This document provides an outline and introduction to a New Testament survey course. It includes the schedule and reading requirements. The key topics covered are defining the New Testament, dating its books, the formation of the biblical canon, and brief biographies of the main New Testament authors. The introduction aims to equip students with background knowledge on the historical context and composition of the New Testament.

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3. Introduction to the New
Testament

4. Outline of NT Survey
• 21 Feb – Intro to the New Testament
• 28 Feb – Intro to the Synoptic Gospels
• 6 Mar – Intro to Acts & Other Writings
• 13 Mar – Intro to the Letters of Paul
• 20 Mar – Intro to the Writings of John

5. Reading Requirements
• Read the Entire NT according to the schedule.
– Read Matthew, Mark, & Luke before Feb 28.
– Acts, 1&2 Peter, Hebrews, Jude, & James before
March 6
– Romans, 1&2
Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossi
ans, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, &
Philemon before March 13.
– Read the Gospel of John, 1,2,3 John, & the Revelation
of John before March 20.

6. Ngayon
• NT Defined
• Dating
• Formation of the Canon
• Quiz
• Authors of the NT
• Overview of the NT

7. Definition of NT
• New Testament - the collection of books of the
Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and
other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon
after Christ's death; the 2nd half of the Christian
Bible

8. Bakit may BagongTipan?
Why is there a New Testament?

9. Book Date (A.D. )
James 45-49
Galatians 49
1 & 2 Thessalonians 51
Mark 50s or 60s
When Matthew
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
50s or 60s
55
56
the NT Romans
Luke
57-58
60
Acts 61
books Colossians, Ephesians
Philippians, Philemon
61
63
were 1 Peter
1 Timothy
63-64
63-66
Titus 63-66
written Hebrews
2 Peter
64-68
66
2 Timothy 67
Jude 68-80
John 85-90
1, 2, 3 John 85-90
Revelation 90-95

10. Who chose the books we have in
our NT?

11. Canon of the NT
• Greek (Phoenician?)
– A rod or ruler for measuring objects
• Tagalog
– Tuntunin
– Pamantayan
• “A Standard.”

12. Christianity's Relationship w/ Judaism
1. Reaffirmed its connection to Judaism
– There is a list of sacred books
2. Broke with Jewish past
– The Jewish Scriptures are incomplete without NT..

13. Needs of Early Church Met by NT
1. Standards for worship, models for
prayers, liturgies, & sermons
2. Reading material for public & private devotion
3. A Theological Standard for …
– Responding to criticism of non-Christians
– Judging doctrinal disputes with other Christians
4. A standardized text to translate as Christianity
spread..

14. NT Evidence of Canon
Iyan ang isinulat sa inyo ng kapatidnating si
Pablo, taglay ang karunungangkaloob sa kanya
ng Diyos. Sa lahat ng sulat niya tungkol sa
paksang ito, ganito ang laginiyangpaalala.
Kayalang, ang ilangbahagi sa kanyang mga
sulat ay mahirap unawain, at binibigyan ng
malingkahulugan ng mga mangmang at
magugulo ang pag-iisip. Ganyan din ang
kanilangginagawasa ibang mga Kasulatan ….
-2Pe 3:15-16

15. History of Canon
• Word first used in AD 367 by Athanasius, bishop of
Alexandria (North Africa)
Alexandria

16. NT definition of Canon

17. 144 – Marcion (d. 160)
• Gospel of Luke (with no references to OT)
• 10 Pauline Epistles

18. ca. 200 – Muratorian Canon
• 4 Gospels In MC but NOT in NT
• Acts • Wisdom of Solomon
• Pauline Epistles to 7 churches • Apocalypse of Peter
– 1-2 Corinthians; Ephesians;
Philippians; Colossians; • 2 letters "against the heresy of
Galatians; 1-2 Thessalonians; Marcion"
Romans – Laodicea
• Pauline Epistles to – Alexandria
– Philemon; Titus; & 1-2 Timothy
In NT but not in Muratorian
• Jude Canon
• 1-3 John – 1-2 Peter
• Apocalypse of John – James
(Revelation) – Hebrews

19. Origen (ca. 185-ca. 254)
• All present 27 books
– Some doubts about Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 & 3
John, & Revelation

20. Athanasius & Synod of Carthage (397)
Present 27 books
• 4 Gospels • Philemon; Titus; & 1-2
• Acts Timothy
• 1-2 Co; Ephs; Phil; Col; Ga; • Jude
1-2 Th; Romans
• 1-3 John
• Apocalypse of John
(Revelation)
• 1-2 Peter
• James
• Hebrews.

