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Lesson OneThe Period Between the Testaments2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Announcement of the Birth2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeThe Birth and Boyhood of Christ2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourJohn’s Ministry and Jesus’ Baptism2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveThe Temptation of Christ2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixIntroductory Ministry in Galilee/Judea2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenIntroductory Ministry in Judea/Samaria2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightThe Sermon on the Mount2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineIncreasing Conflict with the Pharisees2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenTravel Around the Sea of Galilee2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ElevenDiscourse on the Bread of Life2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwelveMinistry in Gentile Areas2 Activities2 Assessments
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Lesson ThirteenTeaching the Twelve in Galilee2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourteenThe Feast of Tabernacles2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FifteenMinistry Around Judea2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixteenPerean Ministry and Raising of Lazarus - Part I2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SeventeenPerean Ministry and Raising of Lazarus - Part II2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EighteenFinal Entry into Jerusalem2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineteenConfrontation with Leaders2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwentyThe Upper Room Discourse2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson Twenty-OneThe Arrest2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson Twenty-TwoThe Crucifixion and Burial2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson Twenty-ThreeThe Resurrection2 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson Twenty-FourPost-Resurrection and Ascension2 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 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 do the following:
- 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?