OT-NT INTRODUCTION AND SYLLABUS

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HOW GOD DEALS WITH HIS PEOPLE

IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS

OT-NT INTRODUCTION AND SYLLABUS:

The course acronym will be: OT-NT

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:

By the time we finish this study, we should know the characteristics of God’s two covenants with His chosen people. We should know the purpose behind His laws and the difference between how He deals with His people in the Old and New Testaments.

WHEN YOU FINISH THIS COURSE, YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND:

The Old Testament was given to the Israelite nation after they left Egypt.

	Law of Works
	Circumcision
	Physical Sacrifices
	Cleansing of Flesh

The New Testament is for a spiritual nation—Christians.

	Law of Faith
	Circumcision of Heart
	Spiritual Sacrifices
	Cleansing of Heart
	Belief in Jesus

OT-NT DIFFERENCES is a mini-course. By that you may understand that the lessons are not as long as they are in some other courses. However, the memory work (listed at the bottom of this introduction) should be studied regularly in order to learn those valuable facts.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS CLASS:

1. You will need a King James Version (KJV) Bible for all lessons. All questions and answers will be from the King James Version.

2. You will need a good concordance. If you do not have a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, you can look up passages on http://www.Biblegateway.com. Be very sure to reset the default version to KJV. There may be other times when you need help to find references. One fairly reliable concordance is Treasury of Scripture Knowledge found at http://www.studylight.org/con/. For a special topic study, Nave’s Topical Bible may also be found at StudyLight.

3. You will also need ample free time to complete each lesson. When taking classes like this one, you will be more likely to complete the lessons on time if you start early in the week. Each lesson is due on Saturday. Don’t give up if you fall behind on one lesson. Just email me and let me know to look for your lesson a little bit late.

HOW TO SEND LESSONS:

1. Please COPY and PASTE the entire lesson into a new email message to send to me at: dhjohnson19@earthlink.net

2. Please also make sure that your answers are in a different color than the lesson itself.

3. In the subject line of each message, please try to remember to include the acronym for the course, the lesson number and your name: OT-NT, Lesson 1, Sally Jones.

4. Without fail save a copy of your completed lesson until you receive the graded copy back from me. I would hate for all of your hard work to be lost if your message is lost in cyber-space! It is a good idea to save copies of all your lessons in a safe place on your computer just to be sure you have them until the course is finished and you have your grade.

5. I pray that you will be challenged and encouraged by this study of the How God Deals with His People in the Old and New Testaments mini-course. I have already benefited greatly from making the lessons for you, and I look forward to learning more from each of you!

6. Please take a few minutes to tell me a little about yourself. I will be praying for each of you to do well and grow spiritually.

MEMORY WORK:

THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM MEMORY:

BOOKS WITH DIVISIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

LAW

	Genesis (history rather than law)
	Exodus
	Leviticus
	Numbers
	Deuteronomy

HISTORY

	Joshua
	Judges
	Ruth
	I Samuel
	II Samuel
	I Kings
	II Kings
	I Chronicles
	II Chronicles
	Ezra
	Nehemiah
	Esther

POETRY

	Job
	Psalms
	Proverbs
	Ecclesiastes
	Song of Solomon

MAJOR PROPHETS

	Isaiah
	Jeremiah
	Lamentations
	Ezekiel
	Daniel

MINOR PROPHETS

	Hosea
	Joel
	Amos
	Obadiah
	Jonah
	Micah
	Nahum
	Habakkuk
	Zephaniah
	Haggai
	Zechariah
	Malachi

BOOKS WITH DIVISIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENTS

GOSPELS

	Matthew
	Mark
	Luke
	John

HISTORY - Acts

EPISTLES WRITTEN BY PAUL

	Romans
	I Corinthians
	II Corinthians
	Galatians
	Ephesians
	Philippians
	Colossians
	I Thessalonians
	II Thessalonians
	I Timothy
	II Timothy
	Titus
	Philemon
	Hebrews (Author unknown, probably Paul)

GENERAL EPISTLES

	James
	I Peter
	II Peter
	I John
	II John
	III John
	Jude

PROPHECY – Revelation

Students must also know:

The New Testament gives Christians an accurate, inspired, historical, written record of the founding of the Christian religion. That record contains:

	The coming of Christ.
	His life on this earth.
	His death, burial and resurrection.
	The establishment of His church.
	The growth of the church.
	The inspired writings of God’s witnesses, the apostles.
	The promise that God’s children (Christians) will emerge victorious over death.

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