21. Canon: The Key
• The key to determining whether a book was to
be included was apostolicity: A book came
directly from …
– A disciple of Christ;
– Someone within the sphere of influence of an
apostle; OR whether it
– Expressed in a pure form the apostles' message
about Christ.

22. Quiz

23. Intro to NT Outline

24. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF EACH NT
AUTHOR
Adapted from Craig A. Ledbetter, Overview
of the New Testament: A Basic Survey of the
Background&Teaching of the Entire New
Testament, Student Edition
(www.biblebc.com).

25. Matthew / Mateo
Mathew, also known as Levi, was a
publican or tax collector who was
chosen by Jesus to be one of the twelve
Apostles. As a tax collector Matthew
would have been a literate person well
suited to author one of the gospel
records. Early church tradition credits
Matthew with the authorship of the
gospel bearing his name.

26. John Mark / Marcos
This disciple is given credit by the early
church as the author of the Gospel bearing
his name. Mark was the Latin surname given
to this young man whose Jewish name was
John. John Mark was cousin to Barnabas, a
prominent figure in the early church. Mark
travelled with his cousin Barnabas in
ministry & later in years ministered to the
Apostles Peter & Paul. Mark is not identified
as one who walked with Jesus yet his
association with the Apostles qualifies him
to produce a gospel record.

27. Luke / Lucas
This man is credited with authoring the
3rd Gospel & the book of Acts. Luke is
mentioned 3 times in the NT. (Col 4:14;
Phlm 24; 2Ti 4:11) & from these
passages we learn that Luke was a
doctor & a fellow worker of Paul who
travelled with Paul during his missionary
journeys. Luke was an educated man
whose attention to historical detail is of
great value to us today.

28. John, the Son of Zebedee / Juan
One of the 12 apostles, John was a
fisherman & brother to one of the other
12 apostles, James. John is the author of
the 4thgospel, 3 epistles, & the
Revelation. John was a close personal
associate of Jesus being referred to as
the "...disciple whom Jesus loved".
John's writings are of tremendous value
to the Christian church & account for a
big part of the NT.

29. Simon Peter / 1,2 Pedro
Peter was one of the most prominent of the
twelve Apostles. He was also a fisherman &
brother to another of the twelve who's
name was Andrew. Peter was also referred
to at times as Simeon (Acts 15:14) along
with Cephas& Simon (John 1:43). Peter was
a part of Jesus group of disciples & remains
an important person throughout the early
church history. Peter is credited with
authoring the two Epistles which bear his
name & as being the likely source for Mark's
Gospel.

30. Paul / Saul
The Apostle Paul, although not one of the original 12 Apostles, was
chosen by Jesus to be an apostle & to go out to bring the gospel to
the non-Jewish people of his day. Paul was a Jew of respectable
heritage & a ranking member of the strict Jewish sect of the
Pharisees. Paul was also a Roman citizen by birth which he used to
his advantage in times of persecution. His name before his
conversion was Saul & he was well known because he fiercely
persecuted the early Christians. After his miraculous conversion Paul
went on to live one of the most fruitful lives of service for the
kingdom of God.
Paul wrote some of his letters by himself, including
Romans, Ephesians, 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus. However, he wrote most
of his letters with co-authors including Sosthenes (1Co 1:1; ) Timothy
(2Co 1:2; Ph 1:1; Co 1:1; 1Th 1:1, 2Th 1:1), Silas, (1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1).
Other times Paul does not state his co-authors my name, but does
indicate that he had them (Ga 1:2).

31. James / Santiago
The author of the epistle of James this man
was also a brother of Jesus (Ga 1:19). James
was not one of the 12 but was clearly a
leader in the early church in Jerusalem (Ac
12:17; Ga 1:19; 2:9). An important council in
Jerusalem chaired by James was responsible
for deciding that it was not a requirement
for Gentiles to keep the ceremonial aspects
of the law of Moses (Ac 15:13,19). James
was one of those who saw Jesus after He
rose from the dead (1Co 15:7).

32. Jude / Judas
The author of one epistle of only 25
verses, Jude was also a brother of
James & Jesus (Jude 1).
His name in Greek would be Judas
however this is not the traitor of
Jesus but the defender of the faith
who's epistle speaks out boldly
against the apostasy of his day.

