Maps A Syriac Version: Geography of Its Beginnings B Map of the Ancient Versions C Three Centers of Judaism During the Silent Centuries D The Roman Empire (44 B.C to A.D 234) E The New Testament World F Palestine During Jesus’ Ministry G Jerusalem in New Testament Times H Palestine’s Six Types of Contour I Weather Map of the Bible Lands J Last Ministries of Jesus K The Geography of John’s Gospel L The Roman World of Acts as “Viewed” from Jerusalem M Early Church Scattered N Paul’s First Missionary Journey O Paul’s Second Missionary Journey P Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Q Paul’s Journey to Rome R Geography of Corinth, Showing Corinthian Gulf and Canal S Geography of Corinthians T The Geography of Galatians U Environs of Colosse V Geography of Colossians and Philemon W Geography of and Timothy and Titus X The Island of Crete, Showing Coastal Towns Y The Geography of Revelation Preface The New Testament is the “new birthplace” of a Christian, because there is where divine power transformed his life Spiritually, he feels at home there There is a hunger in his heart to read and study the New Testament, because God gave that written Word not only for the believer’s salvation but also for his edi cation — food for growing and maturing and serving And he should want to learn t h e whole New Testament, not just selected parts of it A sound starting point for such a study project is survey, which is viewing the New Testament as a full unit, section by section, and book by book That is the approach of this study guide The main purpose for this New Testament survey guide is to involve the reader personally in a rsthand survey of the Bible text All too often, students of New Testament survey read the sound instruction of others regarding the content of the Bible books but fail to spend time reading the Bible text for themselves This book has been written to start the reader onto paths of study in each New Testament book, to search and discover for himself the great themes of each book Throughout the chapters much help (such as outlines) is supplied on what the Bible books teach, but those suggestions are intended to confirm and amplify the reader’s personal study and to encourage a pursuit into the more di cult or elusive New Testament portions The reader is always encouraged to his own study before dwelling long on help from others One speci c aim of this book is to guide the student into seeing how the message of each New Testament book ... is the approach of this study guide The main purpose for this New Testament survey guide is to involve the reader personally in a rsthand survey of the Bible text All too often, students of New... often, students of New Testament survey read the sound instruction of others regarding the content of the Bible books but fail to spend time reading the Bible text for themselves This book has...Y The Geography of Revelation Preface The New Testament is the “new birthplace” of a Christian, because there is where divine power transformed his life Spiritually, he feels at home there There