“The New Testament in its World” is a new video Bible study by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird. It is an introduction to the history, literature, and theology of the first Christians. Please click “Welcome to the Study” to see the introduction to the series.
This Wednesday, December 4th at 7 pm the lesson is “Beginning Study of the New Testament “. Below is a list of the lessons in the series.
0. Welcome to the Study
1. Beginning Study of the New Testament
2. The New Testament as History
3. The New Testament as Literature
4. The New Testament as Theology
5. The History of the Jews between the Persian and Roman Empires
6. The Jewish Context of Jesus and the Early Church
7. The Greco-Roman Context of the Early Church
8. The Study of the Historical Jesus
9. The Profile and Praxis of a Prophet
10. Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
11. The Death of the Messiah
12. The Afterlife in Greek, Roman, and Jewish Thought
13. The Story of Easter according to the Apostle Paul
14. The Story of Easter according to the Evangelists
15. The Story of Paul’s Life and Ministry
16. A Primer on Pauline Theology
17. Galatians (23 min) 18.1 and 2 Thessalonians
19. Philippians
20. Colossians, Philemon, and Ephesians
21. 1 and 2 Corinthians
22. Romans
23. The Pastoral Epistles
24. The Gospel according to Mark
25. The Gospel according to Matthew
26. The Gospel according to Luke and Acts of the Apostles
27. The Gospel according to John
28. The Making of the Gospels
29. Introduction to the Early Christian Letters
30. The Letter to the Hebrews
31. Letters by Jesus’ Brothers: James and Jude
32. Petrine Letters: 1 and 2 Peter
33. Johannine Letters: 1, 2, and 3 John
34. Revelation
35. Introduction to Textual Criticism of the New Testament
36. The Canonization of the New Testament
37. Bringing It All Together