Professor John Walton guides students through the types of literature in the Old Testament. Beginning with narrative and continuing through prophecy, apocalyptic literature, wisdom literature, and the Psalms, this course explains how to best read and understand the Old Testament. Students should walk away with a strong interpretive framework through which they can grapple with the Old Testament, and guides students into asking broader questions about the overall purpose of the Old Testament and God’s revelations throughout it.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Professor and the Course
1m
Foundations
Introduction
4m
About the Old Testament
3m
Introduction to Authority, Inspiration, and Revelation
4m
Authority
5m
Inspiration
6m
Revelation
7m
Literary Analysis
9m
What Sort of Reader?
8m
Ethical Reading
5m
Genres: Law
Law: Part 1
9m
Law: Part 2
10m
Law: Part 3
9m
Genres: Narrative
The Significance of Story
7m
Misreading Biblical Narrative, Part 1
8m
Misreading Biblical Narrative, Part 2
9m
Writing History
9m
Ancient History Writing
6m
Genres: Prophecy and Apocalyptic
Prophets
6m
Prophecy for the Present
8m
Kinds of Prophetic Illocution
8m
The Message of the Prophets
7m
Focusing on the Message
9m
Prophecy and the New Testament
7m
Apocalyptic Literature
6m
Genres: Wisdom and Psalms
Introduction to Wisdom
9m
The Book of Job
9m
The Book of Ecclesiastes
7m
Song of Songs
6m
Psalms
9m
Theology and Faith
God’s Presence
7m
Faith
8m
Appendix: Screencasts
Identifying Old Testament Genres
6m
Identifying Emphasis in Old Testament Narratives
5m
Finding English Translations of Ancient Legal Texts
4m
Using Visual Filters to Identify God as the Subject
3m
Finding Practical Ways to Preach Old Testament Narratives
3m
Using the Bible Facts Report to Research the Role of a Prophet
5m
Search Parameters for the Prophetic Literature
4m
Locating Prophecies about Jesus
4m
Discovering Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to the Book of Job