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- Kristi Walker
- Luke. Luke, a medical doctor, a gentile, and the author of both this gospel and the book of Acts, focused largely on Jesus’ healing ministry in his account of Jesus’ life, and his two-volume set of Luke and Acts (written for Theophilus) gives us an overview of Christ, the origins of Christianity, and the birth of the Church!
- John. John, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, and one of the “sons of thunder” along with his brother, James, wrote his gospel after the other three were written and focused his eyewitness account on supplying supplemental information, perspective and details complementary to the other gospels.
- Romans. The Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen and a Pharisee, whose miraculous conversion was recorded in the book of Acts, was largely responsible for the spread of the gospel throughout the Roman Empire and wrote a total of thirteen books of the New Testament in the form of letters, known as the Pauline Epistles, Romans being Paul’s letter to the early church in Rome (a church founded by Paul and Peter), focused primarily on the righteousness that comes only from God.
- 2 Corinthians. Paul’s fourth epistle to the church in Corinth (the first and third not included in Scripture), was written after Paul received troubling news that the church was being deceived by false apostles who were also maligning Paul’s character and slandering his ministry, prompting this intensely personal letter defending his divinely-appointed apostleship.
3 days ago · Paul [a] (also named Saul of Tarsus; [b] c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD), commonly known as Paul the Apostle [7] and Saint Paul, [8] was a Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [9] For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age ...
Apr 28, 2024 · History of the order. The Bible starts with the creation narratives and the origin stories of Israel, followed by the historical books of the kings and chronicles. The Old Testament is in roughly chronological order but in many of the books the timelines overlap. In a similar way, the New Testament starts with the stories of Jesus followed by ...
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4 days ago · The New Testament is by far the shorter portion of the Christian Bible, but, through its associations with the spread of Christianity, it has wielded an influence far out of proportion to its modest size. Like the Old Testament, the New Testament is a collection of books, including a variety of early Christian literature.
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- Why is the Bible important?The Bible contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity and has long been the most available, familiar, and dependable source and arbi...
- What language was the Bible originally written in?The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Its Greek translation, the Septuagint, made it accessible in the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BCE–c. 300 CE)...
- How is the Bible organized?The Hebrew Bible has three divisions: Torah (Instruction, or Law; also called the Pentateuch), Neviʾim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). These bo...
- When was the Bible written?Parts of the Hebrew Bible were written in perhaps the 10th century BCE. The final redaction and canonization of the Torah (the first five books of...
- What does the Bible say?The Bible centres on the one and only God, the Creator of all that exists. God’s will and purpose are viewed as just, loving, and ultimately prevai...
May 1, 2024 · Date of Writing: The Book of Philemon was written in approximately A. D. 60. Purpose of Writing: The letter to Philemon is the shortest of all Paul’s writings and deals with the practice of slavery. The letter suggests that Paul was in prison at the time of the writing. Philemon was a slave owner who also hosted a church in his home.
3 days ago · My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. 25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will ...
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5 days ago · The book is chock-full of illustrations of New Testament texts where the method under discussion truly makes a difference. "A wonderfully clear and accessible handbook for New Testament exegesis. Exegetically rigorous, theologically informed, and practically useful."--Thomas R. Schreiner, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
