Gain fresh insights into the New Testament in this life-changing course by a celebrated Bible translator and Oxford professor.

Perhaps no other text has so greatly influenced Western civilization as the New Testament. And yet, it also remains widely misunderstood, even among lifelong Christians.

Now, The New Testament: A Bible Study Course answers your most important questions about its 27 books. Brilliantly presented by Fr. Nicholas King, these 36 engaging lectures give you access to modern scholarship on the New Testament. Fr. King’s original translations breathe new life into the words you have so often heard and studied, accurately conveying the mood of the original documents.

Above all, you will gain a fuller sense of Jesus as a devout Jew who was telling the old story of God and the People of God in a new way. And as Jesus preached, the gospel message is open to all. 

This scriptural journey will fill you with the excitement that pervades the writings of the New Testament. Embark on it today.

Course curriculum

    1. Study Guide

    1. 01 Introduction: Welcome to the New Testament

    2. 02 Starting with Paul: The Earliest Texts

    3. 03 Romans: An Attempt at Being Diplomatic

    4. 04 1 Corinthians: Dealing with a Divided Church

    5. 05 1 Thessalonians and the Letter to Philemon

    6. 06 2 Corinthians and Philippians: Different Challenges

    7. 07 The Disputed Pauline Letters

    8. 08 The Pastoral Letters

    9. 09 The Evangelist Mark: The Inventor of the Gospel Form

    10. 10 The Marcan “Sandwich”

    11. 11 Mark and the Passion Story

    12. 12 Mark .. and Some Question Marks

    13. 13 The Evangelist Matthew: The “Schoolmaster” to Mark

    14. 14 The Beginning and the Ending of the Gospel of Matthew

    15. 15 Matthew: “The Gospel of the Church”

    16. 16 Matthew’s Gospel and Judaism

    17. 17 Luke: The Supreme Artist

    18. 18 The Lucan Journey

    19. 19 Luke: The Gospel of the Holy Spirit, Prayer, and Joy

    20. 20 Luke and Judaism

    21. 21 The Gospel of John and Its Prologue: A Different Approach

    22. 22 The Johannine Jesus

    23. 23 The Passion Narrative in John

    24. 24 The Resurrection Stories in John

    25. 25 1, 2, and 3 John: The Deeper Meaning of the Gospel

    26. 26 The Letter to the Hebrews: A Great Theologian Talks about Jesus

    27. 27 1 & 2 Peter: How to Live in the Church

    28. 28 The Letter of James: Sharp Social Commentary?

    29. 29 Acts of the Apostles, Part I: The Gospel of the Holy Spirit

    30. 30 Acts of the Apostles, Part II: The Word Spreads to the Gentiles

    31. 31 Acts of the Apostles, Part III: To the Ends of the Earth

    32. 32 The Book of Revelation, Part I: Introduction

    33. 33 The Book of Revelation, Part II: A New Heaven and a New Earth

    34. 34 The Importance of the Old Testament

    35. 35 Inspiration

    36. 36 The Resurrection of Jesus

About this course

  • Free
  • 37 lessons
  • 14.5 hours of video content