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Testament
What is the New
Testament?
Last 27 books of the Bible
8-9 different authors
New Testament refers to the
New Covenant (Keathley,
2004)
Greek – diaqhkh
Latin – testamentum
Focuses on the creator and
recipient of this New
Covenant
Jesus
The Church
Historical Context
Jesus ministry
Great Commission
All things made clean
Jerusalem Council
Paul’s ministry (Gundry,
2012)
Vision of the end times
New Testament Themes
(cont.):
A guide for Christian living
Teachings of Jesus
Great commandment
Sermon on the Mount
Epistles
Doctrine
Ethics and virtue
Guidelines for the church
Revelation
New Testament
Genres:
The Gospels
Unique literary genre or sui
generis (gospels)
Historical
Biographical narrative
Setting, character, plot
Proclamation or kerygma
(gospel)
The New Testament
Genres:
Acts
Historiography
Beginnings of the church
Growth of the Jerusalem
church
Outward expansion of the
church
Also contains theological
intent
Universal salvation
Apologetic (Wallace,
2004)
The New Testament
Genres:
Epistles
Letter form
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Specific audience
Specific purpose
The New Testament
Genres:
Apocalyptic
Revelation as a letter
Revelation as apocalyptic
literature
Prophetic
Symbolism and imagery
Purpose of apocalyptic
literature
Facing persecution
How did the New
Testament Canon
come about?
Inspired by God
Theopneustos (Ham, 2010)
New Testament Canon (standard or
rule).
The books accepted by the church
as divinely inspired (Gundry).
Canon not instantly recognized
(Gundry)
Councils of Athenasius (A.D. 367) and
Carthage (A.D. 397) (Litke, 2008)
Criteria for canonization include: (Litke,
2008)
Apostolicity
Consistency
Acceptance
Why is the New
Testament
Important?
Sufficient word of God
2 Tim 3:16-17
Salvation
Training in righteousness
Encouragement
Guidelines for the church
Historical relevance
In Conclusion:
Historical
Theological
Diverse
Worth checking out!
References
Appendix 8: Chronological Order of the Books of the New Testament. Retrieved from:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/resources/guide-to-bible-study/order-books-new-
testament.html
Gundry, R (2012). A Survey of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Ham, S. ( 2010). What Does “Inspiration”Really Mean? Retrieved from:
https://answersingenesis.org/answers/biblical-authority-devotional/what-does-
inspiration- really-mean/
Keathley, J (2004). Introduction to the New Testament. Retrieved from:
https://bible.org/seriespage/2-introduction-new-testament
Litke, S. (2008). Canonicity. Retrieved from: https://bible.org/seriespage/6- canonicity
The Gospel Genre. Retrieved from:
http://www.mycrandall.ca/courses/NewTestament/Gospels/GENRGOS.h m
The Gospels. Retrieved from: https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/asbury-bible-
commentary/Gospels
Wallace, D. (2004). Acts: Introduciton, Outline, and Argument. Retrieved from:
https://bible.org/seriespage/acts-introduction-outline-and-argument