Old Testament Canon

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Unit 4

• Old Testament Canon

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Old Testament Review

• CCC 120 It was by the apostolic Tradition that
  the Church discerned which writings are to be
  included in the list of the sacred books.
• Old Testament- 46 books
• New Testament- 27 books
• 4 major content divisions
• Pentateuch
• Historical
• Writings
• Prophets

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• Division occurs by what type of literature is in
  each division.
• Apocryphaseven disputed books Protestants rely
  on the Hebrew version of the OT, Catholics rely
  on the Greek version(Septuagint).

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Process of biblical citation

• 1 Co 134-7
• 1 Co First book of Corinthians
• 13 The chapter
• 4-7 The verses
• -Worksheet to be completed in class!

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Why Old Testament

• CCC 121-123
• 121The Old Testament is an indispensable part
  of Sacred Scripture. Its books are divinely
  inspired and retain a permanent value, for the
  Old Covenant has never been revoked.
• 123 Christians venerate the Old Testament as
  true Word of God. The Church has always
  vigorously opposed the idea of rejecting the Old
  Testament under the pretext that the New has
  rendered it void.

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• Read passage from Isaiah 91-6
• Answer Beach Ball Questions
• How is this prophecy as the promise of the coming
  of Christ?
• HOMEWORK Bible Lab Hebrews 1 and 8

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Covenantal relationship with God

• Covenant a usually formal, solemn, and binding
  agreement
• Discuss
• What covenants do we maintain with people in our
  lives?
• What makes up each covenant?
• Make a list of ten rules of a covenant of which
  you are a part (TPS)
• Sovereign an acknowledged leader
• Determine who functions as the sovereign in each
  of the aforementioned covenants

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Cont

• Sovereign covenants
• Abraham
• David
• Us through Jesus
• Read Hebrews 1 and 8
• Unconditional Historical covenants single sided
  responsibility
• Conditional Historical covenants Double sided
  responsibility

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Pentateuch

• PentateuchGenesisCreation of Gods people.
• Hebrew name Torah (Hebrew ???????, "learning"
  or "instruction," sometimes translated as "Law")
• Pentateuch was discovered in the reconstruction
  of the Temple621 B.C. and was attributed to
  Moses.
• Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 121-3.
• The call of Abraham and the first covenant
  promise of historical times.

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Abrahamic Covenant

• Abrahamic Covenant is an unconditional covenant
  in Genesis 121-3
• God made promises to Abraham that required
  nothing of Abraham.
• Genesis 1518-21 describes a part of the
  Abrahamic Covenant
• specifically dealing with the dimensions of the
  land God promised to Abraham and his
  descendants.Explain that the ceremony recorded
  in Genesis 15 indicates the unconditional nature
  of the covenant.
• Discuss blood as a sign of life itself, promised
  to God.

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Cont

• Main features to the Abrahamic Covenant 1. The
  promise of land
• 2. The promise of Descendants
• 3. The promise of blessing and redemption.
• Nothing needed in return

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Mosaic Covenant

• Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 19-24)a conditional
  covenant made between God and the nation of
  Israel at Mount Sinai.
• It is sometimes called the Sinai Covenant but is
  more often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant
  since Moses was Gods chosen leader of Israel at
  that time.
• God promises to make Israel a kingdom of priests
  and a holy nation (Exodus 196). Israel was to
  be Gods light to the dark world around them.
• The Mosaic Covenant is also referred to as the
  Old Covenant

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Davidic Covenant

• Read Davidic Covenant of 2 Samuel 71216 and 1
  Chronicles 1711-14 2 Chronicles 616.
• Explain that the Davidic Covenant refers to Gods
  promises to David through Nathan the prophet.
• Unconditional covenant made between God and
  David.
• God promises David and Israel that the Messiah
  (Jesus Christ) would come from the lineage of
  David and the tribe of Judah
• It would establish a kingdom that would endure
  forever (2 Samuel 710-13).
• The Davidic Covenant is unconditional because God
  does not place any conditions of obedience upon
  its fulfillment.
• Read Matthew 1 and 2. Discuss how this infancy
  narrative, written to Jewish Christians makes
  connections of Jesus to the promised messiah

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Davidic Covenant

• Read Matthew 1 and 2. Discuss how this infancy
  narrative, written to Jewish Christians makes
  connections of Jesus to the promised messiah

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Old Covenant/New Covenant

• (Jeremiah 3131, 33) and (Matthew 517)
• Jesus Christ came to fulfill the Law of Moses and
  create a new covenant between God and His people.
  
• Read Luke 2220.
• The old covenant was written in stone, but the
  new covenant is written on our hearts.
• This was made possible by faith in Christ, who
  shed His blood to atone for the sins of the
  world.

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Genesis 3Fall of Man-- Broken Covenants

• Read aloud Genesis 3. Brain storm a list of
  symbols found in this chapter and determine their
  potential meanings. Fall of Man.
• Sin break in relationship with God and others.
• Adam and Eve broke their relationship with God by
  desiring to be like gods.
• Necessity of intent in sin.
• Accidents, mistakes, and temptations are not sin.