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New Testament Survey I: The Gospels/The Life of Christ

  1. Lesson One
    The Period Between the Testaments
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    The Announcement of the Birth
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    The Birth and Boyhood of Christ
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    John’s Ministry and Jesus’ Baptism
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    The Temptation of Christ
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Introductory Ministry in Galilee/Judea
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Introductory Ministry in Judea/Samaria
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    The Sermon on the Mount
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    Increasing Conflict with the Pharisees
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    Travel Around the Sea of Galilee
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  11. Lesson Eleven
    Discourse on the Bread of Life
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  12. Lesson Twelve
    Ministry in Gentile Areas
    2 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  13. Lesson Thirteen
    Teaching the Twelve in Galilee
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  14. Lesson Fourteen
    The Feast of Tabernacles
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  15. Lesson Fifteen
    Ministry Around Judea
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  16. Lesson Sixteen
    Perean Ministry and Raising of Lazarus - Part I
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  17. Lesson Seventeen
    Perean Ministry and Raising of Lazarus - Part II
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  18. Lesson Eighteen
    Final Entry into Jerusalem
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  19. Lesson Nineteen
    Confrontation with Leaders
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  20. Lesson Twenty
    The Upper Room Discourse
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  21. Lesson Twenty-One
    The Arrest
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  22. Lesson Twenty-Two
    The Crucifixion and Burial
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  23. Lesson Twenty-Three
    The Resurrection
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  24. Lesson Twenty-Four
    Post-Resurrection and Ascension
    2 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  25. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Lesson Overview

This lesson prepares you to more effectively study each New Testament book. You will gain insight into the historical setting in which the New Testament characters lived and to which the books were addressed. You will begin to work with four questions that serve as guidelines for studying each book.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Explain the Greek influence that pervaded Palestine in the inter-testamental period.
  • Discuss the political climate in Palestine just prior to the birth of Christ.
  • Describe the cultural/political issues that existed between the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
  • Explain the political issues between the Herodians and the Zealots in the First century.
  • Describe the social conditions that existed in Palestine at the time of Jesus’ birth.

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Summarize briefly the political and social changes that occurred in the Middle East between the Old and New Testaments. How does this understanding affect your view of the events recorded in the Gospels?