BI-221 New Testament Jesus

The whole Christian faith stands or falls with Jesus. Read the four Gospels as four witnesses to one Lord: his kingdom, his words and works, his cross and his rising.

Following The New Testament Jesus, this course begins with why the church kept four Gospels and what each portrait adds. It moves from Jesus' birth, baptism and teaching on the kingdom, through his signs, parables and disputes, to the cross and the empty tomb. It ends with John's witness, the return of Christ, and how to tell what is of "first importance" from matters on which Christians may differ.

What you will study

• Four Gospels, four portraits of one Lord
• Birth, baptism and temptation: the King arrives
• The kingdom of God, already here and not yet complete, and the Sermon on the Mount
• Who Jesus says he is: the Son of Man and the "I am" sayings
• Signs, parables and disputes with the religious leaders
• The road to Jerusalem, the Last Supper and the cross
• The bodily resurrection and the return of the King
• How the Gospels read the Old Testament forward to Jesus

Course materials

• The New Testament Jesus, a WWES textbook
• The Bible