Introducing the Old Testament

This class was last offered in the Winter 2006 St. Andrew Academy session.

To many Christians, the Old Testament can seem just plain weird!  All that stuff about blood, sacrifice, rituals, dietary laws, and wars of conquest can make the Old Testament very foreign to us. Yet, without the Old Testament, much of the New Testament wouldn’t make sense.  The Old Testament was the Bible Jesus read!  In this course, we’ll learn how we can make sense of the Old Testament.  We’ll see how the story unfolds and it reveals to us God’s relentless pursuit of his people.  In this lecture-oriented class, we’ll also take a close look at five books:  Deuteronomy, Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Micah.

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On this page you'll find downloadable files of the syllabus, the overhead slides from the class, the weekly worksheets.  The worksheets are a guide to weekly Bible readings.

Syllabus -- this will guide you the course's structure

Overhead Slide Handouts

These are the overheads Scott uses each week in class.  You can click the link and download the full set of 2 slides-per-page handouts.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Weekly Worksheets

Download week 2 worksheet: Keys to Understanding the Old Testament

Download week 3 worksheet: Job

Download week 4 worksheet: Deuteronomy

Download week 5 worksheet: Psalms

Download week 6 worksheet: Ecclesiastes

Download week 7 worksheet: Micah

Download week 8 worksheet: Applying the Old Testament