Lesson 1 Study Guide

NT109
New Testament
Basics
The New Testament: An Introduction
Updated 2014

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Objectives
In Lesson One, Dr. Sid Buzzell shows how the New Testament completes the divine love story that
began in the Old Testament. In this lesson, we will provide a simple overview of this part of the
Bible and examine spiritual insights that speak to our hearts today.
Youll also benefit from the introductory video segment, Why Study the Bible, by Dr. Haddon
Robinson of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In this segment, Dr. Robinson suggests
several reasons why it is important for people to know and understand what the Bible is and what
it says.
When you complete this lesson, The New Testament: An Introduction, you should be able to:
Summarize the New Testaments divine love story.
Name the different categories of New Testament books.
Explain the role of Christ in this part of the Bible.

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Discussion Questions
In this lesson, we learned that the New Testament completes the love story that began in the Old
Testament. How familiar are you with the New Testament?

The purpose of this FastTrax course is to give ourselves a flow of how the New Testament fits
together. What might be a benefit that would result from learning this?

The New Testament is the story of Jesus and the salvation He offers us. Why is this significant?

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Further Study
Suggested reading for this course:
Stedman, Ray C. Adventuring Through the Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Bible. 2nd ed.
Discovery House Publishers: 2012.
Read Chapters 48-77.

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Quiz
1. The New Testament Gospels are:
A. Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, and Colossians
B. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
C. Acts and Revelation
D. None of the above
2. The New Testament consists of how many books?
A. 7
B. 17
C. 27
D. 37

3. The New Testament books that explain to the believers a new way of thinking about self,
God, culture, and the church are the Epistles.
A. True
B. False
4. How are the Old Testament and the New Testament related?
A. The New Testament completes the story that began in the Old Testament.
B. The Old Testament completes the story that began in the New Testament.
C. Both the Old and New Testament are about the events that occurred prior to the
coming of Jesus Christ into the world.
D. They are not related.
5. What are the Gospels about?
A. The life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ
B. The Jewish prophets
C. Jesus continued work through His people after He left this earth
D. All of the above
6. Through learning about the work of Jesus Christ, we can understand:
A. Gods love
B. Gods grace
C. Gods power
D. All of the above
7. Which book of the New Testament immediately follows the Gospels and tells us that Jesus
is still at work through His people?
A. Revelation
B. Acts
C. Luke
D. First Corinthians

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8. According to Dr. Buzzell, what is the question of the New Testament?

A. How do we keep the Law?
B. What is Gods plan for us?
C. What will we do with Jesus Christ?
D. None of the above
9. The book of Revelation says that, in the end:
A. Nobody will be saved.
B. There is no promise of hope.
C. Christ will come back to restore order to this world.
D. All of the above
10. Which is the first book of the New Testament?
A. Mark
B. Luke
C. John
D. Matthew

Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D

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