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predictions in the “prophetic perfect” tense (as if they were already accomplished), and their lack of easy-to-understand timetables as to their precise fulfilment. The main character- istic is its linkage of the testaments to Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of its prophetic descriptions. 3. Outline the lineage of the Messiah as given in the OT literature, which includes the seed of the woman in Genesis, of the line of Seth, the seed of Abraham, the lineage of Isaac, through the house of Jacob, of the tribe and clan of Judah, through Boaz, Obed, Jesse and David, down to the person of Jesus of Nazareth. 4. Show how OT Messianic prophecy is key to understanding the OT witness to Christ: it is the way that Jesus and the apostles applied the OT to his life, these prophecies illumine our understanding of the way Jesus used the OT, they directly connected the testaments (in the way Augustine suggested, that theOTis revealed in the NT), and finally, that Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the prophetic predictions of the expected Messiah. 5. Give a brief sketch of the main points included in the OT Messianic prophecies which give witness to Christ and his Kingdom, including prophecies about his birth at Bethlehem, his prophetic forerunner, and his identity as Immanuel. 6. Include in the sketch the main prophetic predictions about Messiah’s person and life, i.e., his introduction by the coming “voice in the wilderness,” his divine status as Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of peace, his anointing as the Servant of Yahweh, and his anticipated Kingship and reign. Further, the sketch should include his role as the cornerstone of God’s salvific work, his role as light for the Gentiles, and his role as prophet priest and king. 7. Articulate the major elements concerning the Passion of Christ, i.e., the suffering and death of Messiah, including (but not limited to) his brutal treatment and death, his vicarious (substitutionary) wounding and bruising for the sins of the world, his great agony, his betrayal, his feet and hands being pierced, his false trial and verdict, and his death. 8. Lay out the major texts and their content regarding his resurrection, including Peter’s sermon at Pentecost and Paul’s preaching at Antioch, as well as the predictions made in the Gospels of his resurrection.

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