The New Testament

January 23, 2012

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begin a new course of study in the various Church organizations the first Sunday of every year.  Last year in Sunday School, we studied the New Testament.  As the teacher of 16 and 17 year olds, it was important to me that they knew the New Testament and knew where to look up information in the Scriptures.

Besides the physical books, the Church has the scriptures online.  In addition to reading them on a computer, the scriptures are accessible on Smartphones, Personal Data Assistants, Tablets...anything with an Internet connection.

Once on the website, you can create an account.  You do not need to be a member of the LDS Church to create an account (if you're not a member and would like to create an account, click here).  Once you've created an account, you can mark scriptures, add notes, even write in an online journal.  The next time you log in to your account from anywhere, you will have access to your Study notes.  You can imagine that teenagers will use that resource quite a bit more than their physical scriptures.  And they think it is cool that their Grandmotherly teacher reads her scriptures on her DroidX.

Every week, I gave the students a handout to take home with information covered in the lesson.  The week of the first lesson, “That Ye Might Believe That Jesus Is the Christ”, the handout had some basic information about the New Testament as well as some "How To Find" find. See how well you can do.

Gospel Doctrine New Testament Lesson #1
“That Ye Might Believe That Jesus Is the Christ”
Isaiah 61:1-3; Joseph Smith Translation Luke 3:4-11; John 1:1-14 (JST); John 20:31 (King James Version)

How many books are in the New Testament? __________

The New Testament can be divided into four parts:

Part 1: The Gospels which are a record and a witness of Jesus Christ’s life, mission, and teachings.

____________________, _______________, _______________, _______________

The four records or testimonies of Jesus' mortal life and the events pertaining to his ministry contained in the first four books of the New Testament. Written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, they are recorded witnesses of Christ's life.

The books of the New Testament were originally written in Greek. The Greek word for gospel means "good news." The good news is that Jesus Christ has made an atonement that will redeem all mankind from death and reward each individual according to his works

Find “Gospels” in the Bible Dictionary and look at the “Harmony of the Gospels” chart.

Part 2: The book of ______________, which is an account of the ministry of the Apostles after Jesus' death and Resurrection. This book focuses on Peter's work among the Jews and Paul's work among the Gentiles.

Part 3: The epistles (letters) of Paul and other Church leaders, written to instruct and edify the Saints of their time. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament are epistles.

Find “Epistles” in the Bible Dictionary. An epistle is more than a letter.  It is a formal teaching instrument.

Find “Pauline Epistles” in the Bible Dictionary. Paul's 14 epistles were written to members of the Church who already had some knowledge of the gospel. Paul's epistles may be divided into four groups:

The First Group 1 and 2______________________________

The Second Group 1 and 2__________________________, ___________________,

______________

The Third Group ________________, ________________, ________________,

________________, ________________

The Fourth Group _______________, 1 and 2 ____________________


Find “General Epistles” in the Bible Dictionary. These seven New Testament epistles are known as:

______________, 1 and 2______________, 1, 2, and 3______________, ______________.

Part 4: The Lord's revelation to the Apostle John on the isle of Patmos. The message of _______________ is the same as that of all scripture: there will be an eventual triumph on this earth of God. (See “Revelation of John” In the Bible Dictionary.)

Find “Quotations” in the Bible Dictionary to see some of the passages from the Old Testament found in the New Testament.

As you continue your study of the Standard Works,  your understanding of, and love for, the Savior will increase.
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