2.1 The New Testament Books

• The books of the New Testament
• Categories of the New Testament books
• Sub-groupings: synoptic gospels, prison epistles and pastoral epistles
• Why the Bible is referred to as a library
• Uses of the Bible in society today

• organise the New Testament books according to their distinct categories
• justify why the Bible is referred to as a library
• establish ways the Bible is used in the society today
• desire to read the Bible daily to grow spiritually

“Why should you study the New Testament books?”

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1. The books of the New Testament and their categories
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   The twenty-seven books, the five categories they fall into, and the sub-groups within them.
2. The Bible in society today, and why to study the New Testament
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   How the Bible is used in worship, public life, culture and language, and reasons for studying the New Testament.
3. The four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles
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   Why the church kept four portraits of Jesus, how the synoptics relate to John, and Acts as Luke's second volume.
4. Reading Paul's letters in their situations
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   Prison and pastoral epistles, and the rule that who, to whom and about what comes before what a verse means.
5. The general epistles, Revelation, and reading the New Testament daily
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   The eight general letters, how to approach Revelation, and a short plan for daily reading as the curriculum asks.