NT156 Understanding Easter: The Significance of the Resurrection
NT202 A Survey of Jewish History and Literature from the Second Temple Period
NT211 Introducing the Gospels and Acts: Their Background, Nature, and Purpose
NT221 The Wisdom of John: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Johannine Literature
NT222 Introducing the Epistles and Revelation: Their Setting and Message
NT301 The Gospels as Ancient Biography: A Theological and Historical Perspective
NT314 Book Study: The Gospel of Matthew in Its Jewish Context
NT332 A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Romans
NT340 Book Study: Paul’s Letter to the Galatians: The Gospel for Jew and Gentile
NT348 Book Study: Paul’s Letters to the Colossians and Philemon
NT364 Book Study: James
NT390 Jesus as Rabbi: The Jewish Context of the Life of Jesus
NT395 Perspectives on Paul: Reformation and the New Perspective
The Jesus of the Gospels (NT254) focuses on the historical Jesus and the reliability of the four gospels. The course surveys different “quests” for the historical Jesus by critical scholarship and examines, apologetically, what we can demonstrate about the person of Jesus. It assesses the teaching of Jesus, his miracles, the intention of his ministry, and the historical evidence for his death and resurrection.
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
What Can We Know about Jesus?
Sources for Knowing about Jesus
What Are the Gospels? Part 1
What Are the Gospels? Part 2
How the Gospels Came to Be
Searching for the Real Jesus
The First Quest for the Historical Jesus
Rudolf Bultmann and the Period of No Quest: Part 1
Rudolf Bultmann and the Period of No Quest: Part 2
The Second Quest and the Jesus Seminar
The Contemporary Scene
Examining Method and Context
The Criteria of Authenticity
Contemporary Portraits: Part 1
Contemporary Portraits: Part 2
Presuppositions, Biases, and the Burden of Proof
Luke: A Reliable Historian
A Generally Reliable Gospel Tradition
Contradictions in the Gospels
The Historical Reliability of John
A Portrait of Jesus from Afar
The Basic Structure of Jesus’ Ministry
A Chronology of Jesus’ Life
Introduction to the Birth Narratives
The Genealogies
The Virginal Conception
Bethlehem and the Census
Popular Myths about Christmas
Jesus’ Family Life
John the Baptist: The Herald of Messianic Salvation
The Baptism of Jesus
The Temptation of Jesus
Jesus the Teacher
The Kingdom of God
Jesus and the Law: Part 1
Jesus and the Law: Part 2
Grace and Works
Jesus and Social Justice
The Parables of the Kingdom: Part 1
The Parables of the Kingdom: Part 2
The Question of Miracles
Did Jesus Perform Miracles? Part 1
Did Jesus Perform Miracles? Part 2
The Significance of Jesus’ Miracles
The Remarkable Authority of Jesus
The Scope of Jesus’ Ministry: Calling the Twelve
The Scope of Jesus’ Ministry: A Universal Kingdom
The Significance of the Triumphal Entry
The Significance of the Temple Cleansing
Jesus’ Titles: Christ
Jesus’ Titles: Son of Man
Jesus’ Titles: Son of God
Jesus’ Titles: Lord
The Role of the Romans
The Role of the Jews
Jesus’ Expectations
The Significance of Jesus’ Death
The Importance of the Resurrection
Rationalistic Explanations for the Resurrection
Historical Evidence for the Resurrection
The Significance of the Resurrection
Faith, Apologetics, and the Gospels
The Already/Not Yet Kingdom of God
A Holistic Vision of Salvation
Title: NT254 The Jesus of the Gospels
Instructor: Mark L. Strauss
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2016
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 8
Dr. Mark L. Strauss is the professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in San Diego. He has written several books, including The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts, Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy, and Luke in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary series.