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Module 9: The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom |
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Lesson 1: The Promise Given Lesson 2: The Promise Clarified Lesson 3: The Promise Personalized Lesson 4: The Promise Universalized
Required Textbooks Each Capstone module has assigned textbooks which are read and discussed through the course. We encourage students to read, reflect upon, and respond to these with their professors, mentors, and fellow learners. Course Information To see the copyright, author and table of contents for this module. The Capstone Curriculum at-a-glance This document lists the entire Capstone Curriculum (including lesson titles) and defines its terminology, module breakdown and the lesson outline. Module Description Want a full description of this Capstone module’s info and lesson material? This link will take you there. You can also access that same full description for the other modules as well. Module Synopsis The Spirit-breathed Scriptures are anchored on the witness of Jesus of Nazareth. He and he alone provides unity, continuity, and coherence to both the Old and New Testaments, and no one can claim a holistic or accurate view of the Bible without him being central in all phases of exegesis. He is the Bible’s theme (John 5.39-40). In this module we trace some of the significant markers of the OT’s witness to Messiah, and see how those markers provide us with a strong handle on the meaning of the entirety of Scripture. In the lessons included in this volume we examine the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament through the idea of progressive revelation, as well as consider how the events, institutions, and persons of the OT represent an analogy where we can understand the larger relationship of God with all of the redeemed through Jesus Christ. Specifically, we will study key character types in the OT with Jesus' roles as a prophet (Moses), priest (Melchizedek), and king (David). Finally, we consider the nature and scope of OT Messianic prophecy as it relates to providing us with a clear witness to Jesus of Nazareth as the fulfillment of the promised Christ and his coming Kingdom.
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