These videos consist of a series of questions answered by Dr. Oschwald and Dr. Scaer covering the New Testament and the significance of some of the events and people.
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02 - Is it correct to say that Christianity grew out of Judaism?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains why Christianity does not evolve from Judaism but from the revelation of God.
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03 - Were there Pharisees who believed Jesus?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains who the Pharisees were and what they believed.
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04 - How are the Sadducees different from the Pharisees?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains who the Sadducees were.
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05 - What was the religious life like in the time of Jesus?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald gives an overview of Jewish religious life in the 1st century and how it differed from Christianity.
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06 - How would a first century Jew have thought of the Messiah and how do people think of the Messiah today?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains how the 1st century Jewish people understood the term Messiah.
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07 - What is Hellenism?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains what Hellenism was and its effect on the world.
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08 - What are some characteristics of non-Jewish religion in the first century?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains the characteristics of Greek and Roman religions.
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09 - What is unique about Christianity?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains what is unique about the Christian message.
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10 - What happened in Israel between the return from exile and the birth of Christ?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald gives a brief history of the return from exile until the 1st century of the Jews.
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11 - What impact did Roman rule have on the earliest Christians?
Jeffrey Oschwald
Dr. Oschwald explains the influence of Rome on Christian life.
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12 - What are some of the questions surrounding authorship of the books of the New Testament?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains some of the criticisms of the apostolic scriptures.
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13 - Who decided which books to include in the New Testament?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains how the New Testament canon came into being.
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14 - How should pastors approach debates over the validity of the Bible?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains what form criticism is and what they choose to believe.
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15 - Did Christians have easy access to the Bible in the first century?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains who would have owned copies of the scriptures in the early church.
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16 - What do we mean when we confess verbal inspiration of the Bible?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains what is meant by inspired scriptures.
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17 - What makes a Gospel a Gospel?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains the importance and special place of the Gospels.
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18 - What is the Synoptic Problem?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Scaer explains why the gospels don't say the exact same things.
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19 - Why is Matthew the first book in the New Testament?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer explains why Matthew was made the first book of the New Testament.
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20 - What can you tell about the Gospels from the way each begins?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer gives an overview of the literary structure of each of the Gospels.
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21 - Why is John the Baptist so important?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer explains the importance of John the Baptist and how his life point to Jesus.
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22 - What did Jesus mean when he said in Matthew that he was only sent to the lost sheep of Israel?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer discusses how Matthew is written for a Jewish audience but the strongest statements of faith are made by Gentiles.
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23 - What was the role of the disciples in the Gospels?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer compares the disciples time with Jesus as being in a seminary and preparing them for going out to the world.
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24 - What role did miracles play in the ministry of Jesus?
Peter Scaer
Dr. Sacer explains the role of miracles in Jesus ministry.
