BIB 207: Gospels
An analytical study of the four Gospels and the life of Christ at their center.
Course Description
BIB 207 offers an analytical overview of the life of Christ through close study of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The course works through how each Gospel presents Jesus' ministry, teaching, death, and resurrection — and what each writer emphasizes that the others don't.
Students learn to read the Synoptic Gospels alongside one another, to recognize the distinct voice of John's account, and to follow Jesus' ministry as a coherent narrative across all four books. This is a survey-level course built to give students working command of the Gospels themselves before they move into upper-division Bible courses.
Corequisites
- None
Learning Outcomes
Compare the Four Gospels
Identify what each gospel writer emphasizes and why the four-fold witness matters.
Trace Jesus' Ministry
Follow the major events, teachings, and parables across the gospel narratives.
Read the Synoptics Together
Work with Matthew, Mark, and Luke as parallel accounts of shared material.
Distinguish John's Account
Recognize the literary and theological distinctives of the Fourth Gospel.
Engage the Passion and Resurrection
Study the death and resurrection of Christ as the climax of all four Gospels.
Biblical Worldview Connection
The Gospels stand at the center of a Christian worldview — not because they're more inspired than the rest of Scripture, but because Jesus is the figure the whole canon points toward. BIB 207 takes that seriously, treating the four-fold witness as the place where the biblical story comes into focus.
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BIB 207 puts the Gospels at the heart of ACU's Biblical Studies Intensive Minor. Explore the programs that include it.
