{"id":17304,"date":"2024-12-06T00:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/?page_id=17304"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:55:21","slug":"new-testament-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/new-testament-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"\"><a href=\"#tve-jump-19209e9f86c\" jump-animation=\"smooth\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21708\" width=\"534\" data-init-width=\"1280\" height=\"400\" data-init-height=\"960\" title=\"Exploring the New Testament - University Length Course with Hugo Mendez\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exploring-the-New-Testament-University-Length-Course-with-Hugo-Mendez.jpg\" data-width=\"534\" data-height=\"400\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1280 \/ 960;\" mt-t=\"0\" center-v-t=\"false\" ml-d=\"0\" mt-d=\"0\" center-h-d=\"false\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" ml-t=\"0\" ml-m=\"0\" center-h-m=\"false\" mt-m=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span>&nbsp;Get Instant Access!<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><strong>27-LESSON COURSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 data-fontsize=\"65\" data-lineheight=\"78px\" style=\"--fontSize: 65; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--tcb-tpl-color-6) !important; --tcb-applied-color: var$(--tcb-tpl-color-6) !important;\"><strong>IT&#8217;S LIKE STEPPING INTO A UNIVERSITY CLASSROOOM\u2014UNLOCK ELITE INSIGHTS INTO THE NEW TESTAMENT!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Designed to replicate the experience of a university-level &#8220;Introduction to the New Testament&#8221; class, this online course offers the elite insights and rigor of a top-tier academic setting\u2014without the high cost or exam pressure. Course is now available.<!--! 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