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WoodsEdge Institute · New Testament Survey
The whole New Testament, in ten weeks.
The New Testament Survey class at WoodsEdge Community Church covers all 27 books in ten weeks — in person or online. Free resources to build a foundation for the class and for your own study of Scripture.
The Study Library
Every class series and study, gathered in one place and grouped by testament and theme.
Foundations & Background
Old Testament
Featured: The Intertestamental Period
This six-part podcast and accompanying slides cover the Intertestamental Period (450–63 BCE). Far from the “time of silence” it is often called, this was a period of diverse religious growth, as different groups worked out how to live faithfully in a Gentile-dominated world — and it shaped the world of Jesus’ time.
Downloads to go deeper
How Did We Get the Bible?
A slideshow on how the church recognized the Bible as divinely inspired, why today’s Bibles reliably reflect the original documents, and why the Bible still applies to us today.
Major Ancient Literature: Primary Sources
A working (non-exhaustive) list of the writings from the ancient period.
Additional Class Reading
Further reading for students at every level, from introductory to advanced.
“Only slightly chasing the adiaphora of life.”
Adiaphora — the non-essentials, the questions around the edges of faith. This is a place to chase them carefully, and without pretense.