The Life of Christ, Part 1 covers the first half of the Gospel narrative, leading up to the week prior to the Passion week. This book is designed to understand and appreciate all that Jesus said and did. It provides a blend of explanations of the details surrounding each incident, prophetic fulfillments from the Old Testament, explanations of the customs of the day, and rich spiritual insights for today's Christian living. Pastor Sell has taught this course approximately 25 times spanning a period of 50 years, each time adding new insights and better explanations of the most amazing story ever told.

This is a detailed study of the life of Christ through the reading of the four Gospels. It covers the basic knowledge of the major events in Jesus' earthly ministry. The first half will address the life of Jesus through the Galilean ministry. The second half of the course (Life of Christ 2) covers the life of Christ from the later Judean ministry through His Ascension.

This study guide is the accompanying Course Manual for The Life of Christ 1 at Northern California Bible College, www.ncbc.net. The course can be taken for Personal Enrichment at any time.

David Sell is President Emeritus of Northern California Bible College. He has played a vital part in the school's development since its inception in 1971, having been a graduate, faculty member, Registrar, Academic Dean, President, and now President-Emeritus. He holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees-one from Northern Calif. Bible College and another from San Jose State University. He received his Master's degree from San Jose State University in Higher Education. From 1987-2006 he also served as the founding pastor of Pleasanton Community Church. Pastor Sell has written over twenty college courses but specializes in matters of the end times. He has conducted end-time conferences in Nigeria, Scotland, Ireland, Indonesia, Trinidad, as well as the United States. David Sell lives in Redlands, California, with his wife, Debbie; they have been married 49 years and have two daughters and five grandchildren.