OT216 (1.5 CR)
Lecturer(s): Dr Andrew Lee
Venue: BGST, Clarus Center
Starts: Friday, 17 February, 2012
Time: 7.15-9.50pm
ABOUT THE LECTURER
After completing his MCS and MDiv at BGST, Andrew did his PhD at the University of Gloucestershire on “The Narrative Function of the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy and Genesis-Kings,” which examines the theological and hermeneutical role of the Song of Moses within its contexts in their final form. His research interests include the Pentateuch, Deuteronomy, Narrative Poetry, Old Testament Theology and Interpretation. He was formerly a staff-worker of Singapore Youth For Christ, through which he helped supervise the work of youth evangelism amongst secondary school students.
COURSE SYNOPSIS
The idea of the Messiah in the Old Testament has been one of the important topics for study because many Christians believe that the Old Testament bears the promise of Christ. Therefore, Christian study of the Old Testament should consider how the Old Testament promises are fulfilled in the person of Jesus. But this does not necessarily mean adopting an interpretive approach of reading Christ back into the Old Testament texts. This course examines pertinent questions through a study of the so-called “Messianic Psalms”: what are these psalms about in their own terms, what is role of the messiah, and in what way Jesus fulfilled the role of the messiah.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To gain a general knowledge of the concept of the messiah in the Old Testament.
2. To examine broadly interpretive issues of the so-called “Royal/Messianic psalms.”
3. To preach/teach the “Royal/Messianic psalms.”
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