Speaker:

Dr. Paul House

Dr. Paul House walks you through the theology of the entire Old Testament. His textbook, Old Testament Theology, is a standard in the field and now you can enjoy hearing him talk through the topic and enjoy his unique humor. The lectures were originally given when Paul was guest lecturing at Beeson Divinity School in 2002.

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Class Outline

Introductory Issues
Introduction	Introduction to the methodology of doing Old Testament Theology
Approaches to Old Testament Theology	Approaches to Old Testament Theology
Methodology of OT Theology	Final comments on history Creation in Biblical Theology
Law
The Theme of the Old Testament	Discusses a possible theme that runs throughout the Old Testament. Also discusses the doctrine of creation and the doctrine of God's knowledge of the future. (1 hr. 11 min. 40 sec.)
The Doctrine of Creation	Discusses the essential relationship between the Creator and his people (56 min. 35 sec.)
The Purpose of the Law	After answering a series of questions, House deals with the basic purposes of the Law and the relationship between faith and the Law (1 hr. 08 min. 00 sec.)
Law and the Sacrificial System	Treats the purpose of the law as reflected in the sacrificial system. (1 hr. 02 min. 00 sec.)
Law and Faith	Discusses the role of law and salvation throughout Scripture (1 hr. 04 min. 00 sec.)
Prophets
The God of History (1)	After discussing hermeneutical principles as to how Old Testament laws are understood in the New Testament, House goes on to discuss the God of history (57 min. 46 sec.)
The God of History (2)	Develops the theme of God as Ruler of all history and its implications. (55 min. 17 sec.)
Messianic Promises (1)	"God who Sends a Savior." Established the roots of the Messianic Promise in the Law and then develops the theme in connection with the Abrahamic covenant. (55 min. 03 sec.)
Messianic Promises (2)	“God, who Sends a Savior (continued).” Traces the Messianic promise in connection with the Davidic covenant. (1 hr. 01 min. 15 sec.)
Servant Passages	"God, who sends a Savior (continued)." Discusses the Servant passages in Isaiah. (53 min. 32 sec.)
Son of Man Theology	"God, who sends a Savior (continued)." Demonstrates how the Davidic promises come together into the Son of Man theology. (52 min. 54 sec.)
Messianic Promises and the NT	"God, who Merits Worship." Traces Messianic themes from the Old Testament as they appear throughout the New Testament. (47 min. 41 sec.)
Worship	"God who merits Worship (continued)."
Writings
Hurting (1)	"God who Meets the Hurting."
Hurting (2)	"God who Meets the Hurting (continued)."
Worship is a Unity (1)	"God whose Word is a Unity."
Worship is a Unity (2)	"God whose Word is a Unity (continued)."