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Lesson OneOld Testament Introduction4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Old Testament Story4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeColor Books, Wisdom/Poetry Books, and Prophetic Books4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe Beginnings Era4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Settlement Era4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixThe Kingdom Era4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenThe Exile and Reconstruction Era4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightOld Testament Poetry4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineThe Wisdom Literature4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenProphetic Books4 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
Participants 3
Discussion Questions
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Dr. Buzzell categorizes the book of Ruth as a color book. Why?
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The book of Ruth is not a continuation of the OT story that begins from the book of Genesis. But it is a narrative that comes out of nowhere. It does not move the OT story forward but it is a story that narrates the condition of famine in Israel.
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The book of Ruth does not move the “story” forward but it provides colorful details pointing us toward our kinsman redeemer.
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Ruth is a color book, it adds commentary to the story
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Ruth provides details and is does not move the story forward but provides the details to show the Messiah and how she came to leave her homeland and stay and then fall in love again.
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Because the book of Ruth spotlight on certain era which is settlement and gave a better view of what was the condition in that era.
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Explain why the teacher compares the Old Testament to a film.
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A film/movie has a plot that has a starting point with a climax. Similarly, OT is a narrative that keeps moving like a movie with a beginning and a climax. All the books in the OT are closely interconnected with each other narrating one plot (story) after other until it reaches the point where Israel is grown up as a nation and is going through various struggles such as invation and exilation.
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The Old Testament is telling a story and is moving to a climactic finish link a great film or movie. The Old Testament is part of the script moving the story forward and providing colorful detail. The exciting climax occurs in the New Tes
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The time books moves the story forward and the color books adds details to the story, the eleven time books are spliced together like a movie reel, one book picks up the story where the previous book stopped.
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The Old Testament is like a movie because God does not look like a movie director, but he makes a story by appearing several characters like movie stars.
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Because the time narratives flow from one book to the other telling a story like a movie.