Old Testament:
Cornerstone Study Bundle
Preview: Explore why God rests on the seventh day in Dr. Walton’s Origins of Genesis 1–3
Old Testament: Cornerstone Study Bundle
Explore the history of Israel, understand the themes of each Old Testament book, and learn how to interpret the different literary genres found in the Old Testament.
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Your Cornerstone Study of the Old Testament
In these cornerstone courses, you will learn the themes of each book of the
Old Testament and appreciate how they fit together to tell a complete story.
Courses - Cornerstone
OT101 Introducing the Old Testament: It1s Structure and Story
Published: 2014
Video Hours: 6
What is the message of the Old Testament and the story of Israel? OT101 answers by looking at the epic history of God’s activity with humanity through the Old Testament people of God—Israel. Dr. Mark Futato takes students through the major themes of the Old Testament books that narrate Israel’s history from the call of the patriarch Abraham through the return from exile. The course focuses on important topics and threads that run through Israel’s story, showing how each book contributes to the Old Testament’s presentation of God’s goal of establishing a people and kingdom.
Professor:
Dr. Mark Futato
PhD, Catholic University of America; MA, Catholic University of America; MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary
OT102 Introducing the Old Testament: Its Poetry and Prophecy
Published: 2014
Video Hours: 6
OT102 provides a practical foundation for reading the poetry and prophecy of the Old Testament. Dr. David Baker begins by discussing poetic writing in general, then the elements specific to both Hebrew and English poetry. Applying these elements to the text, he examines the content, structure, and themes of the Psalms, Proverbs, Lamentations, Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. Dr. Baker then turns to the prophetic books, providing historical background, theological motifs, and the structure and content of specific books. Students will learn how these ancient messages remain relevant in modern life.
Professor:
Dr. David Baker
PhD, University of London; MPhil, University of London; MCS, Regent College
OT201 Old Testament Genres
Published: 2014
Video Hours: 4
In OT201 Dr. John Walton guides students through the types of literature in the Old Testament. Beginning with narrative and continuing through prophecy, apocalyptic literature, wisdom literature, and the Psalms, this course explains how to best read and understand the Old Testament. Students should walk away with a strong interpretive framework through which they can grapple with the Old Testament. The course guides students into asking broader questions about the overall purpose of the Old Testament and God’s revelations throughout it.
Professor:
Dr. John. H. Walton
PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; MA, Wheaton Graduate School
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Syllabus & Learning Outcomes
Introduction
The Old Testament Certificate Program includes courses on the background, content, and interpretation of the Old Testament. In the foundational certificate program, you will come into contact with the basics of Old Testament study. You will be introduced to the story told in the Old Testament, informed about where the Old Testament came from, and helped with your own interpretation of the Old Testament (with an emphasis on Old Testament genres). The intermediate certificate program dives into issues of cosmological origins, the Trinity in the Old Testament, and an overview of the metanarrative of the Bible and the Old Testament’s place in it. You will also do an overview of the Minor Prophets. You will be able to interpret, defend, and communicate truths of the Old Testament.
Purpose
The Old Testament Study Bundle is designed to provide a foundation for Old Testament studies for both professional and lay ministry. The courses will allow the student to become an able interpreter of the Old Testament. The knowledge and skills developed from completing these courses will not only transform the student’s personal interaction with the Old Testament but their communication of it to others.
Specific Outcomes
Archaeology and the New Testament (NT307) presents the tasks of archaeology and reviews the contributions made to archaeology by other physical and social sciences through their examination of recovered material culture. Findings from archaeology that support the claims of Scripture debunk popular theories that conflict with the biblical accounts and place Jesus within his historic cultural setting are presented. Particular attention to archaeological evidence regarding synagogues, Jewish beliefs regarding death, and Jewish burial customs is given, supporting the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ synagogue ministry, burial, and resurrection.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge-Based Foundational Outcomes
- Trace the broad history of Israel as presented in the biblical books from the call of Abraham through the return from exile
- List the major themes of the books of the Torah, Joshua through 2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah
- Articulate how each Old Testament book addressed in the course contributes to the Old Testament’s presentation of God’s plan for Israel
- Discuss and illustrate the concept of parallelism in biblical Hebrew poetry
- Identify different kinds of psalms and the purposes they served in Israel and in the Psalter
- Describe the various kinds of Wisdom books and their role in the Old Testament
- Explain the history and development of prophecy in the ancient world and the Bible
- Describe the different kinds of Old Testament prophets
- Summarize the historical context, literary features, and theological message of each Old Testament prophetic book
- Define key concepts about the nature of the Old Testament as God’s Word
- Identify the various genres of the Old Testament and describe their features
- Discuss the purpose of the Old Testament law and its significance for us today
- Explain how Old Testament narrative functions as God’s self-revelation
- Describe the purpose and function of Old Testament prophecy
- Define “wisdom” and describe its role in the Old Testament
- Discuss the relationship between theology and faith