What We'll Do in the Eight Grade New Testament Class
The eighth graders will spend the fall studying key parts of the New Testament.
We will spend several weeks studying what Jesus taught and what it means to be a disciple, or “student” of Jesus. If we are going to share the Good News (one of the Affirmation of Baptism promises) we need to know the Good News. That’s why we will spend a lot of time in the four gospels (the word means “Good News) of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
We will also devote several classes to studying the story of Jesus’ passion; his betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection. Special attention will be paid to what Jesus’ resurrection was and was not and what his resurrection says to us about our own life, faith and eternity. We will cover the great resurrection chapter of 1 Corinthians 15 in depth as we discuss the resurrection.
Our goal is to make sure the students know and can share the basic story of Jesus’ life, ministry, death and resurrection.
We will also briefly look at several other books in the New Testament including The Acts of the Apostles, the letters of the Apostles Paul and other important New Testament themes such as the “cloud of witnesses” from Hebrews 11.
Homework: Most weeks there will be reading assignments from the Bible. These are usually a chapter or two from the Bible. Students will have a brief worksheet to complete on their reading. The class ends with a take-home test covering the basics of Jesus’ life and passion and our understanding of the resurrection.
This is Just the Beginning: Obviously, in such a short time, we cannot study the whole New Testament in depth. Our class with the eighth graders is designed to help get them familiar with some of the most important messages the New Testament contains. They will continue to study the New Testament in the high school Sunday morning class and in high school youth group.
As Martin Luther wrote, we can never stop learning what God never stops teaching!
BACK TO 8th GRADE CONFIRMATION
We will spend several weeks studying what Jesus taught and what it means to be a disciple, or “student” of Jesus. If we are going to share the Good News (one of the Affirmation of Baptism promises) we need to know the Good News. That’s why we will spend a lot of time in the four gospels (the word means “Good News) of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
We will also devote several classes to studying the story of Jesus’ passion; his betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection. Special attention will be paid to what Jesus’ resurrection was and was not and what his resurrection says to us about our own life, faith and eternity. We will cover the great resurrection chapter of 1 Corinthians 15 in depth as we discuss the resurrection.
Our goal is to make sure the students know and can share the basic story of Jesus’ life, ministry, death and resurrection.
We will also briefly look at several other books in the New Testament including The Acts of the Apostles, the letters of the Apostles Paul and other important New Testament themes such as the “cloud of witnesses” from Hebrews 11.
Homework: Most weeks there will be reading assignments from the Bible. These are usually a chapter or two from the Bible. Students will have a brief worksheet to complete on their reading. The class ends with a take-home test covering the basics of Jesus’ life and passion and our understanding of the resurrection.
This is Just the Beginning: Obviously, in such a short time, we cannot study the whole New Testament in depth. Our class with the eighth graders is designed to help get them familiar with some of the most important messages the New Testament contains. They will continue to study the New Testament in the high school Sunday morning class and in high school youth group.
As Martin Luther wrote, we can never stop learning what God never stops teaching!
BACK TO 8th GRADE CONFIRMATION
