Bible: NT

One God, a sinful imago dei, and a sublime solution.

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This is the main page for the New Testament (Old Testament here).

Contents:

  • Philology in Five

  • Reading Tips

  • Five Sentence Intro to Bible: NT

  • Special Section: Structure of the NT

  • Checklists for Reading Matthew, John, and James

  • Final Exam for Bible: NT

The Seven: As a Reminder

  1. Bible: OT (Genesis, Exodus) & NT (Matthew, John, James)

  2. Homer: Iliad and Odyssey

  3. Plato: Apology and Crito

  4. Aristotle: Ethics and Politics

  5. Founders: Locke’s Second and American documents

  6. Totalitarians: We and 1984

  7. Tolkien: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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Philology in Five

The basic questions:

  1. Language: What language is it written in?

  2. Structure: How is the text organized?

  3. Theology: What is its view of God?

  4. Anthropology: What is its view of human beings?

  5. Ethics: How ought I therefore to live?

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Practical Tips

  1. Finish what you start.

  2. Takes notes elsewhere.

  3. Read the books yourself.

  4. Just keep going.

  5. Come back.

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Bible NT: Five Sentence Intro

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Special Section: Structure of the Entire New Testament

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How to Read Matthew, John, and James: Checklists

Matthew

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John

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James

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Final Exam: Bible NT

Answer: Why should a would-be tyrant of the American people hope to ban Matthew, John, and James, or at least pray that you do not take it seriously as a citizen of a free republic?

Parameters:

  • Typed, single spaced

  • 11 point font

  • 1 inch margins

  • Name and title in heading not body

  • 2 page minimum, 3 page maximum

Target: A successful exam will:

  1. America: Clearly articulate the relevant theological, anthropological, and ethical ideas on which the American republic is founded as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

  2. Tyrant: Define a tyrant with respect to the above American ideals.

  3. Text: Now help readers see why someone who aspires to exert tyrannical power over the American people would hope to ban the New Testament as represented by Matthew, John, and James.

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