306.2 Foundations of Love and Hope

Level 3 Course

A Study of the Letters of John and Revelation

This is the second of two courses which deal with the writings ascribed to ‘John’ in the New Testament. In the present course, we deal with the Letters of John and the book of Revelation.  There are 5 Blocks of study. The course aims to:

  • introduce you to the Letters of John and their possible historical setting;

  • introduce you to the book of Revelation and its possible historical setting;

  • guide you through the text of these documents by means of an interactive workbook;

  • enable you to consider how these documents can be explained and applied today.

This is a 5 Block course

 

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Sample Lesson

Foundations of Love and Hope: A Study of the Letters of John and Revelation Contents

  • 1 1 John – Introduction and Contents

    2 1 John 1:1–2:2: Prologue and False Claims about Sin

    3 1 John 2:3-27: False Claims vs Christian Assurance

    4 1 John 2:28-3:24: Living as God’s Children

    5 1 John 4: Testing the Spirits

    6 1 John 5: Conquering the World

    7 2 and 3 John – Contents and Comparison

    8 The Relationship between the Gospel, Epistles and Revelation of John

  • 1 Introducing Revelation: A Letter with a Difference

    2 Seven Churches in Asia: Background

    3 Historical Considerations: The Roman Empire and the Early Church

    4 The Purpose of Revelation

    5 Reading Revelation: Theological Foundations

    6 Reading Revelation: Symbolic Numbers

    7 Approaches to Revelation (1)

    8 Approaches to Revelation (2)

  • 1 Setting the Scene: A Film in Seven Acts? (1)

    2 Setting the Scene: A Film in Seven Acts? (2)

    3 Act 1: Revelation 1-3: Seven Letters to Seven Churches (1)

    4 Act 1: Revelation 1-3: Seven Letters to Seven Churches (2)

    5 Act 1: Revelation 1-3: Seven Letters to Seven Churches (3)

    6 Act 2: Revelation 4-7: Worshipping God and the Lamb

    7 Act 2: Revelation 4-7: The Opening of Six Seals

    8 Act 2: Revelation 4-7: The Seal of the Living God

  • 1 Act 3: Revelation 8-10: The Seventh Seal: Seven Angels With Seven Trumpets (1)

    2 Act 3: Revelation 8-10: The Seventh Seal: Seven Angels With Seven Trumpets (2)

    3 Interlude: Revelation 11: The Temple

    4 Interlude: Revelation 11: The Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet

    5 Act 4a: Revelation 12:1-15:4: The Woman and the Beasts (1)

    6 Act 4a: Revelation 12:1-15:4: The Woman and the Beasts (2)

    7 Act 4b: Revelation 15:5-16:21: Seven Angels, Seven Bowls, Seven Plagues (1)

    8 Act 4b: Revelation 15:5-16:21: Seven Angels, Seven Bowls, Seven Plagues (2)

  • 1 Act 5: Revelation 17:1-19:10: Babylon (1)

    2 Act 5: Revelation 17:1-19:10: Babylon (2)

    3 Act 6: Revelation 19:11 - 21:8. Seven Visions

    4 Act 6: Revelation 19:11 - 21:8. The Millennium

    5 Act 7: Revelation 21 - 22: Characteristics of the New Jerusalem

    6 Act 7: Revelation 21-22: The New Jerusalem and the Coming of the Bridegroom

    7 Summing up Revelation

    8 Revelation, the Letters of John and the Gospel of John

TIMEFRAME

The course consists of 5 blocks, which can be studied across 10 weeks, fortnightly, but this can be adapted to local needs.

COURSE COST

£60, or a cost of a coffee and croissant a week

If you would like to discuss this course further, or if you would like to find a local study group, please contact us

Level 3 CourseMatt DohertyNew Testament