Survey of Acts to Revelation
About This Class
A study of the Acts to Revelation in the framework of the history of the early church. Lesson 11's audio is missing. A transcript of the lesson is provided.
You may download Dr. Schreiner's complete course outline by clicking on the Resource link and then the Class Outline link. An outline for each lecture displays when you click on the Outline tab on each lecture page.
Dr. Schreiner has developed a system for exegesis. The "Flow and Tracing" handout gives you some information about how he does it. Some lectures include audio of Dr. Schreiner applying this method to specific passages. Dr. Schreiner recommends that you read the chapter in his book, "Interpreting the Pauline Epistles" along with this handout before you try this process.
Recommended Reading:
Article on Divorce and Remarriage – Craig Blomberg, Trinity Journal, 1990
The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross, Leon Morris (CBD)
Are There Two Wills in God, John Piper (essay)
Two Views on Women in Ministry, James Beck and Craig Blomberg (CBD)
Word Bible Commentary: Pastoral Epistles, Volume 46, William D. Mounce (CBD)
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Biblical Womanhood, Wayne Grudem and John Piper (article by Vern Poythress entitled, “The Church as a Family”) (CBD)
About the Professor
Thomas Schreiner
Thomas Schreiner, an expert on the Pauline Epistles, is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. He has an extensive background in teaching and has authored various books on biblical interpretation and theology.
Lessons
- Acts continues the Gospel of Luke, detailing Jesus’ post-resurrection 40 days, his ascension, and the Holy Spirit’s work in the early church. It serves as a historical account of Jesus’ ministry and the church’s beginnings.0% Complete
- Acts 1-6 covers Pentecost and the first time the apostles proclaim the gospel publicly. Other Spirit-empowered ministry, repentance, persecution, and the church’s bold witness through miracles emphasize the transformative power of the gospel.0% Complete
- The Kerygma is the proclamation of the gospel to nonbelievers. Acts showcases the Holy Spirit’s transformative work, and the gospel’s proclamation through repentance, baptism, and contextualized outreach to both Jews and Gentiles.0% Complete
- Explore how the early church addressed community challenges and expanded the gospel beyond Jerusalem emphasizing God’s transformative work through His Word and Spirit.0% Complete
- Join in studying the Spirit’s outpouring, Gentile inclusion through Cornelius, and the Jerusalem Council’s decision of affirming salvation by faith.0% Complete
- Dr. Schreiner explains how God’s grace saves the humble, the signs preceding the Day of the Lord, and the need for perseverance in faith and work, emphasizing spiritual readiness and reliance on God’s power to sustain believers.0% Complete
- This lesson emphasizes God’s choice of the weak, salvation by grace, wisdom in Christ, and unity, calling on people to avoid pride, rely on God’s power, and faithfully build on Christ’s foundation.0% Complete
- Paul describes God's impartial judgment, addresses arrogance and pride in the Corinthian church, and highlights practical applications like church discipline and conflict resolution, while emphasizing unity, humility, and reliance on God's promises.0% Complete
- Dr. Schreiner explores the concepts of God’s judgment, church purity, sexual ethics, and the theology of marriage in 1 Corinthians, encouraging humility, unity, and love as believers live out their faith.0% Complete
- Paul emphasizes sincere ministry, love over theological correctness, self-denial for the Gospel, intentional living to attain salvation, and unity in worship, addressing issues like idol food, gender roles, and the Lord’s Supper.0% Complete
- This lesson discusses spiritual gifts, the centrality of the resurrection, sincere ministry, the danger of false apostles, and salvation by faith, emphasizing love, unity, and reliance on God.0% Complete
- This is the first of a three-part overview of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, revealing salvation is by grace through faith, rooted in Jesus’ sacrifice.0% Complete
- Dr. Schreiner teaches Christ’s humility, faith as reliance on God, and the triumph of grace over sin and the law, calling you to imitate Christ and live a hope-filled, transformed life.0% Complete
- Explore Christ’s supremacy, experience the Spirit’s transformative power, recognize God’s sovereignty in salvation, and apply faith through love, sacrifice, and unity, embracing hope and future glory in Christ.0% Complete
- Philippians is a prison epistle that blends updates on Paul’s ministry with Christological teaching and calls for unity, humility, and joyful perseverance, using Jesus’ humility and obedience as a model for Christian living.0% Complete
- Learn how Ephesians outlines the blessing of salvation, unity in diversity, reconciliation through Christ, and the church’s mission to reveal God’s wisdom by living out faith through good works and demonstrating supernatural unity.0% Complete
- Analyze the authorship of the Pastoral Epistles, interpreting Paul’s instructions on theology and ethics while exploring the validity of Pauline authorship through linguistic, historical, and traditional evidence.0% Complete
- The Pastoral Epistles highlight salvation, leadership, and ethics, urging perseverance, character, and faithfulness in spreading the Gospel amidst false teachings and suffering.0% Complete
- Hebrews emphasizes Christ’s divine supremacy, the dangers of apostasy, and the assurance of salvation and unity with Him for those who persevere in faith.0% Complete
- Dr. Schreiner teaches on the next part of Hebrews emphasizing Jesus’ eternal priesthood, surpassing Moses and angels, calling you to persevere in faith, and trust in his grace.0% Complete
- One main point of the book of Hebrews is Jesus’ eternal priesthood, surpassing the old covenant through his ultimate sacrifice and better covenant. Christ’s sacrifice is better than the animal sacrifices because it is once for all.0% Complete
- The author of Hebrews concludes by exhorting people to put into practice the theological truths just explained.0% Complete
- James teaches that trials refine faith, active obedience defines believers, impartiality and mercy are essential, and godly wisdom contrasts with worldly desires.0% Complete
- This lesson teaches that faith without works is dead, prayer and humility are vital for wisdom, and genuine faith is evidenced by righteous actions, as shown in Abraham and Rahab's lives.0% Complete
- Peter calls believers, as exiles in the world, to look forward to our future inheritance and live as God’s chosen people, in holiness, mutual love, and spiritual sacrifices.0% Complete
- In this lesson, Peter calls you to persevere through suffering with humility, godliness, and love, reminding you that such trials purify the church and offer opportunities to glorify God.0% Complete
- The purpose of John’s epistles is to give people assurance of their faith, emphasizing confession, walking in the light, and relying on Christ’s atonement against false teachings.0% Complete
- God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. Peter urges vigilance against false teachers, and Jude exhorts us to build faith, contend for the Gospel, and trust God’s grace for preservation.0% Complete
- The purpose of Revelation is to encourage suffering saints. It reveals Jesus Christ’s victory, encourages endurance during persecution, critiques spiritual complacency, and assures believers of God’s sovereignty and promises of eternal life.0% Complete
- 2 Peter 1:3-11 and Revelation 4-5 emphasize God’s provision for godliness, the call to cultivate virtues, His sovereignty, Christ’s redemptive work, and the encouragement for believers to endure trials with faith in His ultimate victory.0% Complete
- Revelation 6-13 reveals apocalyptic symbols, with Dr. Schreiner focusing on the Seven Seals and Trumpets, the church’s role, and the ultimate victory of believers despite persecution.0% Complete
- Dr. Schreiner explores the final judgment, the defeat of Satan, various millennial views, the seven bowls of judgment, Babylon’s fall, and the triumph of Christ, culminating in the creation of the New Heavens and Earth.0% Complete
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