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Cultural World of the New Testament

  1. Lesson One
    Honor and Shame in the Greco-Roman World
    8 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Honor and Shame in 1 Peter
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Patronage and Reciprocity in the Greco-Roman World
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Patronage and Reciprocity in Hebrews
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Kinship and the Household in the Greco-Roman World
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Kinship and the Household in 1 Peter
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Purity and Pollution in the Greco-Roman World
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    Purity and Pollution in Hebrews
    7 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    2 Activities
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Climactically, Jesus’ obedience on behalf of His followers effects a complete purification, such that His followers are made fit to cross not merely the threshold into the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem—which would have itself been an unthinkable privilege—but also the threshold into the Holy of Holies in heaven itself.

– David deSilva, PhD

In this lesson, you learned how to:

  1. Interpret aspects of purity and pollution in New Testament writings.
  2. Reflect on how purity and pollution in the New Testament shape how we think about and relate to God.
  3. Identify aspects of purity and pollution in the New Testament that can shape relationships in your own community of faith.

Continue to the next activities to fulfill the final requirements for course completion.