Transcript The World of the Old Testament © John Stevenson, 2015 Maps by David P.

The World of the
Old Testament
© John Stevenson, 2015
Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permission
Course Objectives
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Explain the general content, overall
message, and flow of thought for each
book of the Old Testament.
Interpret the Old Testament in light of its
historical and redemptive context.
Explain the nature of revelation as
progressive and rooted in history.
Apply the newly acquired material to your
ministries, Bible studies, sermon
preparation, and daily lives.
Textbook
A Survey of the
Old Testament:
The Bible Jesus
Used.
John Stevenson
Hollywood, FL:
Redeemer, 2008
Grade Scale
• In Class Memorization Quizzes:
• Take Home Open book Quizzes:
• Research/Bible Study/Sermon
Papers:
• Final Exam:
10%
30%
30%
30%
What is the “Bible?”
How do we know the right
books are in the Bible?
Canonicity refers to the church’s
recognition of the authority of
the inspired writings.
Josephus
"For we have not an
innumerable multitude of
books among us, disagreeing
from and contradicting one
another [as the Greeks have],
but only twenty-two books,
which contain the records of
all the past times; which are
justly believed to be
divine...(Contra Apion 1:8).
Josephus
"It is true, our history has
been written since
Artaxerxes, very peculiarly,
but has not been esteemed of
the like authority with the
former by our forefathers,
because there has not been
an exact succession of
prophets since that time."
(Contra Apion 1:8).
Pentateuch
Historical
Books
Poetic
Books
Prophetic
Books
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2
Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Job, Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Torah
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy
Prophets
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The
Twelve (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,
(Nabi’im)
Writings
(Kethuvim)
Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of
Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations,
Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, EzraNehemiah, Chronicles,
Can our copies of the Bible be
trusted?
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The Science of Interpretation
Fundamental Questions in
Hermeneutics
• What did it mean to the original
characters of the narrative?
• What did it mean to the author?
• What did it mean to the original
recipients?
Moses
Bible
Israelites
Readers Today
Fundamental Questions in
Hermeneutics
• What did it mean to the original
characters of the narrative?
• What did it mean to the author?
• What did it mean to the original
recipients?
• What does it mean in light of New
Testament revelation?
Hatti
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hatti
Land
Bridge
Mesopotamia
DESERT
Egypt
Hittites
Assyria
Israel
Egypt
 Babylon
Hittites
Assyria
Phoenicia
Israel
Egypt
Medes
Aram
Persians
• The Coastal Plain
• Central Mountain
Range
• Jordan Rift Valley
• The Coastal Plain
• Central Mountain
Range
• Jordan Rift Valley
• The Coastal Plain
• Central Mountain
Range
• Jordan Rift Valley
• The Coastal Plain
• Central Mountain
Range
• Jordan Rift Valley
• Trans Jordan
• The Valley of
Jezreel
• The Valley of
Jezreel
Gilead
• The Valley of
Jezreel
• The Jabbok River
Gilead
• The Valley of
Jezreel
• The Jabbok River
• The Arnon River
Gilead
Moab
• The King’s
Highway
• The Way of
the Sea (the
Way of the
Philistines)
 Megiddo
Jericho
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Climate of Canaan
• Mediterranean Climate
• Dependent upon winter rains
–Early Rains: October
–Later Rains: April
Western
Thinking
Eastern
Thinking
Individualism
Collectivism
Right / Wrong
Honor / Shame
Time Oriented
Timeliness Oriented
Rules
Relationship
What are the Overarching
themes of the Pentateuch?
What is the Big Idea of the Old
Testament?
What is the Big Idea of the New
Testament?
Genesis 1 - 11
Creation
Fall
Flood
Tower of
Babel
1500 - 1000
Period of the Exodus Judges
and
Patriarchs
1000 - 500
Kings of Israel
and Judah
Sinai
Torah
Historical Books
Poetic Books
Prophetic
Books
Return
2000 - 1500
Creation
Covenant
God gives
a land
But like Adam they have
transgressed the
covenant;
There they have dealt
treacherously against Me.
(Hosea 6:7)
Creation
Adamic
Noahic Abrahamic
Covenant Covenant Covenant Covenant
God gives
a land
Salvation
promise
Renewal
of the
land
Promise
of a land
Removal
Mosaic
Davidic
New
from the
Covenant Covenant Land Covenant
Return to
to the
Land
Blessings
& cursings
in the land
King over
the land
King dies for
His kingdom
Indeed, as I live, all the earth
will be filled with the glory of the
Lord (Numbers 14:21).
• A People
• A Land
• A Nation
• A King
If I be lifted
up from the
earth
I will draw
all men to
myself
John 12:32
• All People
• The World
• All Nations
• The King
• The Temple
• The Vine
• The Servant
• The Seed
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