Journeywomen: The Story of the Bible in the Old Testament with Dr. Jay Sklar

The Story of the Bible in the Old Testament with Dr. Jay Sklar

Dec 7, 2020

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, we’re talking about the Old Testament with Dr. Jay Sklar. This conversation is going to help you see how the whole Bible points to Jesus! Dr. Jay Sklar is Professor of Old Testament and VP of Academics at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. His doctoral research was completed under Professor Gordon Wenham and focused on the theology of sacrifice. He recently published a commentary on Leviticus in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series. Here you can find further resources he has put together on Leviticus, including suggestions on how to teach or preach on the book. Originally from Canada, Dr. Sklar met his wife, Ski, in the library at seminary, and to this day encourages any student wanting to be married to study hard.

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RESOURCES

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List of resources related to Leviticus (Jay’s area of research) including a Bible study on Leviticus, suggestions for a preaching series on Leviticus, a commentary on Leviticus, and audio lectures on Leviticus.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

What is the importance of understanding what the Old Testament is communicating and what it is pointing us towards?
What are some of the ways we see Jesus fulfilling Old Testament images, pictures, and prophecies?
What is the benefit of understanding the metanarrative of Scripture, or the big story of the Bible?
What did you learn about the character of God as you listened to this week’s episode?
What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?