33. ????
• No one knows who wrote Hebrews.
• Profile: Well known, Jewish, Intellectual, knew OT
well, not a companion of Jesus, not one who saw
the risen Jesus
• There are 3 theories as to who it might have
been:
1. Paul
2. Barnabas
3. Apollos

34. ? Writer of Hebrews ?
1. Paul
a) Common view before AD1500
b) Before it was “The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews,”
but no real agreement as to who wrote it.
c) This is not a common belief today
– 2:3 – “Ang Panginoon ang unangnagpahayag ng
kaligtasang ito, at ang mga nakarinig sa kanya ang
nagpatunay sa atin na ito'ytotoo.”

35. ? Writer of Hebrews ?
2. Barnabas
a) Tertullian (AD 200) wrote about “an epistle to the
Hebrews under the name of Barnabas.”
b) Fits the profile of the writer
– Jew (Ac 4:36),
– Commissioned as missionary (Ac 13:1-4)

36. ? Writer of Hebrews ?
3. Apollos
a) Suggested by Martin Luther. Most common today.
b) Alexandrian Jewish Christian
– Ac 18:24-28 – “Dumating sa Efeso ang isang
JudiongnagngangalangApolos. Siya'ytaga-
Alejandria, mahusaymagtalumpati at maraming alam sa Banal na
Kasulatan. Naturuansiyatungkol sa Daan ng Panginoon, at
masigasig na nangangaral at nagtuturonangwastotungkolkay
Jesus. Ngunit ang bautismo ni Juan lamang ang kanyang
nalalaman. Siya'ybuongtapang na nagsasalita sa sinagoga ng mga
Judio. Nang marinig ng mag-asawang Aquila at Priscila ang
pagpapaliwanag ni Apolos, siya'yisinamanila sa kanilang bahay at
doo'ypinaliwanagannangmabutitungkol sa mga bagay na hindi pa
niya nalalamantungkol sa Daan ng Diyos. At
nangipasyaniyangpumunta sa Acaya, sumulatsila sa mga
kapatiddoon upang malugodnilangtanggapin si Apolos.
Pagdatingdoon, malaki ang naitulong niya sa mga
mananampalatayadahil sa kagandahang-loob ng Diyos, sapagkat
walang magawa sa kanya ang mga Judio sa kanilangpagtatalo sa
harap ng madla. Sa pamamagitan ng mga Kasulatan ay

37. Important
• Many of the NT books don’t state who their
author is. Others are under dispute among
scholars. So what does it all mean for us?
• 2Ti 3:16 – “Ang lahat ng Kasulatan ay kinasihan
ng Diyos …”
• Inspiration applies to what was written, not to
who wrote it.

38. Overview of the New Testament
Adapted from Tim McCoy, Overview of
the New Testament
(http://www.oaksbible.org/Contents/O
verviewNewTestament.pdf)

39. 4 GOSPELS (“Good News”) or
LIFE STORIES OF JESUS CHRIST

40. Mateo
• Attributed to the disciple, Matthew.
• Jesus = KING & MESSIAH, the PROMISED Savior.
• Written to the Jews.
• Keys:
– “kingdom” used 55 times;
– “kingdom of heaven” used 35 times (unique to
Matthew);
– 29 OT references & 13 additional “this was written
that it might be fulfilled . . .”

41. Mateo
Outline:
• 5 Great Discourses
– Chs 5-7 Sermon on the Mount
– Ch 10 Apostle’s Commissioning
– Ch 13 Parables of the Kingdom
– Ch 18 Life in the Kingdom
– Chs 24-25 Olivet Discourse (End of the Age)
– Each identified by “when Jesus had finished …” (7:28;
11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26:1)

42. Marcos
• Attributed to John Mark, the young friend of
Paul.
• Jesus = SERVANT, the POWERFUL Savior.
• Written to the the Romans.
• Keys:
– “and” is used 1375 times;
– “immediately” used 40 times - a continual drama of
action

43. Lucas
• Attributed to Luke.
• Jesus = SON OF MAN, the PERFECT Savior.
• Written to the Greeks.
• Keys:
– unique details of humanity:
birth, boyhood, praying, weeping, bleeding;
– stories of humanity:
prodigal, Samaritan, publican, Zacchaeus, thief;
– poetic book: songs, prayers

