Trinity Annual Conference

LPL Module - Understanding the OT

Outline of LPL Module

The Intensive Study Weekend Module provides:

• A survey and introduction to the 39 books in the Old Testament.
• Understanding the context of the Old Testament, i.e. its historical, cultural and socio-religious background.

Resources:

1. Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth.
   (Compulsory pre-reading for the course, except for NT Chapters 3,4,6,7,8,13)
2. J. Drane, Introducing the Old Testament (Oxford: Lynx, 1987).
3. W. Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel (London: Apollos, 1989).
4. Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillard, Understanding the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006, 2^nd ed).
5. William Sanford Lasor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic William Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament 2^nd Edition.
6. Bruce K. Waltke and Charles Yu, An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach.

Additional Resources:

1. Fredrick Carlson Holmgren and Walter Brueggemann, The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus: Embracing Change -Maintaining Christian Identity
2. Gordon Wenham, The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms
3. David Noel Friedman, The Unity of the Hebrew Bible (The Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture Series)

 24 - 25 May 2025

Emmanuel Methodist Church, PJ-

Rev. Joshua Khong