Class Schedule

19 & 26 Feb, 12 Mar, 2, 16 & 30 Apr, 14 May 2027

Day
Fridays
Time
7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
Format
In person + ZoomIn person: 19 & 26 Feb. All other sessions on Zoom.
Location
BGST Nexus, 2 Kallang Avenue #11-01, CT Hub, Singapore 339407
Registration
Opens 01 Nov 2026 · closes 12 Feb 2027

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New Testament Foundations 2 (NT102) is the sequel to NT101 and both are foundational to the study of the New Testament at BGST. NT102 covers the Epistles and Revelation.

This course is a general survey of the message of the NT books, their relationships to each other, introductory issues (author, date, occasion, content, etc), and factors in the first century, e.g., history and religions, that influenced the life and ministry of the early church.

Next intake2029 Jan

3
Academic Units
7
Live Sessions
MATIS
Core course

Instructor

Dr Noel Cheong

Lecturer

Noel is a research associate in the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed his PhD in Theology at the University of Oxford in 2025, exploring the use of ethnic terminology in 1 Peter. He loves football, video games, and getting lost in the woods.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    General

  • 2

    Lesson 1: NT Background, Galatians, Hebrews, James

    • ENT Chapter 4 - Galatians

    • ENT Chapter 15 - NT Letters Interpretation and Authorship

    • ENT Chapter 16 - Hebrews

    • ENT Chapter 17 - James
  • 3

    Lesson 1 Slides and Optional Readings

    • Lesson 1 Slides

    • H. Bond - The Social and Political Milieu

    • J.T. Fitzgerald - The Religious and Philosophical Milieu

    • J. Barclay - Mirror-Reading a Polemical Letter, Galatians as a Test Case (1987)

    • M. Mitchell - Letter of James as a Document of Paulinism?
  • 4

    Lesson 2: Romans, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon

    • ENT Chapter 8 - Romans

    • ENT Chapter 10 - Philemon

    • ENT Chapter 11 - Colossians

    • ENT Chapter 12 - Ephesians
  • 5

    Lesson 2 Slides and Optional Readings

    • J. Glancy - Slavery and the Pauline Churches

    • J. Hatter - Slavery and the Enslaved in the Roman...

    • K. Yinger - The New Perspective on Paul, An Introduction

    • Lesson 2 Slides
  • 6

    Lesson 3: 1 and 2 Corinthians

    • ENT Chapter 3 - Paul's Life and Letters

    • ENT Chapter 6 - 1 Corinthians

    • ENT Chapter 7 - 2 Corinthians

    • ENT Chapter 14 - Paul the Missionary Theologian
  • 7

    Lesson 3 Slides and Optional Readings

    • Carroll, J.T. 'The Holy Spririt in the Letters of Paul' (2018)

    • Lesson 3 Slides

    • Lesson 3 Video Recording

    • Lesson 3 Audio Recording
  • 8

    Lesson 4: Philippians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, 2 Peter, Jude, 1-3 John

    • ENT Chapter 9 - Philippians

    • ENT Chapter 13 - 1-2 Timothy and Titus

    • ENT Chapter 19 - 2 Peter and Jude

    • ENT Chapter 20 - 1-3 John
  • 9

    Lesson 4 Slides and Optional Readings

    • Verheyden, J. 'The New Testament Canon' in the Cambridge History...

    • Lesson 4 Slides

    • Lesson 4 Audio Recording (Second Half)

    • Lesson 4 Video Recording (Second Half)
  • 10

    Lesson 5: 1-2 Thessalonians, 1 Peter, Revelation

    • ENT Chapter 5 - 1-2 Thessalonians

    • ENT Chapter 18 - 1 Peter

    • ENT Chapter 21 - Revelation
  • 11

    Lesson 5 Slides and Optional Readings

    • Lesson 5 Audio Recording

    • Lesson 5 Video Recording

    • Lesson 5 Slides

    • Williams, T. 'Persecution in 1 Peter Within Modern Scholarship' (2012)

    • Baynes, L. 'Revelation' in the Cambridge Companion to the New Testament (2021)
  • 12

    2025 Materials - Rev. Dr. Oh Boon Leong

    • Lecture 1 recording

    • Lecture 2 recording

    • Lecture 3 recording

    • Lecture 4 recording

    • Lecture 5 recording

    • Lecture 6 recording

    • Lecture 7 recording

    • Lecture 8 recording

    • Lecture 9 recording

    • Lecture 10 recording

    • NT102 (2024) Lecture 1.pdf

    • NT102 (2024) Lecture 2.pdf

    • NT102 (2024) Lecture 3.pdf

    • J T Fitzgerald.pdf

    • Student Notes Lecture 3

    • Student Notes Lecture 4

    • Student Notes Lecture 5

    • Student Notes Lecture 6

    • Student Notes Lecture 7

    • Student Notes Lecture 8

    • Student Notes Lecture 9

    • Student Notes Lecture 10
  • 13

    Course Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation form Policy for the Biblical Graduate School of Theology

    • BGST Student Course Evaluation Policy Acknowledgement Statement

    • Course Evaluation Form
  • 14

    Assignment

    • General formatting for all assignments

    • How to Upload Assignment

    • Assignment Submission on IMS

    • Marking Rubrics

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