Eric Seibert – Enjoying The Old Testament

2022-02-05

Have you ever struggled to read the Old Testament? You're in good company! Brent talks to Eric Seibert, Professor of Old Testament at Messiah University in Pennsylvania, to find out how to enjoy the Old Testament and where to start. Eric's book, ‘Enjoying the Old Testament – A creative guide to encountering Scripture’, is published by IVP America. (1:07) How Eric came to love the Old Testament. The Old Testament’s relevance to our lives; (1:54) Problems people have with the Old Testament; (2:25) How to deal with ‘troubling’ texts;...

Eric's book, ‘Enjoying the Old Testament – A creative guide to encountering Scripture’, is published by IVP America.

(1:07) How Eric came to love the Old Testament. The Old Testament’s relevance to our lives;
(1:54) Problems people have with the Old Testament;
(2:25) How to deal with ‘troubling’ texts;
(3:22) The depiction of God sometimes ‘problematic’ for people;
(4:10) Why it’s important to study the OT;
(4:53) Importance of preaching regularly from the OT;
(6:24) How the OT points to Jesus;
(7:12) We can’t make sense of the New Testament without the OT;
(8:10) Some places people can start with the OT - Jonah, Ruth, Genesis;
(9:11) The joy of Leviticus;
(9:39) A ‘gutsy’ kind of faith in the OT – the prophets;
(10:22) Life’s biggest questions – the Wisdom Literature;
(12:10) How story helps us approach the OT;
(13:03) Pointers in OT narratives;
(15:00) Drama in the OT;
(16:46) Why the OT prophets are important;
(17:56) A job description for an OT prophet;
(19:19) Some tools for exploring the OT;
(20:34) Why Leviticus is worth studying;
(22:12) The book of Exodus;
(23:43) Recommendations for preachers who want to preach on the OT;
(26:15) Reading the OT in a year.