Gericke: Old Testament Theology OTE 23/3 (2010), 627-651 627 Old Testament Theology and Philosophy of Religion: A Brief History of Interdisciplinary Relations JACO W. GERICKE (N ORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY) ABSTRACT Overviews of the history of biblical interpretation sometimes include Undergraduate and Graduate Students . Eriks Galenieks, Ph.D. InMinistry Center Intensive . Eriks Galenieks, Ph.D. InMinistry Center Intensive . New Testament Biblical Theology An Overview of the New Testament as the Inauguration of the Latter-Day New Creation and Kingdom Anticipated in the Old Testament Curated from a lecture series by Gregory K. Beale JULY 15-19, 2012 . mutandis, to New Testament Biblical Theology, but in this article it is the Old Testament which is our principal concem. This is an Old Testament theology like no other. The Old Testament has 39 books, 929 chapters, and 23,214 verses. The New Testament has 27 books, 260 chapters, and 7,959 • The Old Testament was the Bible that Jesus read, believed, memorized, and taught because the New Testament had not been written yet. It will explore its worship, spirituality, ideals and vision for living. 2 E.g., William Neil, The Rediscovery of the Bible (London, 1954). Click Download or Read Online button to get bible workbook vol 1 old testament book now. Rather, the New Testament should be seen as the fulfillment of God’s work in the Old Testament. PREFACE ABOUT ten years ago I was prevailed upon to publish Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament. TESTAMENT THEOLOGY . My title is somewhat tautologous; by definition, the Old Testament is a canon, so Old Testament theology is bound to be canon-related. PREFACE ABOUT ten years ago I was prevailed upon to publish Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament. Old Testament theology is a rich and rewarding study of what God revealed of Himself, His character, His attributes, etc., in the Old Testament. Emphasis is given to major Old Testament themes including covenant, salvation, worship, wisdom, justice and righteousness, and messianic hope. For this reason, we cannot begin to understand the Old Testament so long as we regard it as merely great literature, interesting history, or the development of lofty ideas. A masterful study of the Old Testament as the inspired revelation of the nature, character, and works of God. When that work was begun, and indeed when it was finished, I had no design to attempt anything farther of the kind. He was previously principal and a professor of Old Testament at St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. Old Testament Theology (OT2) Theology has been appropriately defined as “faith seeking understanding,” and mature Christians should see the theological importance of the Old Testament as a foundation for understanding our lives and salvation in Christ.