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Welcome to:
SHILOH EMBASSY SPIRITUAL DEFENCE ACADEMY
Online School of Theology.
Course: THE NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY.
Lecturer: Apst (Amb.) Dr. Vincent Oseghale PhD.

Course Outline
1. General introduction
2. The Gospels
3. Acts
4. The Epistles
5. The book of Revelation

GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the
man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
(2 Tim. 3:16-17)
With the above scripture, you will agree with me that both
testaments are of a great importance to our calling as a
minister of God's word...... Hence it's rong to give a disdainful
interpretation of any testament account.
Before we engage the new testament, we should endeavor to
understand the dispensations from Old to New testament,
which are CONSCIENCE, LAW & GRACE.

PERIOD BETWEEN TESTAMENTS:

Between Malachi and Matthew, four hundred (400)years
passed in the Holy Land for which we have no prophetic record.
Much happened during this period that affects our
understanding of the New Testament, so it is important to be
familiar with at least the major events that occurred in this
intertestamental period. After the Babylonian captivity Judea
was ruled in turn by the Persians, the Greeks, the Egyptians, the
Syrians, and the Romans, with a brief period of self-rule under
the Hasmoneans. The Old Testament was translated into a
Greek version called the Septuagint, which is the version most
often quoted in the New Testament. Also, this period saw the
rise of the Pharisees and Sadducees and an increase in the
influence of the scribes.
OLD TESTAMENT WORLD {•••Intertestamental period; Silent
period or Dark age period•••} NEW TESTAMENT WORLD
• DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
• DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
• DIFFERENT NATIONAL INVADERS
• DIFFERENT TYPES OF LITERATURE

THE MAIN POINT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IS THAT YAHWEH IS

LORD
THE MAIN POINT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT IS THAT JESUS IS
LORD

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT:

This is the arrangement of events in the order of their
happening or based on the time they have occurred. Years and
dates are some of the signifiers used in chronological order.
While it is impossible to say with 100% accuracy the exact
chronological order of the New Testament, the following list is
fairy accurate and will serve as a reasonable list to study from.

James – 50 A.D.
First Thessalonians – 52-53.
Second Thessalonians – 52-53.
Galatians – 55.
First Corinthians – 57.
Second Corinthians – 57.
Romans – 57-58.
Philippians – 62-63.
Colossians – 62-63.
Philemon – 62-63.
Ephesians – 62-63.
Luke – 63.
Acts – 64.
First Timothy – 65.
Titus – 65.
Second Timothy – 66.
Mark – 66.
Matthew – 67.
Hebrews – 67.
First Peter – 67-68.
Second Peter – 68.
Jude – 68.
Apocalypse (revelations)- 68.
John – 85.
Epistles (Letters) of John – 90-95

So why is the chronological order of the New Testament (or Old

Testament) important? Knowing the order of the books allows
us to:

See progress of the story of the early church

Connect what was being written with historical events
See a line of thought or progression of thought (e.g. multiple
letters written to the same churches)
Catch a sense of the history of the Bible
Understand some of the biases or thoughts affecting the
writers of the books and what they may be writing about or
against
THE LONGEST & SHORTEST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE:
THE LONGEST & SHORTEST BOOKS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament bible by
words, in Greek/Aramaic.
Rate Book Word
1 Obadiah....................... 440
2 Nahum......................... 855
3 Haggai ..........................926
4 Habakkuk.................... 1,011
5 Jonah........................... 1,082
6 Zephaniah................... 1,141
7 Malachi........................ 1,320
8 Joel.............................. 1,447
9 Song of Solomon........ 2,020
10 Ruth............................. 2,039
11 Micah.......................... 2,118
12 Lamentations.............. 2,324
13 Amos........................... 3,027
14 Hosea.......................... 3,615
15 Ecclesiastes................ 4,537
16 Zechariah.................... 4,855
17 Esther.......................... 4,932
18 Ezra.............................. 5,605
19 Nehemiah.................... 8,507
20 Daniel........................... 9,001
21 Proverbs...................... 9,921
22 Job............................... 12,674
23 Judges......................... 15,385
24 Joshua......................... 15,671
25 1 Chronicles................ 16,664
26 2 Samuel..................... 17,170
27 2 Kings......................... 18,784
28 Leviticus...................... 18,852
29 1 Kings......................... 20,361
30 1 Samuel..................... 20,837
31 2 Chronicles................ 21,349
32 Deuteronomy.............. 23,008
33 Numbers...................... 25,048
34 Isaiah........................... 25,608
35 Exodus......................... 25,957
36 Ezekiel ..........................29,918
37 Psalms........................ 30,147
38 Genesis........................ 32,046
39 Jeremiah..................... 33,002
Jeremiah is the longest book in the old testament bible by
words, in Greek/Aramaic.

