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New Testament
BCM 103Dr. Dave Mathewson
Gordon College/Denver Seminary
The New Testament – An Overview
Testament – last will and testamentTertullian (AD 196-212)Latin, Testamentum – translate Greek
word diaqhkh (covenant)New Testament – writings about the
new covenant established through Christ
Arrangement of the New Testament
Greek Manuscript of the NT
Arrangement of NT
Gospels – natural bridge between OT and NT; founder of Christianity
Acts – how the “Jesus movement” spread
Paul’s Letters – letters of one of the main characters of Acts
General Letters – letters of other great Christian leaders from Acts
Revelation – the final goal of history
Alexander the Great
Alexander’s Empire
Seleucids – Syria in the NorthPtolemies – Egypt in the SouthAntiochus IV (175 B.C.)Maccabeans
An Emerging world Rule-Romans
New Testament written under Roman rule
Under Roman Rule
Herod the Client kingCritical time for God’s people
Christians as another version of JudaismWhat does it mean to live as God’s
people in a pagan environment under Roman rule?
God’s people under pagan rule rather than the Son of David. What about God’s promises?