The Jewish Foundations of the New Testament

The presentations below are from our Sunday morning class at Stonebridge Church. In this series we are learning more about 1st century Judaism and how it relates to the New Testament so that we can become better interpreters of the Bible.

In Class 1, we built a map of Israel / Palestine from scratch.

Class 1 – Introduction – The Land and the Bible Part I – 1-14-18

In Class 2, we used our maps to examine 3 passages of Scripture and how the land is part of the narrative of the Bible

Class 2 – The Land and the Bible Part II – 1-21-18

Class 2 Handout – FINAL

In Class 3, we began our examination of the Intertestamental Period and how it affected the first century.

Class 3 – Final – 1-28-18

Class 3 Handout

For an audio portion of this lesson, listen to Podcast 1 in The Intertestamental Period section.

In Class 4, we continued our examination of the Intertestamental Period and how it affected the first century.Class 4 – Final – 2-4-18

Class 4 Handout

Class 4 Handout – Genealogies

In Class 5, we finished the Intertestamental Period and discussed the 1st century along with implications for the New Testament – what we should listen for when we read the stories.

Class 5 – FINAL – 2-11-18

Class 5 Handout

In Class 6, we began examining our presuppositions about the Jewish faith in the first century and how we have misinterpreted it by using a Christian perspective.

Class 6 – Final – 2-18-18

Class 6 Handout

In Class 7 we began defining Judaism through the words of the Jewish rabbis.

Class 7 – FINAL – 2-25-18

Class 7 Handout

In Class 8, we completed our definition of Judaism by looking at how the rabbis saw their faith in the first century.

Class 8 – Final – 3-4-18

Class 8 Handout

In Class 9 we examined Matthew Chapter 23 in light of Jewish definitions of ethics and covenant and also discussed the importance of the Temple for 1st c. Judaism. Sorry, no audio.

Class 9 – Final – 3-18-18

Class 9 Handout

In Class 10, we examined the influence of Hellenism and Jewish reactions to it in terms of literature, social movement, and religious thought.

Class 10 – Final – 3-25-18

Class 10 Handout

Class 11 covers other Jewish reactions to Hellenism and developments during the Intertestamental Period.

Class 11 – FINAL 4-8-18

Class 11 Handout

Class 12 covers the Jewish feasts and how they shaped the New Testament

Class 12 – FINAL – 4-15-18

Class 12 Handout

Class 13 covers the three daily habits that demarcated Judaism from everyone else and the Sadducees.