New Testament

This course is a chronological survey of New Testament people, places, and events. It highlights the basic message of the New Testament books, their contribution to God's redemptive storyline, and their significance for Christian thought and practice, based on the life and teaching of Christ, the apostles, and the early development of the churches.

This course is designed to be an independent study of selected books of the New Testament. The primary focus will be on the history, theology, and interpretive challenges of selected books, specifically in relation to God's redemptive story line.

The book of Matthew provides an intimate interaction with key teachings and actions of Jesus. The focus of the narrative is on Jesus as the Son of God, the promised Messiah, and on his interaction with the culture, customs, and creeds of the Jewish people of his day. Through this course students will develop and use solid skills for absorbing, interpreting, and applying the text, expecting to interact with the voice of God in a manner that will change their perspectives and transform their lives.

The Gospel of John provides an intimate eye-witness account of the ministry of Jesus during the last several years of his incarnation. John later described the account as that “which we have seen with our hands and heard with our ears; that which our hands have handled of the Word of Life. The focus of the narrative is on Jesus as the Word of God in human flesh; the light that shined in the darkness. Through this course students will develop and use solid skills for absorbing, interpreting, and applying the text, expecting to interact with the voice of God in a manner that will change their perspectives and transform their lives.

The Acts of the Apostles is a foundational source to understanding the essence of the church, its nature, its mission, how it operates as the body of Christ, formed, informed and empowered by the Holy Spirit. This course is designed to immerse students in the narrative of Acts to provide a foundation for more fully understanding the rest of the New Testament.