BUILDING BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
PREPARATION FOR LESSON 3
DIACHRONIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

Before studying the lesson, read Galatians 3:23-4:7. What figures are used to describe the relationship of God's people with the law before Christ? What changes occurred regarding the relationship of God's people with the law after Christ? How does Paul illustrate this change in 4:1-7?

This lesson is divided into three sections:

Orientation
Epochal Developments
Topical Developments

Goals and Objectives of Lesson 3

GOALS

In this lesson, we would like to accomplish the following:

1. We hope you will become interested in studying how certain theological themes develop over time throughout the Scriptures.

2. We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to understand the meaning, importance, and the proper analysis of diachronic development in studying the Old Testament.

3. We hope you make some changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this lesson.

OBJECTIVES

When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:

1. Use all the resources and complete all the written assignments of the lesson, expressing your attitude toward diachronic development.

2. Obtain a satisfactory grade on the test, demonstrating that you can identify the following: a) the meaning of diachronic development, b) the unique emphasis of each of the main Old Testament covenants, c) the unity of the covenants, d) the meaning of typology, and e) the proper way to identify types found in the Old Testament.

3. Answer the application questions in the study guides, in which you demonstrate how you apply the teachings of the lesson to your own life.

"Instructions for Lesson 3"

Carefully read the "Instructions for Lesson 3." You may want to print them out so that you can refer to them as you proceed through the assignments.

If you need a little reminder of how to do the assignments, go back to the instructions of lesson one and read the "General Instructions for Assignments" again.