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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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To learn the history of the Christian faith. To learn from mistakes. To study Godly men and women and how they pursued God. To see so many prophecies pointing to Jesus coming.
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To learn about the history of the Bible also therefore knowing how to understand the New Testament
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The reason why the Old Testament should be studied is because it is the most fundamental to the life of Christians. The beginning of the Bible is the Old Testament, so of course, you have to read the Old Testament first. You can’t understand the new drug without understanding the Old Testament.
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Everything in the New Testament has foundation in the Old Testament. Christ is the fulfillment of the law, prophets, and writings of the Old Testament, which is therefore very important to know for Christians.
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Without studying the Old Testament, we cannot fully understand the New Testament. For example, the prophecies relating to the Messiah and then the fulfilment in the coming of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament is God’s Story, it introduces God, His character, His Nature, His Miraculous Powers . It teaches us life lessons, gives us standards to live by. It teaches us about sin and the effects of it, about obedience and disobedience and much much more.
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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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For one thing, the Old Testament teaches us the law that was handed down. This helps us understand much about the Christ and life of the New Testament.
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The foundation of God and his teachings are in the Old Testament – if we don’t grasp this we will fail to understand the New Testament. I think God’s teachings in the Old Testament may have been difficult for the people to understand, so by delivering his teachings in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, God spoke directly to us, in our language having experienced our lives by taking on flesh and blood
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If we do not have some sort of understanding of God the New Testament would have no relevance and could be treated as a book belonging to another religion
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It’s simply common sense. How can you fully understand anything if you don’t know the origin of it? You can’t fully grasp the New Testament and why it’s here unless you start at the beginning with the Old Testament. In all things, there is a beginning and an end. You have to understand why there is a New Testament. The Old Testament explains why the New Testament has to happen because there needs to be an ending because nothing in this current world will last forever.
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The OT is part of the revealed Word of God. The OT displays Gods character and His heart towards His creation. The OT gives us the history of mankind,; creation and the fall, the choosing of God’s people and the line of redemption leading to Christ’s appearing. We need to know all that went before in order to fully appreciate the mission and work of Jesus the Messiah.
