New Testament Study for Latter-day Saints

The New Testament is the account of Jesus Christ - his mortal ministry, his Atonement, his resurrection, and the early Church he established. Latter-day Saints read the New Testament with the understanding that the priesthood authority and many plain doctrines were lost through apostasy and restored through Joseph Smith. That perspective shapes how members approach every passage. LDS Sunday School helps you understand any New Testament text with that full context.

Key Principles

• ✓The four Gospels present Christ from four different perspectives - all are valuable
• ✓The Joseph Smith Translation makes significant additions and corrections to the New Testament text
• ✓Acts records the early Church as Christ established it - and provides a pattern for the Restoration
• ✓Paul's letters address specific congregations but contain universal doctrinal teaching
• ✓Latter-day Saints believe in a Great Apostasy between the early Church and the Restoration