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Bible Study Podcast Transcript ~ The New Testament (Episode 1)

 The New Testament Explained

• The Inter-Testament Period
• Greeks conquered the world, made Greek the common language worldwide.
• The Old Testament was translated into Greek during this time.
• The Jews were scattered all over the place taking the Scriptures with them.
• Known as "The Silent Years" because there's no recorded messages from God during that time.
• About 400 years between Malachi and Matthew.

• The New Testament
• "Testament" comes from the Latin word testamentum, which means "will, testament, or covenant".
• Is established by God, we can either accept or reject it.
• Focuses on salvation through faith in Jesus Christ..
• Content can be organized by its writers, time periods, or literary character.
• Was written from around A.D. 45 to A.D. 100.
• God is the Author, He chose certain men to be His penmen.
• There are NO errors, NO contradictions.
• If you accept this as true, you will receive an eternal inheritance.

• Writers
• The apostle Matthew wrote Matthew
• Mark, John Mark, wrote Mark
• Luke, the physician, wrote Luke and Acts
• The apostle John wrote John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation
• The apostle James,Jesus' brother, wrote James
• Jude, Jesus' brother, wrote Jude
• The apostle Paul, once a Pharisee (Saul), wrote Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
• The apostle Peter wrote 1 Peter and 2 Peter
• Unknown wrote Hebrews

• Literary Character
• Historical = narrative of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
• Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts
• Doctrinal = message is to instruct the church in correct doctrinal belief and practice.
• Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1 John, and Jude
• Personal = written to encourage, instruct, and counsel through personal messages to certain individuals.
• 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and 2 and 3 John
• Prophetic = things to come.
• Revelation

I hope these notes are quite helpful to you. If you would like to listen to the podcast go on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc0oy2LAEZ2haouKpzv4R4w) or click here (https://www.spreaker.com/show/bible-study-podcast). I'll post another one next week!

~ Madison : )

Good Friday Explained

If you're wondering what Good Friday is, or you need a refresher, I can help with both. This article will be discussing what Good Friday is, what it means, and where it's talked about in the Bible. Let's get started!

Good Friday is the day Jesus died on the cross and went in the tomb. It means Jesus, the most innocent and perfect person on earth, died for us and our sins. He could have saved Himself, that's the crazy thing because He didn't. It just proves how much God and Jesus loves us.

In each of the 4 Gospels, there is an account of Jesus dying on the cross. I'll list them for you. Read them all, see how some of them add more detail, compare them. 

    - Matthew 27:32-56

    - Mark 15:21-32

    - Luke 23:26-43

    - John 19:17-24

Jesus was alive on the cross for 3 hours, then He died. Before He died, He cried out a phrase with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" (Mark 15:34). The writers were kind enough to translate that for us, He said "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?".

What do you think of that statement? I thought I would see what the dictionary definition of forsake is. It said "abandoning, deserting, leaving someone when they need you". Does that change your thoughts. Jesus was crying out for God to help Him, but God turned His face away. It was difficult, but it had to be done. The prophecies in Isaiah, and some of Psalms, were being fulfilled. And mankind was receiving salvation.

Unlike other people who've been crucified, Jesus' body was taken down on the same day He was crucified. With courage, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could have Jesus' body. Pilate made sure Jesus was dead first before he granted Joseph's request. 

Joseph was taking a large risk because he could be associated with Jesus' alleged treason. God made sure nothing happened to him. Joseph bought fine linen, wrapped Jesus in it, then buried Him in his own burial tomb. A large stone was rolled in front and guards were to stand watch and make sure no one would steal the body.

We all know what happens from there. I will be discussing that more in another article in a few days. 

Thanks for reading this! I hope you got a lot from it. If you want me to write about any topic, feel free to email me. 😃