Old Testament Basics

This was a great course that helped me understand a lot of the background of the Old Testament. I began reading the Old Testament and was confused when things started repeating. I wasn't sure why. After taking this course, I now understand there are books that are meant to present the story and move the timeline along; but also, there are other books that are there to give more depth and add "color" to the stories. I definitely recommend this course.

This course was great for those who want a broad overview of the Old Testament. It gives context to what you will read and study in the future. It was clear and easy to understand.

This will help to better get acquainted with what is coming up in the New Testament.

If you are contemplating this course, please allow yourself to be committed.

This is an excellent course. Highly recommend taking this course.

I have always been hesitant to read the Old Testament because I couldn’t follow it, so to speak. Dr. Buzzell broke this down so that I can better understand what I’m reading.

I understand by taking this course more of Old Testament insight.

This course was very thorough to the point that going through it just once was hard. I would probably recommend note-taking and twice.

I never realized how much of the Bible I did not know and how it relates to the purpose of Jesus. In the beginning, I would study mostly the New Testament. The names, places and events did not interest me. But once I leaned on the Holy Spirit to help me study the Old Testament through ODBU, I gained a greater appreciation of the Love of God for His people. Realizing that He is that same God that loves me today. Great study!!

I have read through the Old Testament many times, but never fully grasped it's cohesiveness, how it all fit together. I came away with a great foundation of how it fits as well as the intention God has for us to understand through Old Testament Scripture. I highly recommend this course, but enforce the need to do the additional readings, even though the readings are lengthy. The lecture and reading compliment one another and the Old Testament becomes so much clearer if you take the time to do both.

This course was a deep dive into the OT, which I loved before, but love even more now. Learning the framework or structure of the OT gave me a new depth to my understanding and application of it. Some of the readings were rather long, but worth it for the information.

This course had great structure and insight in terms of the Old Testament's organization of books and different genres held within; however, the speaker for the lecture portion of this course spoke very quickly. This made it necessary to pause and rewind several lessons.

A great course that truly broadened my understanding of the Old Testament.

This is a great course to start with. Understanding the Old Testament is critical to studying the New Testament.

Through this course, I am trained, equipped, and confident to turn on the volume of Jesus even louder to introduce people to our Loving, Good, and Caring God. PTL!

This study of the Old Testament has given me an overview of the Bible. I understand God better.

Succinct overview of the Old Testament. It is logical, well-presented, and easy to follow and understand. I highly recommend this course.

Overall a good experience for me and encouraged me to continue to study the Old Testament in more detail. Thank you.

Very informative and educative course

I learned a great deal about the Old Testament!

Great overview of the Old Testament. It really nailed down the key points of each type of literature.

Eye-opening and easy to understand.

Enjoyed this course!

Must learn biblical knowledge and basic fundamentals of the Scripture

This was an amazing beginning of the Old Testament. I am so looking forward to going further into this.

Lectures and commentaries were very helpful. I have learned a lot. So blessed for the opportunity I had to take this course. Cant wait to start NT Basics.

The professor was phenomenal. I thoroughly enjoyed this course that helped with my understanding of the Old Testament.

Dr. Buzzell explained the Old Testament in a way that I never realized before. God's creation and love is not in a timeline but in His way for us to communicate with Him. My eyes open when time, color (narrative), poetry & wisdom and prophetic books were in order they were in according to the timeframe of the stories. God is Great.

Good course!!

This course, while introductory, is yet very accurate, succinct and clear in its presentation of the Old Testament, which, to many Christians, is less understood than the New Testament. I'd strongly recommend it.  

This was a very interesting course. I learned many things about the Old Testament that I did not know.

Great course full of information I never thought of or knew I didn't know  

A wonderful compact set of studies that truly have whetted my appetite for more.

Dr Buzzell provided a good scholarly way of ordering and making sense of the OT, the books in the types, chronology, and how they are to be read, as well as why the OT must not remain a 'closed book' but rather be seen as opening all towards Jesus.

Enjoyed learning a more in-depth lesson on the Old Testament.

Thoroughly enjoyed this course. It provides a very useful and informative grid through which to piece together the various aspects of the Old Testament.

The lectures were really educative.

This course opened my understanding of the messages of the prophets, their place and time, and the circumstances in which they lived.

This course helped me better understand the Old Testament, and it gave me a better way to study it. Thank you!

Ever thing about this study was great. I really felt the love of God and the patience He has with us.  

Enjoyed the course and learned some new information

This course helps me to grow deeper in my spiritual life. Praise God!  

Enlightening  

This course was such a blessing to me, helping me to better understand the Old Testament and the treasure within it. It was interesting, insightful, and the text reading from Ray Stedman was thorough yet not over my head for understanding. It really gave me much food for thought and further study. Thank you so very much for the offering.  

Really broke down the timeline, culture, and topics of the prophets! Helped me grasp where and when their teaching occurred.

Very enlightening

I found the course very instructive on multiple levels. It has deepened my understanding of the Old Testament and sharpened my appetite for biblical studies.

Very interesting, I learned a lot.

I enjoyed the content and the design of the course. I felt like I learned a lot.

The course was very relevant to today.