44. Juan
• Attributed to the disciple, John.
• Jesus = SON OF GOD, the PERSONAL Savior.
• Written to all who will believe.
• Keys:
– deity of Jesus;
– “believe” 98 times,
– “my Father” 35 times;
– ministry in Judea;
– omissions: no
genealogy, birth, temptation, transfiguration, parables
, ascension, commission

45. 13 LETTERS WRITTEN BY PAUL or
“PAULINE EPISTLES”

46. Mga Taga-Roma
• Theme: The RIGHTEOUSNESS of God (1:16, 17)
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: Ch 12:1, 2
• Outline:
– Chs 1 – 3:20 Who We Are By Nature
– Ch 3:21-Ch 5: How to Become a Christian
• Chs 6-8 How to Live the Christian Life
– Chs 9-11 Why Israel Is Set Aside
– Chs 12-16 How To Serve God

47. 1 Mga Taga-Corinto
• Theme: The LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ (1:31)
• Outline:
– Chs 1 –11 Corrections in Christian Conduct
– Chs 12 – 16 Instructions in Christian Conduct
• (12 – Gifts, 13 – Love, 14 – Languages, 15 – Resurrection)

48. 2 Mga Taga-Corinto
• Theme: Jesus, our SUFFICIENCY (12:9) [also
Comfort (1:3; 13:11)]
• Important chapter: Ch 5 (Present & Future
bodies; Reconciliation
• Outline:
– Chs 1 – 7 Paul’s Ministry (he defends his credentials)
– Chs 8 – 9 Liberal Giving
– Chs 10 – 13 Paul’s Apostleship (he defends his
courage)

49. Mga Taga-Galacia
• Theme: FREEDOM in Christ (5:1).
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: Ch 5:1
• The Christian “Declaration of Independence.”
Walk by the SPIRIT (5:16).
• Outline:
– Chs 1-2 Personal (Paul defends his life of grace)
– Chs 3-4 Doctrinal (Freedom from the law)
– Chs 5-6 Practical (Walking in the Spirit)

50. Mga Taga-Efeso
• Theme: The BODY OF CHRIST.
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: Ch 4:1
• Important chapter: Ch 6 (armor of God in our
battle with evil)
• Outline:
– Chs 1-4The Believer’s CALL
– Chs 5-6The Believer’s WALK

51. Mga Taga-Filipos
• Theme: Jesus, Our JOY (“joy” 16 times)
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: 4:4
• Outline:
– Ch 1 Joy in Purposeful Living (1:21)
– Ch 2 Joy in Humble Attitude (2:5)
– Ch 3 Joy in Proper Goal (3:14)
– Ch 4Joy in Dependence on Christ (4:13)

52. Mga Taga-Colosas
• Theme: EXALTED in Christ – Christ the head of the
body, our LIFE (hope of glory, complete in
Him, fullness of deity)
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: 3:1.
• Outline:
– Ch 1 The Deeper Life - rooted in His person (1:23)
– Ch 2 The Higher Life - built up in Him (2:7)
– Ch 3 The Inner Life - Christ richly within you (3:16)
– Ch 4 The Outer Life - wisdom toward outsiders(4:5)

53. 1 Mga Taga-Tesalonica
• Theme: JESUS’ SOON RETURN Emphasis on His
coming in the clouds.
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: 4:1 Ch. 4:“Rapture”;
Chap. 5:“Day of the Lord”
• Outline:
– Ch 1 – 3 Looking back: How they were saved
– Ch 4 – 5 Looking forward: How they should live

54. 2 Mga Taga-Tesalonica
• Theme: JESUS COMING TO REIGN Emphasis on
His coming to earth.
• Doctrinal / Practical Pivot: 3:1 Ch. 2 – Tribulation:
Apostasy & Antichrist
• Outline:
– Ch 1 Comfort – from the hope of Christ’s return
– Ch 2 Caution – on the time of Christ’s return
– Ch 3 Command – in the light of Christ’s return

55. 1 Timoteo
• Theme: SOUND DOCTRINE
• Pastoral: Lessons in Leadership
• Outline:
– Ch 1 The GOAL & ATTITUDE of leadership
– Ch 2 The PRIORITY & AUTHORITY of leadership
– Ch 3 The QUALIFICATIONS of leadership
– Ch 4 The DISCIPLINE of leadership
– Ch 5 The WAGES of leadership
– Ch 6 The RESPONSIBILITY of leadership

