BI-102e New Testament Survey

BS-5110e Survey of the New Testament

3 Credit Hours

 

I. CONTENT OF THE COURSE:

This course provides the student with a foundational study of the authorship, date, and contents of the books of the New Testament. Major themes, doctrines and events will be examined. The course will put each book in perspective as it affects the teachings of the rest of the New Testament.

 II. PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:

1) To assist the Bible student in seeing the content and unity of the New Testament Scriptures.

2) To help the Bible student see something of the logical progression of the New Testament revelation of truth.

 III. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

 General: To give the Bible student an overall view of the New Testament. The student will be able to see that each individual book is significant in itself, and at the same time is an integral and indispensable part of the whole of the New Testament.

Specific: Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1) Think his/her way through the New Testament book by book.

2) See each individual book of the New Testament as an entity in itself, being apprised of the historical and doctrinal issues that so distinguish each book.

3) Show the relationship of the books of the New Testament to each other as well as the Old Testament.

IV. TEXTBOOK FOR THE COURSE:

 Benware, Paul N. Survey of the New Testament. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1990.

While this is a self-paced course, CTU recommends that you finish the lessons at a pace of 1 lesson every two weeks.