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Lesson OneIntroduction to the Old Testament6 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoOld Testament: Beginnings Through Settlement5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeOld Testament: Kings Through Exile5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourIntroduction to the New Testament6 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveNew Testament: The Gospels and Acts5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixNew Testament: Letters and Revelation5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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The Old Testament is the foundation of everything. It tells us who God is.
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The old testament provides the foundation for the whole Bible, tells us about Jesus and helps us to know God (factually, personally and practically). The Old testament provides the foundation and basis for understanding the New testament.
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It tells of the coming of Jesus & points to the need for a savior!
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The OT is the foundation of the NT. It tells us about the God who created the heavens and the earth and it captures our most innate desires for rebellion. We can see ourselves in the people and stories of the OT. It helps us to understand the character of God and how it is unchanging throughout the Biblical narrative. Lastly, it lays the foundation for Jesus Christ and it is often referred to in the NT.
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1. It tells us about the character of God
2. We can see ourselves in the people of the OT
3. It is the foundation of the NT and for the Bible as a whole
4. It tells us about Jesus Christ on almost every page
5. The NT refers to the OT frequently.
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Why would a lack of knowledge of the Old Testament weaken our understanding of the New Testament?
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The lack of the knowledge of the Old Testament create the lack of understanding the whole picture of the Bible. It would create a gap of knowledge that licks the Old Testament and the New Testament.
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The Old Testament is so important because it lays the foundation for the New Testament and the life and purpose of Jesus Christ.
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I believe that if we were to skip over the Ot, we wouldn’t be able to understand all of God’s characteristics or who God made us to be. I believe that it also shows the cycle of people falling into sin and needing a sacrifice, setting up Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Lastly, it shows God’s hatred towards sin and why He has to separate people into heaven or hell, because He can not by nature be in the presence of sin
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The Old Testament shows again and again that people cannot make themselves acceptable to God on their own. Over and over the people of Israel fail to follow God’s commandments, and God keeps bestowing His love on them. Without this understanding that we are not enough on our own, we would not understand fully how much God wants to redeem us and why Christ’s sacrifice was required.
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Jumping into the new testament without knowledge of the old testament would be like jumping into part two of your favorite movie series. Yes we can enjoy everything in the New Testament without first reading the Old Testament, but learning about everything leading up to Jesus and the early church in the New Testament gives me a much better appreciation for the history in the Old Testament and the Biblical narrative.