THE LONGEST & SHORTEST BOOKS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

3 John is the shortest book in the new testament bible by
words, in Greek/Aramaic.
Rate Book Word
1 3 John.......................... 219
2 2 John ..........................245
3 Philemon..................... 335
4 Jude............................ 461
5 Titus............................. 659
6 2 Thessalonians......... 823
7 2 Peter......................... 1,099
8 2 Timothy.................... 1,238
9 1 Thessaonians........... 1,481
10 Colossians.................. 1,582
11 1 Timothy.................... 1,591
12 Philippians.................. 1,629
13 1 Peter .........................1,684
14 James.......................... 1,742
15 1 John.......................... 2,141
16 Galatians..................... 2,230
17 Ephesians.................... 2,422
18 2 Corinthians............... 4,477
19 Hebrews...................... 4,953
20 1 Corinthians............... 6,830
21 Romans....................... 7,111
22 Revelation................... 9,851
23 Mark............................. 11,304
24 John............................. 15,635
25 Matthew...................... 18,346
26 Acts............................. 18,450
27 Luke............................. 19,482
Luke is the longest book in the new testament bible, (by
words), in Greek/Aramaic.

THE LONGEST & SHORTEST BOOKS IN THE BIBLE.

3 John is the shortest book in the bible, (by words) in
Greek/Aramaic.
Rate Book Word
1 3 John.......................... 219
2 2 John ..........................245
3 Philemon..................... 335
4 Obadiah....................... 440
5 Jude............................ 461
6 Titus............................. 659
7 2 Thessalonians......... 823
8 Nahum......................... 855
9 Haggai ..........................926
10 Habakkuk.................... 1,011
11 Jonah........................... 1,082
12 2 Peter......................... 1,099
13 Zephaniah................... 1,141
14 2 Timothy.................... 1,238
15 Malachi........................ 1,320
16 Joel.............................. 1,447
17 1 Thessaonians.......... 1,481
18 Colossians.................. 1,582
19 1 Timothy.................... 1,591
20 Philippians.................. 1,629
21 1 Peter .........................1,684
22 James.......................... 1,742
23 Song of Solomon........ 2,020
24 Ruth............................. 2,039
25 Micah.......................... 2,118
26 1 John.......................... 2,141
27 Galatians..................... 2,230
28 Lamentations.............. 2,324
29 Ephesians.................... 2,422
30 Amos........................... 3,027
31 Hosea.......................... 3,615
32 2 Corinthians............... 4,477
33 Ecclesiastes................ 4,537
34 Zechariah.................... 4,855
35 Esther.......................... 4,932
36 Hebrews...................... 4,953
37 Ezra.............................. 5,605
38 1 Corinthians............... 6,830
39 Romans....................... 7,111
40 Nehemiah.................... 8,507
41 Daniel........................... 9,001
42 Revelation................... 9,851
43 Proverbs...................... 9,921
44 Mark............................. 11,304
45 Job............................... 12,674
46 Judges......................... 15,385
47 John............................. 15,635
48 Joshua......................... 15,671
49 1 Chronicles................ 16,664
50 2 Samuel..................... 17,170
51 Matthew...................... 18,346
52 Acts............................. 18,450
53 2 Kings......................... 18,784
54 Leviticus...................... 18,852
55 Luke............................. 19,482
56 1 Kings......................... 20,361
57 1 Samuel..................... 20,837
58 2 Chronicles................ 21,349
59 Deuteronomy.............. 23,008
60 Numbers...................... 25,048
61 Isaiah........................... 25,608
62 Exodus......................... 25,957
63 Ezekiel ..........................29,918
64 Psalms........................ 30,147
65 Genesis........................ 32,046
66 Jeremiah..................... 33,002
The book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the bible by words,
in Greek/Aramaic.

