Courses

The life, death, and resurrection of the man Jesus from Nazareth are remarkable and inspiring events. But what do these events mean? What is their significance? This course explores the answers to these questions that can be garnered from a deep engagement with the theology of the Old Testament. More than merely fulfilling specific prophetic predictions or repeating and enlarging precursor elements and characters from the Old Testament, the Gospel to which New Testament authors witness draws its meaning and significance from the deep, consistent, and permeating structure of the Old Testament’s theology. In this course we will explore the structure of the Old Testament’s theology with this question in mind: What is the Gospel and how does the Old Testament’s theology help us to make sense of it.

• Analyze the theological structure of the Gospel and articulate its major contours. Related Course Components: Class Preparation & Participation, Gospel Conversation, Gospel Tract
• Describe the relationship between the Old and New Testaments Related Course Components: Reading Analysis, Major Paper
• Evaluate major issues and views in contemporary scholarship on the relationship between the Gospel and the Old Testament. Related Course Components: Reading Analysis, Major Paper
• Explain the significance and impact of the Gospel on all aspects of Christian life, discipleship, and ministry. Related Course Components: Major Paper, Gospel Conversation, Gospel Tract

• Reflect on the Glory of Jesus revealed in the Gospel and discover new motivation to give him worship and adoration as the King of the entire Cosmic Order. Related Course Components: Bible Reading & Reflection
• Cultivate a posture of humble listening to God’s Word as a life-long learner. Related Course Components: Bible Reading & Reflection, Gospel Conversation, Major Paper, Reading Analysis
• Examine and account for the impact of their own cultural and theological location in their understanding of the Gospel and the Bible’s theology in general. Related Course Components: Gospel Tract, Gospel Conversation, Major Paper
• Model a greater living witness to the truth of the Gospel in the world. Related Course Components: Bible Reading & Reflection, Gospel Conversation

• Perform biblical exegesis and theological synthesis by conducting detailed analyses of biblical texts and integrating their theological messages. Related Course Components: Bible Reading & Reflection, Major Paper
• Conduct critical, integrative research in contemporary scholarship and report findings in various formats. Related Course Components: Major Paper, Reading Analysis, Gospel Conversation
• Implement discipleship ministry practices in real contexts, testing and evaluating the application of course concepts in Gospel ministry settings. Related Course Components: Gospel Conversation, Gospel Tract