{"id":60085,"date":"2021-03-03T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=60085"},"modified":"2021-03-03T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T15:29:13","slug":"leading-up-to-easter-what-you-dont-know-about-the-new-testament-will-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/leading-up-to-easter-what-you-dont-know-about-the-new-testament-will-surprise-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Up to Easter: What You Don\u2019t Know About the New Testament Will Surprise You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/landing\/NTWright-sign-up\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" title=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/bg3-blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22152047\/TNTINK-OBS-SM-Promo-1080x1080_1.jpg\" width=\"48%\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>The New Testament You Never Knew <em>Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright Starts March 8<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Bible scholars N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird say the New Testament is filled with startling and unforeseen twists. According to Wright, \u201cWhen we see Jesus announcing the kingdom of God saying the time is fulfilled, this is the time for God to become King, we also see Jesus doing all kinds of things like healing people and celebrating with all the \u2018wrong\u2019 kinds of folk, and then explaining that this is what it looks like when God becomes King. It is not what people expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bible Gateway, the most visited Christian website in the world, is hosting <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/landing\/NTWright-sign-up\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New Testament You Never Knew<\/em> Online Bible Study<\/a><\/strong>, presented by Drs. Wright and Bird, from <strong>March 8\u2013April 4, 2021<\/strong>. Free registration for the event is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/landing\/NTWright-sign-up\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BibleGateway.com\/NTWright<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/landing\/NTWright-sign-up\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the video<\/a> introducing this Online Bible Study:<br \/>\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9Mv2YDPYZg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Based on the lessons of <a href=\"https:\/\/store.faithgateway.com\/products\/the-new-testament-you-never-knew-study-guide?variant=13763023667311&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Buy your copy of The New Testament You Never Knew Study Guide in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The New Testament You Never Knew DVD<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Zondervan, 2019), this study will lead participants on a unique virtual journey showing the lands where Jesus taught, the apostle Paul preached, and the early church took root before expanding throughout the Roman Empire. Wright and Bird walk the soil as step-by-step guides, teaching the story behind the story of the New Testament, how it came to be written, why it was written and what it means for life today.<\/p>\n<p>Wright describes one aspect of just how revolutionary and disruptive were the events of the New Testament when he says the apostle Paul \u201cis obsessed with Jesus. He can\u2019t stop talking about Jesus. Something had happened with Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection which made Paul realize that the God of Israel, who was the creator God, had done something radical and shocking and unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><em>It only takes a minute to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/login\/\" title=\"Create your own Bible Gateway free personal account to upgrade your Bible Gateway experience\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>create your own Bible Gateway free personal account<\/strong><\/a> and you\u2019ll immediately upgrade your Bible Gateway experience. Do it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/login\/\" title=\"Create your own Bible Gateway free personal account to upgrade your Bible Gateway experience\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">right now!<\/a><\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Participants of this Online Bible Study will receive the following free downloads and online access to enhance their experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Two chapters from <a href=\"https:\/\/store.faithgateway.com\/products\/the-new-testament-in-its-world-an-introduction-to-the-history-literature-and-theology-of-the-first-christians?variant=20771635822703&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Buy your copy of The New Testament in Its World in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New Testament in Its World<\/em><\/a> by N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird<\/li>\n<li> Session one of <a href=\"https:\/\/store.faithgateway.com\/products\/the-new-testament-you-never-knew-study-guide?variant=13763023667311&amp;utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Buy your copy of The New Testament You Never Knew Study Guide in the Bible Gateway Store where you'll enjoy low prices every day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New Testament You Never Knew Study Guide<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li> A page of insightful and memorable quotes from the teaching of N.T. Wright<\/li>\n<li> Bible Gateway\u2019s colorful timeline Infographic of Holy Week<\/li>\n<li> Access to four video lessons with Drs. Wright and Bird. These videos will release week-by-week, no additional registration required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/the-world-as-it-was-when-the-new-testament-was-written-an-interview-with-n-t-wright-and-michael-f-bird\/\" title=\"Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The World as It Was When the New Testament Was Written: An Interview with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, <em>The World as It Was When the New Testament Was Written: An Interview with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<h2>Social Media Memes to Share<\/h2>\n<p>Use the following images to invite your blog readers, friends, and followers to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/landing\/NTWright-sign-up\/?utm_source=bg&amp;utm_term=bgobs&amp;utm_medium=news_release&amp;utm_campaign=obs_ntwright\" title=\"Join The New Testament You Never Knew Online Bible Study with N.T. 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