This year we are running a New Testament Survey Course.

This course covers the scope of the New Testament, and will have 23 sessions through the year on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm, and it is aimed at spiritual growth and understanding. You can join at any time.

Module 2 starts on Tuesday 1 April | 6.30pm

Module 2 covers Acts and the Pauline Letters.

2 Peter 3:18 – “Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”

Booklets and resources will be provided.

For more information or to sign up for printing purposes by using the contact form below, or call or email the office at 0118881740 or info@trinitylinden.org.za

You are invited! All are welcome, and you do not have to attend Trinity to come. Who will you be inviting?

The background to the development of this course series is the observation that while many Christ followers (i.e. Christian believers) are convinced of the trustworthiness of the Scriptures as a whole and take time to read isolated portions of the Scriptures regularly or occasionally, there is, generally speaking, difficulty in seeing the ‘big picture’ as to how the various parts contribute to the whole.

To remedy this perceived need, a course series has been prepared covering the scope of the New Testament in three major parts (or modules):

1. First Module: Background to the New Testament and the survey of the four Gospels.
2. Second Module: Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline Letters (Romans through to Philemon).
3. Third Module: Letters to Jewish Christians (Hebrews through to Revelation).

New Testament Background and Gospels

Acts and Pauline Letters

The New Testament Survey Module 2 begins with a look at the story of the Acts of the Apostles (two topics) which is then followed by a survey of the Pauline letters (nine topics).

Acts is covered in two parts since it addresses two distinct phases of how the early disciples and Apostles went about obeying the Great Commission. The first phase was the focus on Jerusalem as the centre of operations (Chapters 1 to 12). This was followed by a move of  operations to Antioch (Chapters 13 to 28). This change was precipitated by the martyrdom of Stephen.

Turning to Paul’s letters of Romans through to Galatians, these letters present key issues relating to Christian doctrine. This is followed by three letters addressing the relationship of Christ and His Church (Ephesians to Colossians). We then move to a focus on prophetic matters (Christ’s second coming) in 1 and 2 Thessalonians. The series is then closed off with a look at the so-called Pastoral letters (1,2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon) where the key focus is upon church leadership concerns.

Letters to Jewish Christians

We will issue notes in an A5 sized booklet for each module with the profiles of the book/letter under discussion. These will be available at the start of each module.

• The main supporting reference material is the New Testament Survey video series by Dr John Stevenson (See http://www.johnstevenson.net).
• The secondary reference resource material is the six volume series by John Sidlow-Baxter, “Explore the Book”, the 7^thprinting was in 1972.

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