Slide 1 - Old Testament Survey

• Grand Canyon University: BIB-106
• Josh Hartwell

Slide 2

• Module 1
• Assignments
• Goals
• Importance
• Welcome!

Slide 3 - Welcome!

• It is great to have you in the class. This course serves as introduction to the Old Testament.
• The goal of the course is to provide a greater foundation for understanding the Old Testament as a foundation for further coursework in biblical and theological studies.

Slide 4 - The Importance of the Old Testament

• For Worship
• Demonstrates God’s faithfulness to both his word and to his people
• Provides examples of worship throughout the Old Testament
• Stresses the desire of God to be the foremost
• For Christian Studies
• The Old Testament highlights the personhood of God
• Defines humanity
• Establishes the entrance of sin and the need for the Messiah

Slide 5 - Goals of the Course

• Follow the biblical narrative
• Identify the types of genres found in the Old Testament
• Place historical periods into a sequential order
• Begin to identify theological themes

Slide 6 - Assignments

• Discussion Forum
• Answer DQs 1 and 2
• Participate throughout the week
• Study Guides
• Answer the questions using the textbook provided for this course
• Term Paper
• The course design includes a term paper. The paper will completed in stages throughout the course according to the syllabus
• Exams
• There are three exams throughout this course. The study guides will provide some assistance in preparation for the exam.

Slide 7 - Discussion Questions and Participation

• Discussion Questions
• Each week you must answer both discussion question loaded into the classroom.
• I am add one or two questions to the discussion forum to continue the conversation. There will not be required, but will count toward participation.
• Participation
• Participation requires you to engage your classmates on at least three different days of the week making two substantial posts on those days carrying the conversation.
• Participation requires more than simple comments (e.g. good job, I didn’t think of that, etc.).

Slide 8 - Module 1: Background

• BIB106

Slide 9 - Background: Why Study the Old Testament

• A person will never properly understand the New Testament Scripture if the Old Testament Scriptures remain a mystery. . . (Benware, 1993,12).
• Perhaps . . . our lack of understanding of the Old Testament that has brought about a basic deficiency in our knowledge of God and, as a result, our walk with Him (Benware, 1993, 13).

Slide 10 - Basics to the Old Testament

• Who?
• God and humanity.
• Both are central to the Old Testament as characters and authors
• What?
• The Old Testament is the narrative between God and the human creation.
• The interaction demonstrates the very nature of God
• .
• When?
• The Old Testament covers the creation of the universe to approximately 400 B.C.
• It was written approximately 1400 B.C. to 400 B. C.
• Why?
• The Old Testament is the record of God’s continued interest and involvement with humanity, specifically the nation of Israel
• Where?
• It is generally understood the Old Testament primarily occurs in the modern day Middle East ranging from Iran to Egypt.
• The primary focus is on the modern day nation of Israel.

Slide 11 - The Basic Outline of the Bible

• The Old Testament
• The New Testament
• Creation
• Fall
• Expectation
• Messiah
• Church
• End Times

Slide 12 - The Hebrew Old Testament Organization

• TaNaK
• Torah
• Nevi’im
• Ketuvim (Hagiographa)
• Genesis through Deuteronomy
• Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings)
• Latter Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the 12 Minor Prophets)
• Poetry (Psalms, Proverbs, Job)
• Five Scrolls (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther)
• Other Books (Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles)

Slide 13 - The Old Testament Historical Record

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Numbers
• Joshua
• Judges
• 1-2 Samuel
• 1-2 Kings
• Ezra
• Nehemiah

Slide 14 - Module 1: The Content

Slide 15 - The Covenants: Term Paper 1

• The covenants mark a new working of God throughout the Old Testament. The Reformed Tradition and the Dispensationalist understand the role of the covenants differently. (We will park for a theological class).
• In this module you will begin studying the five major Old Testament Covenants in the Term Paper Part 1
• Resource for the Covenants:
• http://www.compellingtruth.org/covenants-in-the-Bible.html
• http://www.academia.edu/1574012/The_Covenants_in_the_Old_Testament
• For further research:
• Consider the type of covenants as well.

Slide 16 - Inspiration: DQ 2

• Inspiration is the transmission of the biblical text from God to humanity. There are several theories as to the mechanism of this process as suggested by DQ 2.
• As this question borders on the line of a theological statement the following resources are beneficial to this study:
• Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology (Chapter on Inspiration)
• Millard Erikson Christian Theology