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OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY // HOW WE SHOULD STUDY THE OLD TESTAMENT Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT (The following excerpt was taken from the Secret Church transcripts for "Survey of the Old Testament" by David Platt.  You can find these transcripts and other resources by going to DiscipleMakingIntl.org..) "I want us to look at the Old Testament through three different lenses or three different dimensions: First, there is the literary dimension.  The Old Testament is a book.  It is a piece of literature.  We are going to think about it in terms of what kind of literature it is and how that affects the way we understand the Old Testament.  Second, there is the historical dimension.  The Old Testament is real history of real people and we are going to get a background for understanding the history.  Most of us probably have little knowledge of the history of the Old Testament and how it all ties together.  The Old Testament is a fragmented book for us and we try to piece it all together in our minds, but it just doesn’t make sense.  So I want us to walk away with an overall knowledge of the history and how it all fits together.  We will look at it from a literary perspective and from a historical perspective. Third, there is the theological dimension.  This book was not just written to tell us a story about history, but it was written to demonstrate God in the middle of history.  That is what theology is...the Study of God. "

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