Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Describe the historical situation during the time of Jesus and the early church

• List the major themes of the books of the NT

• Identify how the different Gospel writers stress Jesus’ identity

• Explain the Synoptic Problem and the relationship between the Synoptic Gospels and
  the Gospel of John

• Describe the early life of Paul and the importance of his conversion

• Articulate the themes and structures of the NT Letters

• Explain the interpretive issues involved in the book of Revelation

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Professor and Course

Unit 1: The Life of Jesus of Nazareth

• The Story of Jesus

• Creating and Searching a Custom Collection of Bible Dictionaries

• Gentile Sources for Jesus

• Jewish Sources for Jesus

• Outline of Jesus’ Life

• The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry

• Finding Old Testament Allusions in the New Testament

• Jesus’ Teaching Methods

• The Content of Jesus’ Teachings

• The Miracles of Jesus

• The Importance of the Historical Study of Jesus

Unit 2: The Gospels

• The Concept of Gospel

• Interpreting the Gospels

• The Synoptic Problem

• Comparing Gospel Accounts with Harmony Resources

• The Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John

Unit 3: The Gospel of Matthew

• The Setting and Key Verses of Matthew

• The Authorship of Matthew

• The Structure of Matthew

• The Message of Matthew

• The Kingdom of Heaven

• Miracles in Matthew

Unit 4: The Gospel of Mark

• The Setting and Key Verse of Mark

• The Structure of Mark

• Using the Exegetical Guide to Look Up Grammatical Issues

• The Message of Mark

• Jesus’ Teachings in Mark

• The Ending of Mark

Unit 5: The Gospel of Luke

• The Perspective and Key Verse of Luke

• The Setting of Luke

• The Structure of Luke

• The Prologue and Background of Luke

• Historical Accuracy in Luke-Acts

• Geography and Theology in Luke

• Searching a Bible for Louw-Nida Numbers

• Themes in Luke

Unit 6: The Gospel of John

• The Setting and Key Verse of John

• The Structure of John

• The Message of John

• Finding Jesus’ “I Am” Statements in John

• The Timing of Jesus’ Death in the Gospels

• John’s Use of “the Jews”

Unit 7: The Story of the Early Church

• Introducing Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation

• The World of the Early Church

Unit 8: The Book of Acts

• The Structure and Key Verse of Acts

• The Growth of the Gospel in Acts

• The Conversion of Paul

• The Conversion of Cornelius

• Themes in Acts

Unit 9: Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles

• Paul’s Life before Christ

• Paul’s Life after Christ

• Searching for Maps of Paul’s Missionary Journeys

• Paul’s Letters

• Paul’s Theology

Unit 10: The Letters of Paul

• Galatians

• 1 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians

• 1 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians

• The Structure and Key Verse of Romans

• The Message of Romans

• Creating and Searching a Custom Collection of Commentaries

• Ephesians

• Colossians

• Philippians

• Philemon

• The Pastoral Epistles

Unit 11: The General Epistles

• Hebrews

• James

• 1 and 2 Peter and Jude

• The Johannine Epistles

• Using Word Lists to Identify Johannine Vocabulary

Unit 12: The Book of Revelation

• The Setting and Structure of Revelation

• Searching for Monographs and Other Similar Resources

• The Teaching of Apocalypse

• Interpreting Revelation

• The Message of Revelation

Conclusion

• Summary of the Course

Details

• Title: NT101 Introducing New Testament: Its Structure and Story

• Instructor: Lynn H. Cohick

• Publisher: Lexham Press

• Publication Date: 2014

• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education

• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources

• Courses: 1

• Video Hours: 6