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New Testament Studies

 


These are articles about a variety of different topics and issues arising from the study of the New Testament.

 

Reading parables

   The parables told by Jesus can be difficult to understand. Here is a guide to their interpretation

   application to today.

 

Elijah / John

   The prophet Malachi predicted that Elijah would come again before the great day of the Lord.

   Was this prediction fulfilled through the ministry of John the Baptist?


The “Paraclete”

   An inspiring study of the work of the Holy Spirit, as described by Jesus in John 14-16,

   where he gave the most detailed teaching on the Holy Spirit found in the New Testament.

 

Apostles

   A study on apostleship in the New Testament, focussing on Paul's apostleship, and asking

   whether there is a modern ministry position of apostle.

 

Collection

   During his third missionary journey, Paul was making a collecting a finanical gift from the Gentile

   churches for the Jewish church in Jerusalem. This article describes Paul's methods and purposes

   in making this collection, which is mentioned in several of his letters.

 

Church as Temple

   A look at the rich teaching which describes the church as the temple of God in Paul's letters.

 

Church as Body

   The origin and meaning of Paul's description of the church as the body of Christ.

 

Last Adam

   Paul uniquely describes Jesus as the last Adam. This article compares and contrasts Adam with

   Jesus, and looks as the perpetually controversial doctrine of original sin.

 

Headcoverings (1 Cor 11)

   Should women wear a covering on their heads when attending church? A look at the difficult

   passage in 1 Corinthians chapter 11.

 

Olivet Discourse (Mark 13)

   Mark chapter thirteen is one of the more difficult parts of the gospels for us to understand. This

   article explains this chapter, and the events of A.D. 70.


The Millennium

   A comparison of the different ways that the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ (Rev 20) have

   been understood in the church.

 

Rapture

   What is the rapture and the tribulation? How is it described in the New Testament? A look

   at the different views of these, and a study of the significant passage in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-20.

 

Views of Revelation

   This gives a description of the four main approaches to the Book of Revelation, that have been

   used through the centuries: futurist, preterist, historicist and spritual or idealist.

 

Parousia

   A study of the "parousia", or coming of Christ, as taught in the New Testament.

 

Redemption

   Using a picture word from the slave market, this is a powerful word that describes the work of

   Christ in giving his life to save us from the penalty of sin.

 

Kingdom of God

   The New Testament declares that the long-expected kingdom of God has come, but has not yet

   come. What does this mean?

 

Church

   A short study of the way the New Testament writers describe the church.

 

Reclining at Table

   What were the seating arrangements at the Last Supper? This gives helpful understanding for

   John chapter 13.

 

Unique Passages

   This page gives a simple list of all the passages which are found in only one of the three

   Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, or Luke), and do not have any parallel passages in other

   Gospels.

 

NT Quotes of OT

   This is a list of passages in each of the books of the New Testament, showing where they are

   quoted from in the Old Testament. For a list of the passages in each of the Old Testament

   books which are quoted in the New Testament, please go to the "OT Quoted in NT" page.