• Numbers
  • 14—The rebellion at Kadesh-­‐barnea 21—The brazen serpent
•   Deuteronomy
  • 28—Israel’s future predicted
•   Joshua
  • 4—Israel enters the Promised Land
•   Ruth
  • 4—The marriage of Boaz and Ruth
• 1 Samuel
  • 9—The anointing of Saul as Israel’s first monarch 16—The anointing of David
• 2 Samuel
  • 6—The centralization of Israel
  •  7—The Davidic Covenant
• 1 Kings
  • 8—The dedication of the Temple by Solomon
  • 12—The divided kingdom of Israel
• 2 Kings
  • 17—The capture of the northern kingdom by Assyria 24—The capture of the southern kingdom by Babylon
• Ezra
  • 1—The decree of Cyrus and the return to Jerusalem
• Psalms
  • 22—The Psalm of Christ’s Passion
• Isaiah
  • 7—The prophecy of the virgin birth 53—The sufferings of Christ
• Jeremiah
  • 31—The promise of the new covenant to Israel
• Ezekiel
  • 10—The departure of the glory cloud from Israel 37—The vision of Israel’s restoration
• Daniel
  • 9—The vision of the seventy weeks
•   Zechariah
  • 14—Vision of Christ and God’s people

*These chapters were chosen based on historical, theological, and Christological significance. 

Download the file: OTS Course Requirements