Module 3 - Module aims: To study the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in the NT, and its affect on those who first preached the Gospel, especially the evangelists Paul, Peter and John. |
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SUBJECT |
Session aims |
3/1 |
Matthew 1: Matt 1- |
To explore the Incarnation and the beginnings of Jesus' ministry To study the Sermon on the Mount and its unique teachings To look closely at the pattern of work Jesus showed in his early ministry |
3/2 |
Matthew 2: Matt 16- |
To seek a perspective on this Gospel and the place of Peter's confession To look at Jesus' pathway to Jerusalem and his single- To explore Jesus' arrest, arraignment, death and resurrection |
3/3 |
Mark and Luke: The characteristics of the different Gospels |
To study the distinctive qualities of Mark's Gospel - To explore the unique qualities of Luke's Gospel - To compare these with the pictures of Jesus we find in Matthew and John |
3/4 |
John: The characteristics of John's story of Jesus |
To understand why John is so different from the other Gospels To study the structure of John's Gospel and look at what this means To discuss the meaning of this Gospel from the resurrection appearances |
3/5 |
Acts of the Apostles 1: Acts 1- |
To examine the explosion of growth by which God made the early Church To look at the influence of Peter and his taking the Gospel to the Gentiles To study the early stories of Paul and their impact on Acts |
3/6 |
Acts of the Apostles 2: Acts 15- |
To gain some perspective on the missionary journeys of Paul To look at the theology of Paul's preaching as conveyed in Acts To discuss why Paul felt it right to go back to Jerusalem and face death |
3/7 |
Letters of Paul: The key features of Paul's letters; Romans |
To obtain an overview of Paul's letters, their purpose and distinctiveness To look at the structure of Romans and its core theological arguments To examine key texts in Romans 3,5,8 and 12 and their influence |
3/8 |
Other letters: Hebrews, Peter and James |
To study the letter to the Hebrews and its unique message and qualities To explore Peter's writing and the evidence of his ministry within it To consider the significance of the letter of James, the brother of Jesus |
3/9 |
The works of John: The letters of John and Revelation |
To look at the issues surrounding the latter writings of John in the NT To study an analysis of the apocalyptic writing in the book of Revelation To assess the importance of Revelation as the climax to God's Word |
Next New Testament module LiFE is in its infancy and is constantly reviewed. Over the next few months we hope to gain backing for its long term future, and with this, the next New Testament module will be in the spring of 2016. All students taking this course will have done the initial discipleship module and are expected to be familiar with the style of learning. It would be best if those applying have also done the Old Testament module as well, but that is not a formal requirement. Click here to express interest: |