Mobile Ed: NT208 Reliability of the Gospels and Acts (8 hour course)
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Overview
Study the Gospels and Acts with Bock as he walks through the apologetics and historiography. See how the whole story can be put together in a complementary and coherent way. One that makes sense of the parts and yet also appreciates the differences among the gospels making judicious use of critical methods. Bock discusses the important aspects of miracles, incarnation, resurrection, the empty tomb, parallels, and the crucifixion as together they give depth to the full story.
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and Course
Historiography
- Apologetics
Historiography
- Worldview Options
- On History, History Writing, and Sources
- Ancient, Modern, & Post-Modern History
- History in Context: NT Setting
Criticisms
- NT Criticisms: Gospels
- Textual Criticism
- Synoptic Criticism
- Gospel Forms: Overview
- Redaction Criticism
- Assessing Critical Method
- Narrative Criticism
Miracles
- Introduction to what's at stake in the discussion of miracles
- Man's ability to reason points to a spiritual world
- Thinking about what nature really is
- Why the presence of God means the presence of an active God
- Thinking about Incarnation
- What about miracles outside the Bible and the centrality of ressurection
- Ressurection is bigger than you think and the critics of ressurection
- A final note on miracles
Minding the Gap- From Event to Gospel
- Defining the problem of the Gap
- Types of Ancient Orality
- Memory
- Memory Continued and Some New Testament Examples
- Other Issues & Conclusion
NT Key Events Summary
- Why do people have different points of view about Jesus and how do we sort out the differences?
- Josephus on Jesus
- Burden of Proof and Conclusions
- Sabbath Controversy
- Peter at Caesarea Philipi and other events
- Other Defining Events
- Jewish Examination
- Crucifixion & Resurection
- Summary
Resurrection Appearances Empty Tomb
- Resurrection: 9 Approaches
- New Testament Resurrection Hope and its Background
- Background: Five Metaphors for Resurrection
- Appearances (1 Cor 15)
- Empty Tomb & Summary
How the Gospels Work
- Looking at differences in the Gospels (both macro and micro)
- Looking at variation: examples of wording of sayings
- Looking at variation: storytime examples
Why Four Gospels and Review
- Reading the Four Gospels as Four Gospels
- The Recogition of the Four Gospels
- High Christology in the Synoptics
Conclusion
- Conclusion to the course
- Title: Reliability of the Gospels and Acts
- Instructor: Dr. Darrell L. Bock
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2023
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
- Courses: 1
- Video Hours: 8
Dr. Darrell L. Bock, research professor of New Testament studies and professor of spiritual development and culture at Dallas Theological Seminary, serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today, and is on the board of Chosen People Ministries and Wheaton College. From 2000 to 2001, Dr. Bock served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.
He has earned international recognition as a Humboldt Scholar for his work in Luke-Acts, historical Jesus study, biblical theology, as well as with messianic Jewish ministries. He has published articles in the Los Angeles Times and The Dallas Morning News and is a well-known author of over 30 books. His publications include Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods,Jesus According to Scripture, an NIV Application Commentary on Luke, Breaking the Da Vinci Code, and commentaries on Acts and Luke in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series.