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The New Testament: Exploring its Basics and Duration

Delve into the New Testament, its meaning, and its duration. Discover how it supplants the Old Testament, the promises of a new covenant, and the guidance of apostles. Explore the four sections: Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation.

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The New Testament: Exploring its Basics and Duration

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  1. Back to Basics

  2. What About the New Testament?

  3. What do we mean when we refer to the New Testament? • Implies it replaced something “Old” • Hebrews 8:13 • 2 Corinthians 3:14-16 • Supplanted Old Testament • Luke 22:20 • Hebrews 10:9,10

  4. Old Testament Promised New Covenant & Jesus Promised Apostles Guided in Writing Truth • Jeremiah 31:31-34 make a new covenant” … “not according to the covenant… made with their fathers” • Daniel 2:44 “kingdom which shall never be destroyed” • John 16:13 “Spirit of truth … guide you into all truth… tell you things to come.”

  5. Duration of the New Testament • How Long Will it Last? • Old Testament to last “till” the New Testament came • Galatians 3:19 • New Testament would last until the end of the age • Matthew 28:18-20

  6. New Testament Divided Into Four Sections • The Gospels – • Birth, Life & Death of Jesus • Luke 1:1-3 • Matthew 16:18,19 • Mark 9:1 • Luke 24:49-52

  7. New Testament Divided Into Four Sections • The Book of Acts – • Acts 1:1-3 • Main Events: • Coming of Holy Spirit & Beginning of the church – Chapter 2 • Conversion of Paul- Chapter 9 • Conversion of first Gentile – Chapters 10 & 11 • Spread of Gospel – Chapters 12-28

  8. New Testament Divided Into Four Sections • The Epistles – • Majority by Paul – 1 Corinthians 15:8 • Peter – two epistles • John – three epistles • James & Jude – single epistles – Jude verse 3.

  9. New Testament Divided Into Four Sections • The Book of Revelation – • Revelation 1:1-3 • Major Views: • Events take place in AD 70 • Take place in fall of Rome • Allegorical of church’s struggle with Satan • Things taking place throughout centuries • Foretelling “end time” yet to come to pass

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