Introduction to the New Testament
Module 2
Introduction to the New Testament
Compulsory Questions.
1. Give an outline of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ from His birth to His ascension.
2. Seven leading topics are brought before us in the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ. Can you name them? What does He tell us about the Holy Spirit and the Second Advent.
3. Write an analysis of the Book of Acts and what you know about the author of the book. Write down the lessons contained in the Book of Acts on the following: a) Prayer, b) Courage under persecution, c) The brotherhood of believers.
4. Outline the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul. Draw a map of one of these journeys with the names and locations of each place visited.
You may choose any six of the following questions:
5. Give brief analyses of the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke. Is it correct to declare that the main themes of Luke's Gospel "find mention in the first two chapters" ?What are these?
6. What do we learn from the fourth Gospel about John, the son of Zebedee, and what indications are there that he himself was the author?
7. What do you consider to be the main aim of Paul's letters?
8. By what name are the Three letters from the last group of Paul's writing, 1 and 2 Timothy and the book of Titus, generally called? Give a summary of the lives of both Timothy and Titus.
9. Name all the Catholic Letters. What do you know about James and Jude?
10. Give your reasons for or against the Pauline authorship of the letter to the Hebrews. What do you consider to be the authors main thesis?
11. What were the various dangers of which Peter warned his readers against? Compare them with those which threaten the Church and the individual believer today.
12. Paul's letter to the church at Rome has been described as a Theological masterpiece. Would you agree with this description of the letter? State the reason for your answer. Outline three doctrines portrayed by Paul in the letter.
13. Outline the reasons why Paul wrote the letters to the Galatians and Colossians.
14. What does Paul teach about the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ in both 1 and 2 Thessalonians?
15. Outline Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians on the following: A. The Lord's Supper; B. Spiritual Gifts; C. The Resurrection.
16. Write brief notes on Onesimus and Philemon
17. Write a brief introduction to the Book of Revelation in no more than 300 words.