New Testament Study Guide

Covers the 27-book New Testament canon (Koine Greek, written ~50-100 CE, canon finalized at the Council of Carthage 397 CE) in order of composition rather than canonical order: Paul's letters first (50s-60s CE), then Mark (~70 CE), Matthew and Luke/Acts (~85 CE), John (~90-100 CE), Revelation (~95 CE). Covers each Gospel's distinct theological character (Mark's urgency, Matthew's Jewish/Mosaic framing and Sermon on the Mount, Luke's concern for outsiders and Acts' account of the early church, John's Logos theology), Paul's major letters (Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Philemon), Hebrews and James, and Revelation as first-century coded apocalyptic resistance literature rather than prediction of modern events.