Biblical Studies (NT)

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This is a series of lessons designed to introduce the student to the New Testament portion of the Christian Bible. It is a companion resource for Biblical Studies (OT). Due to the diverse nature of Wikiversity's participants, these lessons should remain free of personal or sectarian bias, and be as objective as humanly possible. Please read Disclosures.

Contents

[edit] Brief Introduction to the New Testament

NOTE: These lessons seek only to introduce the student to the contents and background of the New Testament documents. The lessons are not intended to be taken as religious or doctrinal statements. It is left to students to form their own opinions with regard to the nature and integrity of the New Testament itself.

Click here for a Brief Introduction to the New Testament

[edit] The Gospels: The Life and Ministry of Jesus

The "gospels" of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the first four documents or "books" of the New Testament. They contain accounts, from the perspectives of different authors, of the life and teachings of Jesus. Click on the following links:

I. AUTHORSHIP AND HISTORICAL SETTING

Sections: Introduction to the Gospels - Matthew - Mark - Luke - The Synoptic Problem - John - The Emphasis of Each Gospel - The Historical Setting

II. JESUS

Sections: (A) JESUS' LIFE AND MINISTRY: The Birth of Jesus - Jesus’ Childhood - Phases of Jesus’ Ministry - Jesus’ Baptism - The Temptation - The Sermon on the Mount - The Transfiguration - The Triumphal Entry - The Olivet Discourse - The Last Supper - Jesus’ Trial and Crucifixion - The Resurrection - The Ascension. (B) WHO WAS JESUS?: The Word of God - Both Human and Divine - The Sacrificial Lamb - The Immortality of Jesus

III. THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Sections: Jesus Selects the Twelve - Peter - Andrew - James - John - Philip - Bartholomew (Nathanael) - Matthew (Levi) - Thomas - James, Son of Alphaeus - Simon the Zealot - Judas, Son of James - Judas Iscariot

IV. OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE

Sections: Joseph - Mary, Mother of Jesus - The Wise Men from the East - King Herod the Great - King Herod Antipas - John the Baptist - Nicodemus - Mary Magdalene - Mary, Martha, and Lazarus - Pontius Pilate - The Pharisees and the Sadducees

V. SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLES IN WIKIPEDIA:

The Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Click here: Gospel of Matthew

Click here: Gospel of Mark

Click here: Gospel of Luke

Click here: Gospel of John

[edit] Acts: The Birth of the Church

Sections: The Place of Acts in the New Testament - The Author - The Establishment of the Church - Matthias - The Coming of the Holy Spirit - Peter - Administration in the Early Church - Stephen - The Jewish Establishment - Philip - The Gospel Is Preached to Gentiles - The Roman Empire and Church Growth - Paul Persecutes the Church - Paul’s Background - Paul’s Conversion - Paul Comes to Antioch - Paul’s First Missionary Journey - Rejected by His Own People - The Jerusalem Council - Paul’s Second Missionary Journey - Paul’s Third Missionary Journey - Paul Is Arrested - Caesarea - Paul Appeals to Caesar - Paul Goes to Rome - An "Unexcelled Missionary Statesman"

Click here: Acts: The Birth of the Church

[edit] The Epistles of Paul: Saved by Grace

Sections: What Is an Epistle? - Chronological Order - Romans - 1&2 Corinthians - Galatians - Ephesians - Philippians - Colossians - 1&2 Thessalonians - 1&2 Timothy - Titus - Philemon - Paul as Pastor - The Roman Empire - Saved by Grace - Regeneration - Justification - Sanctification - Faith in Christ

Click here: The Epistles of Paul: Saved by Grace

[edit] The Epistle to the Hebrews: The Old Versus the New

Sections: Who Wrote Hebrews? - To Whom Was It Written? - The Jewish Community - Orthodox Jews and Christian Jews - The Judaizers - The Pre-eminence of Christ - The Mysterious Melchizedek - The Importance of Faith - Heroes of Faith

Click here: The Epistle to the Hebrews: The Old Versus the New

[edit] The Epistle of James: Faith and Action

Sections: The Author – The Addressees – The Importance of Faith – Faith and Action – Examples of Faith in Action

Click here: The Epistle of James: Faith and Action

[edit] The Epistles of Peter: Persecution and Heresy

Sections: Are Peter’s Epistles Genuine? - The Addressees - Location and Date of Writing - Nero Persecutes the Church - Peter’s Courage - Sylvanus: Peter’s Letter Carrier - False Teachers - The Last Days

Click here: The Epistles of Peter: Persecution and Heresy

[edit] The Epistles of John: The Spirit of Antichrist

Sections: The Author – The Addressees – An Eyewitness of Christ – The Rise of Gnosticism - The Spirit of Antichrist – God Is Love – Diotrephes and Demetrius

Click here: The Epistles of John: The Spirit of Antichrist

[edit] The Epistle of Jude: Faithless Theologians

Sections: Author and Addressees - False Teachers

Click here: The Epistle of Jude: Faithless Theologians

[edit] Revelation: Visions of the End

Click on the following links:

I. INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION

A Dramatic Conclusion to the Bible Story - The Author - Date and Location - The Roman Empire and Religious Persecution - Major Characters - Ways of Interpreting Revelation - John’s Commission

II. THE SEVEN ASIAN CHURCHES

Jesus Speaks to the Churches - Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamos - Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia - Laodicea

III. THE SEVEN SEALS

The Lamb Takes the Scroll - The First Six Seals - 144,000 Israelites - The Seventh Seal

IV. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS

The First Six Trumpets - The Two Witnesses - The Seventh Trumpet - The Dragon, the Woman, and the Child - The Resurrection and the Rapture - Satan is Cast Down - The Archangel Michael - The Beast from the Sea - The Beast from the Land - The Abomination of Desolation - The Harvest

V. THE SEVEN BOWLS

The Bowl Judgments - Babylon - The Millennium - The Last Judgment - The Supreme Riddle

[edit] Other resources

  • Topic:New Testament Greek
  • The Bible. Find a version with a good cross-referencing system in the footnotes or margins. Note: translations vary from literal to paraphrase; choose according to preference and needs. There are also Bible software programs and online Bibles which enable the user to search for specific words or passages.
  • Merrill C. Tenney, ed. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary. Zondervan, 1999.
  • Merrill C. Tenney, ed. Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. (5 Vol.) Zondervan, 1975.
  • Merrill Unger, Gary Larson. The New Unger's Bible Handbook. Moody, 2005.
  • F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Carson, France, Motyer, & Wenham, eds. The New Bible Commentary. Intervarsity Press, 1994.
  • Walter A. Elwell, ed. Topical Analysis of the Bible. Baker, 1991.
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