new testament survey

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FALL 2014

BNT 101

NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY

STUDENT RESOURCE PACKET

St. Louis Christian College
1360 Grandview Drive
Florissant, MO. 63033
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BNT 101

NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY

Professor Contact Information

Dr. David Hoke

Halls Ferry Christian Church
314-741-0372

[email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RESOURCE PAGES

Recommended Reading ...................................................................... 4
Course Reading Charts:
Encountering the New Testament ............................................. 5
Jesus and the Jewish Festivals .................................................... 5
New Testament Books ............................................................... 5
Events of Jesus' Early Life only Recorded in Luke ................................ 7
The Prayer Life of Jesus ....................................................................... 8
Modern Approaches to the New Testament ....................................... 9
Conversions in the Book of Acts ........................................................ 12
The Book of Acts Visualized .............................................................. 13
The Biblical View of Homosexuality .................................................. 14
The Accusations Against Paul ............................................................ 15
Differences in Tone: 1 & 2 Thessalonians ......................................... 16
Eschatology in 1 & 2 Thessalonians ................................................... 17
The Trustworthy Sayings in the Pastoral Epistles .............................. 18
Trials Vs. Temptations in James ........................................................ 19
False Teachers in 2 Peter 2 and Jude ................................................. 20
The Fallen Angels in Genesis 6 and 1 Enoch ...................................... 21
The Use of Symbols in Revelation ..................................................... 24
A Thousand Years ............................................................................. 26

BOOK SUMMARY WORKSHEETS ................................................................ 27
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Recommended Reading:

Carson, D.A., J. Douglas Moo, and Leon Morris. An Introduction to the New
Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992.

Drane, John. Introducing the New Testament. New York: Harper and Row, 1991.

Elwell, Walter A. and Robert W. Yarbrough. Readings From the First-Century
World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998.

Fiensy, David. New Testament Introduction. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1994.

Gundry, Robert H. A Survey of the New Testament. Third Edition. Grand Rapids,
MI: Eerdmans, 1994.

Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity,
1970.

Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands. Canada: Langenscheidt Publishing Group,
2007.

Harris, Stephen L. The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction. Mountain View,
CA: Mayfield, 1995.

Norten, Michael. Unlocking the Secrets of the Feasts. Bloomington, IN: WestBow
Press, 2012.

Tenney, Merrill C. New Testament Survey. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1961.
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COURSE READING CHART:

DUE Encountering the New Bible Book Reading Jesus and the Jewish
DATE Testament Festivals

Aug 20 Ch. 1:1-18 (19 pp)
Introduction Ch 2:21-35a (15 pp)
Aug 22 Ch 2:35b-51 (17 pp) Mt 5:1-7:28
Matthew Ch 4:63-72 (10 pp)
Aug 27 Ch 5:73-82 (10 pp) Mk 3:20-35
Mark 16:9-20
Aug 29 Ch 6:83-92 (10 pp) Lu 1:1-3:20
Luke 10:25-37
Sept 3 Ch 7:93-103 (11 pp) Jn 1:1-18
John 3:1-4:38
Sept 5 Ch 14:193-205 (13 pp) Ac 1:1-2:47
Acts Ch 15:207-213 (7 pp)
Sept 12 Ch 15:214-219 (6 pp) Ac 9:1-19
Trustworthiness Ch 16:221-232 (12 pp) Ac 15:1-35
Sept 17 10:139-153 (15 pp)
Inspiration
Sept 19 18:255-268 (14 pp) Ro 1:3-7
Romans 8:1-39
Sept 24 19:269-279a (11 pp) 1 Co 11:1-15:58
1 Corinthians
Sept 26 17:235-253 (19 pp) 2 Co 1:3-7
2 Corinthians 4:1-5:21
12:1-10
Oct 1 19:279b-287 (9 pp) Ga 1:1-10
Galatians 3:6-29
Oct 8 20:289-294 (6 pp) Eph 1:1-14
Ephesians 4:1-16
6:1-18
Oct 15 20:295-298a (4 pp)) Phil 2:1-18
Philippians 3:7-14
Oct 17 20:298b-307 (10 pp) Col 1:15-21
Colossians/ 2:9-11
Philemon Philemon
Oct 22 21:309-316 (8 pp) 1 Th 4:13-18 9-12, 15-23 (13 pp)
1 & 2 5:1-11
Thessalonians 2 Th 1:3-12
2:1-12
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Oct 24 21:317-319a (3 pp) 1 Tim 1:12-20 24-34 (11 pp)
1 Timothy 3:1-16
5:17-22
Oct 29 21:319b-312a (3 pp) 2 Tim 2:1-19 37-49 (13 pp)
2 Timothy 3:1-7
3:10-4:8
Oct 31 21:321b-326 (6 pp) Titus 3:1-11 51-58 (8 pp)
Titus
Nov 5 22:329-335 (6 pp) Heb 12:1-4 59-65 (7 pp)
Hebrews 2:5-18
11:1-12:4
Nov 7 22:336-342 (7 pp) Ja 1:2-8, 13-15, 22-25 67-73 (7 pp)
James 2:14-26
Nov 12 23:343-347a (5 pp) 1 Pe 1:13-21 74-82 (9 pp)
1 Peter 2:1-12
5:6-11
Nov 14 23:347b-349a (3 pp) 2 Pe 1:12-21 85-93 (9 pp)
2 Peter 23:353-356 (4 pp) 2:1-16
Jude 3:8-12
Jude
Nov 19 23:349b-352 (4 pp) 1 Jn 1:1-4 94 -98 (5 pp)
1,2,3, John 2:18-23
3:16-18
2 Jn
3 Jn
Nov 21 24:357-367 (11 pp) Rev 1:1-3:2
Revelation 7:1-17
Dec 3 101-118 (18 pp)

