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This is a list of the 27 books of the New Testament, ordered canonically according to most Christian traditions. See also Bible and biblical literature. Gospel According to Matthew. Gospel According to Mark. Gospel According to Luke. Gospel According to John. Acts of the Apostles.
- Letter of Paul to Philemon
Letter of Paul to Philemon, brief New Testament letter...
- Letter of Paul to The Philippians
Letter of Paul to the Philippians, eleventh book of the New...
- Letter of Paul to The Ephesians
Letter of Paul to the Ephesians, tenth book of the New...
- Letter to The Hebrews
Letter to the Hebrews, anonymous New Testament letter...
- Letter of Paul to The Romans
Letter of Paul to the Romans, sixth book of the New...
- Letters of Paul to The Thessalonians
Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians, two New Testament...
- Letters of Paul to The Corinthians
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians, probably...
- Letters of Peter
Letters of Peter, two New Testament writings attributed to...
- Acts of The Apostles
After an introductory account of the descent of the Holy...
- Letter of Paul to Titus
Letter of Paul to Titus, New Testament writing addressed to...
- Letter of Paul to Philemon
- Genesis. Genesis speaks of beginnings and is foundational to the understanding of the rest of the Bible. It is supremely a book that speaks about relationships, highlighting those between God and his creation, between God and humankind, and between human beings.
- Exodus. Exodus describes the history of the Israelites leaving Egypt after slavery. The book lays a foundational theology in which God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped.
- Leviticus. Leviticus receives its name from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the Old Testament) and means "concerning the Levites" (the priests of Israel).
- Numbers. Numbers relates the story of Israel's journey from Mount Sinai to the plains of Moab on the border of Canaan. The book tells of the murmuring and rebellion of God's people and of their subsequent judgment.
Learn about the 27 books of the New Testament, their authors, and their Greek titles and meanings. Find out how the New Testament contains the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, and more.
- The 4 Gospels
- Acts
- Paul’s Letters to Local Churches
- The Pastoral Epistles: Paul’s Letters to Church Leaders
- The General Epistles: Letters to Large Groups
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If you’ve spent much time around Christians, you’ve probably heard the word “gospel.” It’s a word that means “good news.” Christians through the centuries have used it primarily to refer to a very specific bit of good news: Jesus, the Son of God, rose from the dead and will one day return to govern the whole world in peace and justice. So it’s no w...
The book of Acts is a sequel to the gospel of Luke (Acts 1:1–2; Luke 1:1–4). It’s the author’s account of how the followers of Jesus grew from a small group of witnesses to a movement that spread throughout the Roman empire. The central characters in this narrative are Peter and Paul: two prominent leaders in the early church. You can learn more ab...
In the book of Acts, we see how Paulspread the good news about Jesus throughout the first-century Roman empire. As he did this, he and his associates established gatherings of people (“churches”) who regularly met. Paul kept tabs on how these churches developed, and on several occasions sent letters to local churches to educate and instruct them on...
Paul didn’t just write to congregations. Four of our New Testament books are correspondence from Paul to individual church leaders. These letters are named after the people Paul sent them to: 1. 1 Timothy 2. 2 Timothy 3. Titus 4. Philemon A quick note on Philemon: this is a tricky book to categorize. It’s an open letter to the man Philemon, but als...
For the most part, the following letters were written to large groups of Christians living in the first-century Roman empire. These letters address a wide array of topics important to Christians of the time. With the exceptions of Hebrews and Revelation, these letters are named after their traditional authors. 1. Hebrews 2. James 3. 1 Peter 4. 2 Pe...
Learn how the New Testament books are grouped into five categories: the Gospels, Acts, Paul's letters, Pastoral Epistles, and General Epistles. Find out the names and summaries of each book of the New Testament and its main themes.
Sep 7, 2023 · Learn how the New Testament books are arranged in the Bible canon and read them online. This web page also provides links to other guides for the Old Testament books and the New Testament books in different orders.
The New Testament [a] ( NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events relating to first-century Christianity.
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There are twenty-seven books in the NT, made up of four gospels, the Book of Acts, twenty-one epistles, and the Book of Revelation. (For a detailed account of how these particular books came to be treated as a special collection see Canon of the New Testament .)
