OLD TESTAMENT
The Old Testament Study Group of Tyndale Fellowship exists to promote evangelical scholarship that takes seriously the authority of the Bible and rigorous academic study by engaging with issues in our wider world.
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​We meet in-person at the annual Tyndale Fellowship conference, along with the Fellowship's other study groups.
Chair
Brittany Melton
Co-Chair
Chris Ansberry
Tyndale Fellowship Old Testament Study Group
Call for Papers 2026
Introducing the Old Testament in an academic context and from a Christian perspective raises a host of pedagogical questions. These questions emerge through the intersection of standard OldTestament introductory books and the delivery of course content. Almost thirty years ago, the Tyndale Fellowship Old Testament Study Group considered these types of questions and published the proceedings in Make the Old Testament Live: From Curriculum to Classroom (ed. Richard Hess andGordon Wenham, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998).
The Old Testament Study Group will revisit these types of questions and explore the theme of ‘Introducing the Old Testament’ over the next two years. The 2026 Old Testament Study Group will address preliminary issues pertaining to introducing the Old Testament.
We welcome papers devoted to broader considerations regarding the content, focus, and arrangement of Old Testament introductions as well as methodological and pedagogical approaches to introducing the Old Testament for our time. For example, what is meant by Old Testament (content, canonical arrangement, versions)? What questions or concerns should govern a Christian introduction to the Old Testament? What would distinguish a Christian introduction to the Old Testament from other introductions to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible? In addition to addressing these broader issues, we encourage papers to include worked examples of specific texts.
Please submit an abstract to Chris Ansberry (ansberrycb@gcc.edu) by 5 Dec 2025.
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​Tyndale Fellowship Study Groups annual summer conference takes place Wednesday 1 - Friday 3 July 2026 at High Leigh, Hoddesdon, UK. Registration, and bursary applications, will open in January 2026.
All seven study groups of the Tyndale Fellowship meet concurrently in the same venue, sharing mealtimes, coffee breaks, Tyndale Fellowship Lectures, a prayer meeting, worship service and members' meeting. Attendees are welcome to spend time in the other study groups during the conference.
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Last year's programme: Old Testament Study Group
Tyndale Fellowship Conference, 30 June - 2 July 2025
All seven study groups of the Tyndale Fellowship meet concurrently in the same venue, sharing mealtimes, coffee breaks, Tyndale Fellowship Lectures, a prayer meeting, worship service and members' meeting. Attendees are welcome to spend time in the other study groups during the conference.