NT301 The Gospels as Ancient Biography: A Theological and Historical Perspective

Title Page

• Syllabus
• Introduction

Unit 1: What are the Gospels

• S1 The Meaning of “Gospel”
• S2 Using the Bible Word Study to Discover Usages of the Word “Gospel”
• S3 “Gospel” in the Gospels
• S4 Gospels as Bios: Genre Options
• S5 Customizing the Passage Guide to Look at Genre Coding
• S6 Gospels as Bios: Adapting a Graeco-Roman Genre
• S7 Gospels as Bios: Particular Aspects in the Gospels
• S8 Gospels as Bios: Implications
• S9 Gospels: A Fuller Definition

Unit 2: Why Do We Need the Gospels?

• S10 The Gospels: Benign Neglect
• S11 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 1
• S12 Using the Context Menu to Research “Abba”
• S13 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 2
• S14 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 3
• S15 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 4
• S16 Finding Allusions to Exodus in the Gospel of Matthew
• S17 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 5
• S18 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 6
• S19 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 7
• S20 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 8
• S21 Discovering Narrative Preaching Illustrations with the Sermon Starter Guide
• S22 Why We Need the Gospels: Reason 9
• Unit 2 Quiz

• Midterm Exam

Unit 3: How Do We Deal with Having Four Gospels?

• S23 Introduction: To Harmonize or Not
• S24 Four Gospel Accounts: The Angst
• S25 Using Different Synopses to Analyze the Gospels
• S26 Four Gospel Accounts: Harmonizing Solutions
• S27 Four Gospel Accounts: The Joy
• Unit 3 Quiz

Unit 4: How Do We Read the Gospels?

• S28 Cultural Hermeneutics: The Prodigal Son Goes to Russia
• S29 Studying Background Information with the Faithlife Study Bible and Factbook
• S30 Cultural Hermeneutics: The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross
• S31 Narrative Analysis: Introduction
• S32 Narrative Analysis: A Model for the Gospels
• S33 Narrative Analysis: Method
• S34 Narrative Analysis: Payoff and Limitations
• S35 Narrative Analysis: Circles of Context
• S36 Narrative Analysis: Application (Luke 7:1–10)
• S37 Doing Narrative Analysis with the Explorer and Sentence Diagramming Tools
• Unit 4 Quiz

Unit 5: What Is Our Goal in Reading the Gospels?

• S38 Introduction: Why We Ask the Question
• S39 Centrality of the Gospels: Historical Arguments
• S40 Searching for Early Church Uses of “Gospel” with the Bible Word Study Guide
• S41 Centrality of the Gospels: Canonical and Theological Arguments
• S42 Centrality of the Gospels: Implications
• S43 Using the Topic Guide to Find a Gospel’s Themes in the Rest of Scripture
• Unit 5 Quiz

• Final Exam