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Learn how to study and preach the Psalms with these courses by Dr. Mark Futato. Dr. Futato begins by painting the big picture of the Psalms—how they’re organized, what their genres and main messages are, and how they point to Christ. You’ll learn how to examine the text piece by piece, using the same interpretive methods Dr. Futato uses in his own research and preparation for preaching. He then demonstrates how to transform what you learn in your study into a well-crafted sermon that is rooted in scholarship and communicated clearly.
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 2
Video Hours: 11
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OT221 Introductory Issues in Psalms
Instructor: Mark D. Futato
Video hours: 3
This course gives you an overview of important interpretive elements of the Psalms. Dr. Futato explains the primary and secondary messages of the Psalms, how the 150 Psalms are organized, and how the different genres of the Psalms point to Christ.
Contents:
Psalm 1
The Poetry of the Psalms
The Psalms as History
The Theology of the Psalms
The Psalms as Wisdom Literature
CM328 Preaching the Psalms
Instructor: Mark D. Futato
Video hours: 8
Dr. Futato begins this course by teaching the basic mechanics of Hebrew poetry, such as how imagery and parallelism work and how they help us interpret a Psalm. He shows you how to read Psalms both as a unified book and how to break it down into different categories—like hymn, lament, and thanksgiving—and he explains why both of these approaches are needed.
He then draws from his own experience as a pastor to teach you how to prepare and shape a sermon on a Psalm using your interpretive research. In the last section Dr. Futato brings all the elements of the course together and walks you through how he would study a specific Psalm and craft a sermon, from start to finish.
Contents:
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: Appreciating the Poetry
What Is Hebrew Poetry?
Analyzing Cola and Lines
Analyzing Strophes
Analyzing Stanzas
What Is Parallelism?
How Does Parallelism Work?
Introduction to Poetic Imagery
Emotions and the Mind
Ancient Imagery
Creating Associations
Multiple Meanings
The Need for Analysis
Kinds of Imagery
Linear Patterns
Parallel Patterns
Symmetrical Patterns
Mythopoeic Imagery
Unit 2: Viewing the Whole
Introduction to Psalms
Psalm 1: The Purpose of Psalms
The Torahof Moses in Relation to Psalms
Torahas Delight
Characteristics of a Blessed Person
Blessed and Perishing
Well-Being in Every Area of Life
Holiness and Happiness
Holiness and Meditation
Holiness in Christ
Psalm 2: The Message of Psalms
The One Enthroned
The Anointed One
An Eschatological Reign
Suffering and Praise
Psalms of Lament
Suffering and the Life of Christ
Our King Is Coming: Books 1–3
Our King Is Coming: Books 4–5
Unit 3: Interpreting the Categories
Categories in Music
Defining Categories
The Importance of Categories
Identifying Genre
Providing the Context
The Basic Categories of Psalms
A Hymn: Psalm 117
A Lament: Psalm 13
A Song of Thanksgiving: Psalm 30
A Song of Confidence: Psalm 23
Excursus on Counting
A Wisdom Psalm: Psalm 1
Applying the Categories to Christ
Unit 4: Proclaiming the Psalms
Kinds of Sermons
Get Oriented: Read in Context
Get Oriented: Read in the Context of Categories
Get Oriented: Ask Two Questions
Focus on the Details
Shape Your Presentation
Shape Your Presentation: Approaches to Outlining
Shape Your Presentation: The Logic of Outlining
Shape Your Presentation: Outlining Psalm 13
Shape Your Presentation: The Language of Outlining