You Can Understand the Old Testament (2 Simple Ideas Help!)

Bible Project

This session is from the BibleProject Classroom class Introduction to the Hebrew Bible taught by Dr. Tim Mackie. The entire class is available for free on the BibleProject app at https://classroom-beta.bibleproject.com/introduction-to-the-hebrew-bible. How can we read the Old Testament and understand the meaning its ancient authors intended? These two simple ideas are at the core of the process. 1. The Old Testament is an ancient text. 2. A text is intentional literary communication. We i…