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
Explore the historical reliability of the Gospels and the controversy of miracles. Probe the Gospels as biographies recounting historical information passed down through written and oral traditions and eyewitness accounts.
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Introducing the Gospels
The Genre of the Gospels
The Basics of Ancient Biography
Ancient Biographers
Source Criticism
Form Criticism
Redaction Criticism
Oral Tradition
Memorization
Advanced Education in Antiquity
Linguistic Evidence for Authenticity
Eyewitnesses
The Gospels’ Appeal to Common Knowledge
Objections to Gospel Reliability
Miracle Reports
Jesus’ Miracles
Philosophical Foundations of Naturalism
The Principle of Uniformity
Human Experience of the Miraculous
Eyewitness Reports of Miracles
More Modern Eyewitness Accounts
Raised from the Dead
Accounts from the Congo
Nature Miracles
Course Summary
Dr. Craig S. Keener is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and is the author of 17 books, 4 of which have won book awards in Christianity Today. One, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, has sold more than half a million copies. He has authored scholarly commentaries on Matthew, John, Acts, Romans, 1–2 Corinthians, and Revelation.