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The World of the Old Testament

This certificate will serve as a master guide toward enjoying and interpreting the Old Testament while offering the opportunity to practice some basic translation of both Old Testament narrative and poetry in the Final Project.

9 Modules

1 Languages

Description

Overview

Description

The World of the Old Testament certificate program is intended to help you identify elements of God’s character in the work of interpreting and translating the Old Testament text. In this certificate, you’ll encounter 8 courses that will help you identify the overall archetype (Story, Teaching, and/or Worship) in each of the Old Testament books. You’ll learn the backdrop of Israel and Judah’s history and how it affects how we read the text. Lastly, you’ll consider how God’s compassion and hope for the nations in the Old Testament point toward the coming Messiah in the New Testament. Ultimately, this certificate will serve as a master guide toward enjoying and interpreting the Old Testament while offering the opportunity to practice some basic translation of both Old Testament narrative and poetry in the Final Project.

Certificate Learning Objectives

  • Describe key events of Old Testament history as it relates to Israel and Judah

  • Identify the overall archetype (Story, Teaching, or Worship) of each Old Testament book and explain the basic characteristics of each

  • Analyze Old Testament books for major narrative elements and explain how it foreshadows the coming Messiah in Jesus

  • Incorporate the above aspects into your personal devotional time in Bible study


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Overview

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 1: Traversing the Land! This is the first course of The World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 1: Learning Outcomes** - Identify elements of God’s character to interpret and analyze the Old Testament - Explain, in basic terms, an outline of Israel’s history - Describe the three archetypal ways of understanding all Old Testament books

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 2: Roaming the Story! This is the second course of The World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 2: Learning Outcomes** - Describe the purpose, context, and major themes of Old Testament Story - Identify the books of the Old Testament that are a part of the Story genre - Apply lessons from the theological implications of Israel’s Story to your contexts

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 3: Settling into the Pentateuch! This is the third course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 3: Learning Outcomes** - Articulate an accurate definition of the Pentateuch and clarify its common misunderstandings - Identify and analyze the Pentateuch’s key themes and motifs that appear in each of its six acts - Implement interpretive skills of reading the Scripture by identifying the central themes of grace and promise, reversal and restoration, and mission and love in key passages and grow in commitment to shaping your life by those dynamics

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 4: Following the Teaching! This is the fourth course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 4: Learning Outcomes** - Describe the purpose, context, and major themes of the Old Testament Teaching books - Apply lessons from the theological implications of the Old Testament Teaching books to contemporary contexts

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 5: Sinking into Micah! This is the fifth course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 5: Learning Outcomes** - Describe the purpose, context, and major themes of the book of Micah - Practice interpreting the book of Micah for your audience by using the literary, historical, and cultural information of the original audience - Discuss the theological implications of the book of Micah in relation to your local context

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 6: Pilgrimaging through Worship! This is sixth course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 6: Learning Outcomes** - Describe the purpose, context, and major themes of the Worship books - Apply lessons from the theological implications of Israel’s worship to contemporary contexts

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 7: Wading into the Psalms! This is seventh course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 7: Learning Outcomes** - Describe the purpose and major themes of the Psalter - Practice praying the Psalms in order to apply lessons from the theological implications of Psalms to contemporary contexts

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to Module 8: Looking Back, Looking Ahead! This is the final course of the World of the Old Testament certificate program. **Module 8: Learning Outcomes** - Describe how the Old Testament Teaching books look toward the New Testament - Describe different ways of understanding the “suffering servant” motif - Apply lessons from Isaiah 52 and 53 to see how God’s work continues into the narrative of the New Testament

Instructor: DTL

Welcome to The World of the Old Testament Final Project! Excellent work! You have completed all the material for The World of the Old Testament certificate program! Now it is time to demonstrate some of what you’ve learned by “getting your hands dirty” in some Old Testament translation work. **Final Project: Learning Outcomes** - Identify elements of God’s character in interpreting and translating an Old Testament text - Analyze the elements of Story—Teaching—Worship in a particular Old Testament text - Illustrate in your translation, in basic terms, how an Old Testament text connects to Israel’s history - Describe how an Old Testament text demonstrates the “good news” and God’s compassion for all nations

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