Mobile Ed: OT201 Old Testament Genres (4 hour course - audio)
Overview
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.
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Course Outline
Introduction
- Introducing the Professor and the Course
Unit 1: Foundations
- Introduction
- Identifying Old Testament Genres
- About the Old Testament
- Introduction to Authority, Inspiration, and Revelation
- Authority
- Inspiration
- Revelation
- Literary Analysis
- Identifying Emphasis in Old Testament Narratives
- What Sort of Reader?
- Ethical Reading
Unit 2: Genres: Law
- Law: Part 1
- Law: Part 2
- Finding English Translations of Ancient Legal Texts
- Law: Part 3
Unit 3: Genres: Narrative
- The Significance of Story
- Misreading Biblical Narrative, Part 1
- Using Visual Filters to Identify God as the Subject
- Misreading Biblical Narrative, Part 2
- Finding Practical Ways to Preach Old Testament Narratives
- Writing History
- Ancient History Writing
Unit 4: Genres: Prophecy and Apocalyptic
- Prophets
- Using the Bible Facts Report to Research the Role of a Prophet
- Prophecy for the Present
- Kinds of Prophetic Illocution
- Search Parameters for the Prophetic Literature
- The Message of the Prophets
- Focusing on the Message
- Prophecy and the New Testament
- Locating Prophecies about Jesus
- Apocalyptic Literature
Unit 5: Genres: Wisdom and Psalms
- Introduction to Wisdom
- The Book of Job
- Discovering Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to the Book of Job
- The Book of Ecclesiastes
- Song of Songs
- Speaker Identifications in English Translations
- Psalms
Unit 6: Theology and Faith
- God’s Presence
- Faith
Product Details
- Title: OT201 Old Testament Genres (audio)
- Instructor: John H. Walton
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2014
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 4 hours
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Dr. John H. Walton, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, spent 20 years teaching at Moody Bible Institute.
In his college years, he developed a passion for archaeology and Bible history. Instead of training to be an archaeologist, though, he focused his attention on studies comparing the culture and literature of the Bible and the ancient Near East. He has never lost his fascination with this subject, but comparative studies only provide one of the means by which he tries to get people excited about the Old Testament. He’s saddened by how little exposure to and understanding of the Old Testament many Christians have, but he’s passionate in doing whatever he can to remedy this spiritual and theological loss.
For 25 years, Dr. Walton was active at South Park Church in Park Ridge, Illinois—teaching at every level, from adults through preschool. He’s driven by the desire to offer people a greater familiarity with God’s Word and a greater confidence in understanding God’s revelation of himself in its pages. Since moving to Wheaton, he has gotten involved in the same areas of ministry at Glen Ellyn Bible Church.
Whether in teaching or writing, he’s constantly challenged in his own life because the material he’s presenting stretches him as much as it stretches his students and readers. Whatever he’s writing or teaching also has a way of infiltrating his family. His wife, Kim, was trained as a biochemist, which made for interesting dinner conversations—especially when he was working on his Genesis commentary. His three kids have often gotten involved in the discussions, and he’s had fun responding to them and seeing his family grow together.