Ray Stedman’s Survey of the Bible is an introductory course to the Bible. It is not intended to be a comprehensive exposition of Scripture. This course will offer students a general overview of themes, perspectives, and significance of every book in the Holy Canon. This third section will cover the entire New Testament. While Stedman offers background and summary of each book, he concentrates on developing the books’ particular message to the believer today—the believer upon whom the ends of the age have come. In this third part, Stedman focuses upon Christ as the answer for each longing and need of humanity exposed in the previous two parts of the course. Upon completion of this three-part course, the student should have more than just a passing familiarity with the context and purpose of each portion of Scripture. We hope your understanding and appreciation for the biblical text will be bolstered and augmented by these studies.
To access the lessons for this course use the following links (note that the courses that we link to remain the intellectual property of Ray C. Stedman Ministries):
Lesson 01 – The 400 Years Between the Old and New Testaments
Lesson 02 – Matthew: Behold Your King!
Lesson 03 – Mark: He Came to Serve
Lesson 04 – Luke: The Perfect Man
Lesson 05 – John: Who is This Man?
Lesson 06 – Acts: An Unfinished Story
Lesson 07 – Romans: The Master Key to Scripture
Lesson 08 – 1 Corinthians: The Epistle to the 21st Century
Lesson 09 – 2 Corinthians: When I Am Weak, I Am Strong
Lesson 10 – Galatians: Don’t Submit Again to the Slave’s Yoke
Lesson 11 – Ephesians: The Calling of the Saints
Lesson 12 – Philippians: Christ, Our Confidence and Our Strength
Lesson 13 – Colossians: Power to Endure with Joy
Lesson 14 – 1 Thessalonians: Hope for a Hopeless World
Lesson 15 – 2 Thessalonians: Restrainers of Lawlessness
Lesson 16 – 1 Timothy: Pastor’s Primer
Lesson 17 – 2 Timothy: How Not to Collapse
Lesson 18 – Titus: Truth and Proof
Lesson 19 – Philemon: A Brother Restored
Lesson 20 – Hebrews: All About Faith
Lesson 21 – James: The Activity of Faith
Lesson 22 – 1 Peter: Living Stones
Lesson 23 – 2 Peter: In the Face of Falsehood
Lesson 24 – 1 John: The Fruit of Fellowship with Christ
Lesson 25 – 2 John: The Vital Balance
Lesson 26 – 3 John: A Tale of Three Men
Lesson 27 – Jude: Contending for the Faith
Lesson 28 – Revelation: The End — and a New Beginning
Course Requirements:
1. You must complete each lesson in the course. After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words. These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.
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