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NEW: You can now download the entire Understanding Christianity series by clicking here.  Alternatively, the various components of the series are available below.

 

The following downloadable files are arranged into sections:

  • OVERVIEW - the overview of the studies, including overview of the Bible and Bible timeline

  • MODULE 1 - The Old Testament - the studies, maps and study aids for Module 1

  • MODULE 2 - The Life of Jesus - the studies, maps and study aids for Module 2

  • MODULE 3 - The Church & Christian Life - the studies, maps and study aids for Module 3

  • APPENDIX - the appendix, including a glossary of difficult terms with Chinese translation

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OVERVIEW
 Overview This overview of the series introduces the reader to the Bible and includes a timeline of Bible history as well as summarising the course.
MODULE 1 (studies 1-8) - Old Testament
 Old Testament Studies  Part 1  The Kingdom of God - who is God and what is His relationship to the visible Universe?
 Part 2  The harmony broken - what went wrong with the perfect world God created?
 Part 3  Judgement & grace, sacrifice & covenant - how did God respond to the fallen world?
 Part 4  The Old Covenant - God's people - how God formed a nation of His own through Abraham
 Part 5  The Old Covenant - God's rule - how God gave His Law to Israel through Moses
 Part 6  The Old Covenant - God's land - how God gave the land of Canaan to Israel
 Part 7  God speaks to His people - the ministry of the Old Testament prophets
 Part 8  Exile & return to the Land - the Exile of Israel and God's preservation of the nation
 Old Testament Study Aids  A collection of useful aids to further study of the Old Testament.  These aids will help the reader to dig deeper into the background and meaning of the Old Testament.
 Old Testament Maps  Full colour maps of the Old Testament world
MODULE 2 (studies 9-16) - Life of Jesus
 Life of Jesus Studies  Part 9  The silence is broken - the significance of Jesus as the continuation of the Old Testament
 Part 10   The birth of Jesus - the significance of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus
 Part 11  Jesus Begins His Public Ministry - John the Baptist hands over to Jesus
 Part 12   The mission of Jesus - an examination of the question of why Jesus came into the world
 Part 13   The message of Jesus - an examination of Jesus' teaching
 Part 14   Responses to Jesus - an examination of the different responses people made to Jesus
 Part 15   One week in Jerusalem - the last week of Jesus' life and the significance of His death
 Part 16   Resurrection & ascension - the evidence for and significance of Jesus' resurrection
 Life of Jesus Study Aids  A collection of useful aids to further study of the life of Jesus.  These aids will help the reader to dig deeper into the background and significance of the most famous man in history.
 Life of Jesus Maps  Full colour maps showing key places Jesus visited
MODULE 3 (studies 17-24) - The Church & the Christian Life
 New Testament & Church studies  Part 17  Simon Peter's Journey of Faith - the story of one of Jesus' first disciples
 Part 18   Acts - the story of the Early Church - how Christianity spread beyond Jerusalem
 Part 19   Paul's Journey of Faith - the story of an intellectual's conversion to Christianity
 Part 20   The New Covenant - the New Covenant that replaces and is greater than the Old Covenant
 Part 21   The Church - the nature and purpose of the Christian Church
 Part 22   Church History & Present - the Church worldwide and especially in China
 Part 23   The End of the Ages - what the Bible says about the future of mankind
 Part 24   Living as a Christian - what it means to live as a Christian in modern society
 Church & Christian Life Study Aids  A collection of useful aids to further study of the New Testament and to understanding the Christian life.  These aids will help the reader take their understanding of Christianity further into application.
 Church & Christian Life Maps  Full colour maps of the New Testament world
APPENDIX
 Appendix  A glossary of terms and names used in the studies with Chinese translation

Above files (with the exception of maps) copyright 2006 Dr Paul B Coulter - www.paulcoulter.net