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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
Participants 1
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 the Christian faith. It reveals: all the attributes of God, His plans and purposes for His creation, the fall and His plan to redeem creation.
Studying the Old Testament provides a foundational understanding of God, how to relate to Him, and our need for the Savior.
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To know God
To have a foundation for learning the bible
To learn of the foundation which lead to our living by Grace today and how Jesus paid the debt for our sins -
To understand God better.
To see the connections to Jesus. -
Some reasons that someone should study the Old Testament would be for the historical factors for all of the biblical teachings, along with the way life was for those during the Old Testament.
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It tells the story from the creation of the earth, the fall of man, and God’s plan for redeeming his creation. It’s history. It has poetry. It gives wisdom. It shows where our moral law originated from.
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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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You don’t start a novel in the middle, so too, you don’t start the history of the Creation, and it’s beginnings in the dark ages…knowledge.
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If you read only the New Testament it would be like not reading part 1 of 2 parts. The Old Testament prophesies about the events coming in the New Testament. So when you read the New Testament it all comes together.
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Without a grasp of the Old Testament, the New Testament cannot be fully understood or appreciated. It establishes the foundation of truth that the New Testament builds on. We cannot fully know about Christ and His purpose for coming into our world without studying the Old Testament.
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Without the OT we wouldn’t know the history that helps build our view of God
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The Old Testament provides the foundation to the New Testament. Lack of knowledge of the Old Testament would hinder our growth in understanding. You can’t fully understand something without knowing it’s origins or history first.