Links for New Testament Introduction

Integration of Biblical Principles

 

Week 1

  1. Historical Background to the New Testament.

http://www.abu.nb.ca/courses/NTIntro/History1.htm

(Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University).

  1.  Jesus in the Gospels

A. The Historical Christ (Rick Wade, Response to PBS’s "From Jesus to Christ") http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/histchri.html

B. From Jesus to Christ: Searching for Jesus (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/jesus/searching.html

Week 2

  1. Judaism: First Century Diversity.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/judaism.html

    1. Pharisees, http://cedar.evansville.edu/~ecoleweb/articles/pharisees.html
    2. Sadducees, http://cedar.evansville.edu/~ecoleweb/articles/sadducees.html

 

  1. New Testament Chronologies
    1.  

http://www.carm.org/bible/chronologynt.htm (Michael J. Slick, Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry)

    1.  

http://www.mazzaroth.com/ChapterSix/ChronologyOfTheNewTestament.htm (Jim A. Cornwell, "The Chronology of the New Testament," The New International Dictionary of the Bible)

    1.  

http://www.anchist.mq.edu.au/251/NTChron.htm

(Dr. Chris Forbes, "A Basic New Testament Chronology")

 

  1. Apostolic and Early Church

a) Why Did Christianity Succeed? (PBS)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/appeal.html

b) Roman Persecution of the Church (Pliny)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/pliny.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/pliny.html

Week 3

  1. Epistles: Pauline and Catholic (general)

http://www.bible.org/docs/nt/survey/nt-04.htm

(J. Hampton Keathley, III, "Pauline Epistles," Concise New Testament Survey)

Required: Read the introduction, background, conversion, and "Distinctive Emphases of Paul’s Epistles" sections.

2.      The Canon of the New Testament

http://www.leaderu.com/offices/rusty_wright/newtestament.html

(Rusty and Linda Wright, "The New Testament: Can I Trust It?")

http://www.xenos.org/essays/canon.htm

(McCallum and DeLashmutt, "The Canonicity Question.")

 

Week 4

  1. Epistles: Pauline and Catholic (general)

http://www.bible.org/docs/nt/survey/nt-05.htm

(J. Hampton Keathley, III, "The Non-Pauline Epistles," Concise New Testament Survey)

Required: Read the "Introduction."