Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: The Gospels and the Historical Jesus

• 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

Unit 2: Quests for the Historical Jesus

• 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

Unit 3: The Reliability of the Gospels

• 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

Unit 4: The Chronology of Jesus’ Ministry

• A Portrait of Jesus from Afar

• The Basic Structure of Jesus’ Ministry

• A Chronology of Jesus’ Life

Unit 5: Jesus’ Birth and Childhood

• Introduction to the Birth Narratives

• The Genealogies

• The Virginal Conception

• Bethlehem and the Census

• Popular Myths about Christmas

• Jesus’ Family Life

Unit 6: The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry

• John the Baptist: The Herald of Messianic Salvation

• The Baptism of Jesus

• The Temptation of Jesus

Unit 7: The Teaching 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

Unit 8: The Miracles of Jesus

• The Question of Miracles

• Did Jesus Perform Miracles? Part 1

• Did Jesus Perform Miracles? Part 2

• The Significance of Jesus’ Miracles

Unit 9: The Messianic Words and Deeds of Jesus

• 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

Unit 10: The Death of Jesus

• The Role of the Romans

• The Role of the Jews

• Jesus’ Expectations

• The Significance of Jesus’ Death

Unit 11: The Resurrection of Jesus

• The Importance of the Resurrection

• Rationalistic Explanations for the Resurrection

• Historical Evidence for the Resurrection

• The Significance of the Resurrection

Unit 12: Concluding Thoughts

• Faith, Apologetics, and the Gospels

• The Already/Not Yet Kingdom of God

• A Holistic Vision of Salvation

Product Details

• 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