56. 2 Timoteo
• Theme: HANG IN THERE
• Pastoral: Paul’s farewell letter (4:7)
• Outline:
– Ch 1 “Kindle afresh” your gift (1:6)
– Ch 2 “Be strong” in the grace of Jesus (2:1)
– Ch 3 “Difficult times will come” (3:1)
– Ch 4 “Preach the Word” (4:1)

57. Tito
• Theme: SOUND BEHAVIOR
• Pastoral: Godliness or Good Deeds
• Outline:
– Ch 1 Godliness in the church
– Ch 2 Godliness in the home
– Ch 3 Godliness in the world

58. Filemon
• Theme: FORGIVENESS
• Personal: defending a believing, runaway slave

59. 8 LETTERS WRITTEN BY OTHER
AUTHORS or “GENERAL EPISTLES”

60. Mga Hebreo
• Theme: A BETTER WAY
• Probably not written by Paul. (Apollos?)
• An important NT book linking the OT with the NT
• Ch 11: FAITH
• Outline:
– Chs 1 - 4:13 The Superiority of the Person of Christ
– Chs 4:13 – 10:18 The Superiority of the Priesthood of
Christ
– Chs 10:19 – 13 The Superiority of the Life in Christ

61. Santiago
• Theme: PRACTICAL WISDOM Our behavior
must match our belief
• Written by James, the earthly brother of Jesus. A
series of 54 commands.
• Outline:
– Ch 1Testings& Temptations
– Ch 2 Faith without Works is Dead (2:17)
– Ch 3 Control of the Tongue
– Ch 4 The Source of Lust
– Ch 5 Reacting to the Rich

62. 1 Pedro
• Theme: HOPE IN SUFFERING Written by
Peter, the disciple.
• Outline:
– Ch 1 Hope & Holy (our living hope & be holy)
– Ch 2 Grow & Government (grow in the Word; respect
government)
– Ch 3Wives & Witness (wives be submissive; be ready
to witness)
– Ch 4Stewards & Suffering (be a steward of your gift;
suffer rightly)
– Ch 5 Leaders & Lions (leader principles; Satan is like a
lion)

63. 2 Pedro
• Theme: TRUTH IN FALSEHOOD Written by
Peter, the disciple.
• Outline:
– Ch 1 True Knowledge & Inspiration of Scripture
(1:20, 21)
– Ch 2 Prophets & Peril (false prophets & peril to
believers)
– Ch 3 Mockers & Melting (scoffers & earth destroyed
by fire)

64. 1 Juan
• Theme: THAT YOU MAY KNOW (5:13) Written by
John, the disciple.
• Outline:
– Chs 1 – 2 God is LIGHT - 7 Action Tests of our Faith
– Ch 3 Practicing Righteousness - Blending of our
actions & belief
– Chs 4 – 5 God is LOVE – 4 Belief Tests of our Faith

65. 2 Juan
• Theme: EMBRACE TRUTHPersonal: Written by
John to “a chosen lady”

66. 3 Juan
• Theme: HOSPITALITY Personal: Written by
disciple John to Gaius

67. Judas
• Theme: CONTEND FOR THE FAITH Written by
Jude – earthly brother of Jesus
• Michael the archangel; details on Enoch, the 7th
from Adam

68. 1 PROPHETIC BOOK or
APOCALYPTIC BOOK

69. Pahayag
• Theme: UNVEILING OF THE END TIMES
• Outline:
– “A careful reading of the book of Revelation has made it clear that the book
consists of 7 sections, and that these 7 sections run parallel to one another.
Each of them spans the entire dispensation from the 1st to the 2nd coming
of Christ. This period is viewed now from 1 aspect, now from another.”
William Hendriksen
– Chs 1-11 – The Struggle on Earth. The Church persecuted by the world. The
Church is avenged, protected & victorious.
• Chs 1-3 Christ in the 7 Lampstands
• Chs 4-7 The book with the 7 Seals
• Chs 8-11 The 7 Trumpets of Judgment
– Chs 12-22 – The Deeper Spiritual Background. The Christ (& church)
persecuted by the dragon (Satan) and his helpers. Christ & His Church are
victorious.
• Chs 12-14 The Woman & Child Persecuted by the Dragon et al.
• Chs 15-16 The 7 Bowls of Wrath
• Chs 17-19 The Fall of Babylon & the Beasts
• Chs 20-22 The Judgment on the Dragon, New Heaven, Earth & Jerusalem