THE ARRANGEMENT OF NEW TESTAMENT:

THE GOSPELS ..... HISTORY ......The Story of Jesus .... Past
ACTS ....... HISTORY ....... The Early Church ..... Past
THE EPISTLES ........LETTERS .... Epistles of Paul & General
Epistles .... Present
REVELATION .......VISIONS ...... Apocalyptic Literature ......
Future

PHARISEES : ....."SEPARATED ONES"

1, Held to authority of entire Old Testament as well as oral law
2, Believed in miracles, angels, immortality
3, Believed in future resurrection
4, Popular in the synagogues
SADDUCCEES: ...."RIGHTEOUS ONES"
1, Viewed the Torah as having the greater authority
2, Rejected miracles, angels, immortality
3, Denied any life after death
4, Popular in the synagogues
5, Ruled in the Temple

• SCRIBES: They are members of the learned class in ancient

Isreal, whose business is to prepare and issue decrees in the
name of the King.
• TORAH:- These are teachings, direction guidance and Law, the
Torah Constitutes the 1st Five book of the Hebrew: Be-reshit,
Shemot Va-yikra, Be-midbar & Devarim. - (Genesis -
Deutonoromy

FOUR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS

1, THE HISTORICAL BOOKS
2, THE CHURCH EPISTLES
3, THE PASTORAL EPISTLES
4, THE GENERAL EPISTLES
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH & THE
REFORMED CHURCH
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH:
1, only the church holds authority for determining the correct
meaning of scripture
2, Has historically discouraged individual bible study

THE REFORMED CHURCH

1, Scripture interprets scripture
2, Was based upon individual Bible study

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HERMENEUTICS:

1, SCRIPTURE INTERPRETS SCRIPTURE
2, THE LITERARY GENRE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
3, CONTEXT IS KEY.
a, IMMEDIATE CONTEXT
b, CONTEXT WITHIN THE BOOK
c, CONTEXT WITHIN THE ENTIRE BIBLE
d, HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The Book of the new testament is grouped in two parts:

(HISTORICAL BOOK & EPISTLES)
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS:
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN, THE BOOK OF ACTS

THE EPISTLES
THE CHURCH EPISTLES:
ROMANS, I CORINTHIANS, II CORINTHIANS, GALATIANS,
EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, I THESSALONIANS, II
THESSALONIANS

THE PASTORAL EPISTLES:

I Timothy, Il Timothy, Philemon, Titus.

THE GENERAL EPISTLES:

Hebrews, James, I Peter, Il Peter, I John, IlJohn, IllJohn, Jude,
Revelation.

THE GOSPELS:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.

SYNOPTIC GOSPELS: Matthew, Mark & Luke "... These books

view the life of Jesus Christ from a common perspective."

How each Gospels viewed Jesus Christ:

MATTHEW: ...... Jesus As The King Of The Jews.
MARK: ...... Jesus as the son who came to serve.
LUKE: ....... Jesus as the perfect teacher.
JOHN: ....... Jesus As The Son Of God. ....... In the beginning was
the word the word with God the word was God. (John 1:1)

THE GOSPELS: ......The Life Of Christ

• The Gospels Concentrate Almost Totally On The Three Years

Of The Ministry Of Jesus Christ. Yet Even at That, The Attention
Is Focused On The Person Of Jesus And His Teachings.
• All Four Gospels Climax With Jesus' Death And Resurrection
Along With The Events Associated With Them.
ALL FOUR GOSPEL ACCOUNTS BEGIN WITH A STATEMENT OF
THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JESUS CHRIST
MATTHEW: ...... The Record Of The Genealogy Of Jesus The
Messiah, The Son Of David, The Son Of ABRAHAM (Matthew
1:1)
MARK: ...... The Beginning Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, The
Son Of God, (Mark 1:1)
LUKE: ......The Holy Child Shall Be Called The Son Of God (Luke
1:35)
JOHN: ....... In the beginning was the word the word with God
the word was God. (John 1:1)

HOW DOES EACH GOSPEL END?

• MATTHEW: .... Concludes With The Resurrection (Matthew
28:1-6)

• MARK: .. Concludes With The Ascension.(Mark 16:14-20)

• LUKE: Concludes With The Promise Of The Holy Spirit. (luke

24:36-49)... "This Sets The Stage For Luke Vol. 2....the Book Of
Acts".
• JOHN: Ends With The Promise Of The Return Of Christ-setting
The Stage For...the Book Of Revelation.
There are four things in particular that are left from the old
testament that have not been fully accomplished yet:

1. UNEXPLAINED CEREMONIES
2. UNACHIEVED PURPOSES
3. UNAPPEASED LONGINGS
4. UNFULFILLED PROPHECIES