New Testament Survey 2 Online

Course Description

New Testament Survey 2 is the second of a two-part course. The first course focused attention on the Gospels. This course attends to the remainder of the New Testament, including the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters of Paul, the General Epistles, and Revelation. The course does not require or promote any particular theological or denominational ideology, but instead encourages students to become good and interested readers of the New Testament.

 In this course, students will examine:

• The rise of the early Church through in the book of Acts.
• The role of Paul in forming and shaping the Christian movement.
• Controversies that arose in the early Church and how those controversies were addressed by the leaders of the Church and the letters they wrote.
• The genre and important of Revelation as apocalyptic literature.

Curriculum Focus

• Tell the story of the rise of the early Church, including significant characters, events, and controversies.
• Identify the 13 letters of Paul.
• Identify the major content and purpose of each of Paul’s letters.
• Identify the major content and purpose of each of the General Epistles.
• Describe the genre of “apocalyptic.”
• Engage in questions that arise in one’s personal faith while using the New Testament as a guide in answering those questions.