Introduction To New Testament - For Beginners

COURSE DESCRIPTION Designed to survey the historical, geographical, cultural and religious background of the New Testament Books. It also covers a brief survey of the history of the Inter-Testamental period. This course is planned to invite the students to the world of New Testament Books, its event, its people, its message and its theology. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. To lead the student to a mature understanding of the Bible as the word of God 2. To survey books of NT in terms of their origin, authorship, theology and contents. 3. To give a brief historical survey of the Inter-Testamental Period. UNIT I -HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE INTER-TESTAMENTAL PERIOD Lesson 1: Survey of the Inter-Testamental Period-1 Lesson 2: Survey of the Inter-Testamental Period- 2 Lesson 3: Survey of the books of Apocrypha UNIT II - SURVEY OF THE GOSPELS AND ACTS Lesson 4: Survey of the Gospels & the Synoptic Gospels Lesson 5: Survey of the Gospel of John Lesson 6: Survey of the book of Acts UNIT III -SURVEY OF PAULINE EPISTLES Lesson 7: Survey of the Early Epistles of Paul Lesson 8: Survey of the Major Epistles of Paul Lesson 9: Survey of the Prison Epistles of Paul Lesson 10: Survey of the Pastoral Epistles of Paul UNIT IV -SURVEY OF GENERAL EPISTLES Lesson 11: Survey of the Epistles of Hebrew, James & Jude Lesson 12: Survey of the General Epistles of Peter and John UNIT V SURVEY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION Lesson 13: Survey of the Book of Revelation