Dec 5 121-136 (16 pp)
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Events Of Jesus' Early Life
Only Recorded In Luke

1. Events surrounding John the Baptist' birth

2. Elizabeth's relationship to Mary

3. Annunciation to Mary and Elizabeth

4. The Magnificat of Mary (Mary's Song)

5. The birth and childhood of John

6. The Benedictus of Zechariah (Zechariah's Song)

7. The coming of the shepherds

8. Announcement of the angels at Jesus' birth

9. Circumcision of Jesus and presentation in the Temple

10. Anna and Simeon in the Temple

11. Jesus in the temple when he was 12 years old
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THE PRAYER LIFE OF JESUS
Through the Bible in One Year
Alan Stringfellow, p. 131

1. Jesus’ human dependence upon prayer.

 Luke 3:21 – As praying after baptism, the Holy Spirit descended
 Luke 5:15 – “He withdrew and prayed”
 Luke 6:12 – Prayed all night, then chose 12
 Luke 9:18 – “He went up into the mountain to pray”
 Luke 9:29 – As he prayed he was transfigured
 Luke 11:1 – Disciples ask him to teach them to pray after observing Him
 Luke 22:32 – Prayer for Peter
 Luke 22:44 – Garden of Gethsemane
 Luke 23:34 – His first utterance on the Cross
 Luke 23:46 – His last utterance on the Cross

2. Jesus’ teaching on prayer.

 Luke 11:9-10 (a midnight appeal)
 Luke 18:1 (always pray and not faint)
 Luke 18:9-14 (humility in prayer)
 Luke 21:36 (pray always)
 Luke 22:46 (rise and pray)

3. Prayers in Luke

 Prayer of Zacharias (Luke 1:6, 8-13, 67-75)
 Prayer of Mary (Luke 1:46-55)
 Prayer of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:20-24)
 Prayer from Hell (Luke 16:24, 27-28)
 Prayer of the thankful Leper (Luke 17:12-19)
 Prayers of the Pharisee and Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)
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MODERN APPROACHES TO THE NEW TESTAMENT

Have modern findings made it impossible to speak confidently about the origin and
meaning of the gospel message? (p. 154)

Must a "modern" reading of the New Testament focus on current doubts about the
biblical message?

Areas of controversy: (Blue box p. 155)

1. ROOTS OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM

In the seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Europe (Enlightenment)
the Bible began to be interpreted in the light of different, non-Christian
assumptions (p. 156):

1. The church has misread the Bible. Intelligent, independent
readers need to free themselves from church doctrine and
interpret the Bible in light of human reason alone.

2. Jesus Christ was not the divine son of God. He was a superior
ethical guide and spiritual example. He taught about God's moral
law, but not salvation through is death for our sins and his
resurrection. These ideas were inventions of the early church.

3. Miracles in the New Testament, including Jesus' resurrection, can
no longer be the basis for Christian belief, since modern reason
doubts that they happened as the Bible reports.

"The literal History of many of the Miracles of Jesus, as recorded by the
Evangelists, does imply Absurdities, Improbabilities, and Incredibilities;
consequently they, either in whole or in part, were never wrought." (Thomas
Woolston, Discourses on the Miracles of our Savior, 1727-29, textbook p. 164)

4. The Bible calls for ridicule, not reverence, since much of it is
offensive to the modern mind.

5. The only legitimate way to interpret the Bible is the "historical"
way.
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a. "Historical" in the sense of the non-Christian assumption
just listed.
b. A "historical" reading in this vein assumes that cardinal
Christian doctrines are rationally unacceptable.
c. Jesus was no more than a mere mortal
d. Miracles should be rejected or at least radically
reinterpreted

2. TIPS ON MEANINGFUL BIBLE READING (p. 161- Box adapted)

Helpful hints for reading the New Testament with profit:

1. Read it as the unique and inspired Word of God.
2. Read it with anticipation of personal transformation.
3. Interpret narratives in the light of doctrinal passages.
4. interpret unclear passages by clearer passages.
5. Determine word meanings with the help of a good Bible dictionary or
concordance.
6. Allow context to help define the specific use of a word.
7. Give careful attention to genre: narrative, epistles, law, poetry,
prophecy, wisdom.
8. Prayer for the Holy Spirit's guidance as the revealer of truth.

3. APPLY PROPER EXEGESIS

1. Discern the text's original meaning and personal application.
2. Allow the God-inspired meaning of the Word to speak today.
3. "The ultimate aim of hermeneutics is not systematic theology but the
sermon." (Grant Osborne, text p. 162)

4. THE MODERN SEARCH FOR JESUS (chapter 12)

A. The Gospels:

1. Were not considered to be the story of Jesus, but only stories
about Jesus, written by people who had not known him and
perhaps a hundred years after Jesus died.