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Connecting the Gospels to Life
~21 Hours
In this Connecting the Gospels to Life course, you’ll encounter each Gospel's themes and develop spiritual practices to embody and incorporate them more fully.
Chris Blumhofer
About This Course
Have you ever wondered about the four Gospels? What makes each one a unique witness to the good news announced by Jesus Christ? In this Connecting the Gospels to Life course, you’ll encounter some of the main themes of each Gospel. You’ll see afresh how Matthew highlights Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s promise in the Old Testament; that Mark emphasizes the tension between faith and fear in the lives of those who follow Jesus; how Luke focuses in on the Lord’s particular mission to the marginalized; and, that John hones in on Jesus as God’s powerful, creative, life-giving speech in action. Then you’ll develop spiritual practices that help you embody these features of the good news.
Learning Outcomes
- Define “gospel” and how that relates to the four Gospels
- Recognize and examine some of the main themes of the four Gospels
- Develop and incorporate spiritual practices based on the themes from the Gospels
A FULLER Equip course.
- Theology & Biblical Studies
- Study the Bible
Introduction
1. Getting Started
2. What Is the Gospel?
3. The Gospel and the Gospels
Matthew
4. The Fulfillment of Scripture’s Hopes
5. A Life Shaped by Mercy
Mark
6. Discipleship on the Narrow Way
7. Faith over Fear
Luke
8. Good News to the Marginalized
9. A Life Shaped by the Cross
John
10. The Power of God and the Coming of Jesus
11. Living the Resurrection
Conclusion
12. Living the Gospel
13. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Chris Blumhofer
PhD, New Testament Scholar
Chris Blumhofer joined Fuller’s School of Theology faculty as a visiting professor in July 2018. He completed his PhD at Duke University in 2017, focusing his research on the significance of John’s engagement with the Old Testament and Jewish traditions. Outside of his work on John, Dr. Blumhofer’s interests include theological interpretation of Scripture, the Synoptic Gospels, and the relationship of Christianity to Judaism.
