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New Testament History and Theology
Course Description
Survey of the cultural context and major themes of New Testament teaching, with particular focus on the death and resurrection of Christ and its implications for the believer's faith and life.
Instructor: Dr. David Chapman
Course Contents
Course audio files are in MP3 format.
Study Guides are in PDF format.
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MP3 Lectures & Resource List (numbered items are the course lectures) | Lecture Transcript | Study Guide |
| Course Syllabus | | PDF |
| 1. Introduction | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 2. The Interpretive Process: How do we Know that we Know? | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 3. The Interpretive Process, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 4. History and Methodology of New Testament Theology | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 5. History and Methodology, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 6. Orthodoxy and Heresy: Canon and New Testament Theology | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 7. Canon, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 8. Anno Domini: The First Century and the Context(s) of the New Testament | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 9. First Century, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 10. First Century, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 11. The Accursed Cross: Crucifixion in the First Century | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 12. Crucifixion, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 13. Old Testament, Redemptive History, and the Death of the Messiah | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 14. Old Testament and Redemptive History, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
15. "Behold the Man": Contemporary Historical Jesus Research; "Crucify Him!": The Historical Accuracy of the Trial of Jesus | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 16. "This is My Body": Jesus' Self-Understanding and His Death | PDF HTML | PDF PDF |
| 17. The Resurrection of Christ and the History of Redemption | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 18. Gospels, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 19. Emphases in the Gospels: Why do We Have Four? | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 20. The Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God: Theological Themes in Mark | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 21. "All that Jesus Began to do and Teach": Theological Themes in Luke-Acts | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 22. Luke-Acts, Continued | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 23. "In Order that You May Believe": Johannine Theology | PDF HTML | PDF |
| 24. John, 1 John, and the Book of Revelation | PDF HTML | PDF |
25. "I am Not Ashamed of the Gospel": Paul and His Gospel; Toward a Theology: The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, the Christ | PDF HTML | PDF |
Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).
- New Testament History, F.F. Bruce
Download audio and study guides from Dr. David Calhoun's New Testament History course.