The_Gospels–Eyewitness Accounts_of_the_Life_of_Jesus

Introduction to the third letter of John The 64th book of the Bible, the 25th in the New Testament The third and final epistle of the Apostle John addresses a topic that is also touched upon in the Second Epistle of John, though this time from a different perspective. In the early centuries, the spread…

Introduction to the first letter of John The 62nd book of the Bible, the 23rd in the New Testament Like his Gospel of Jesus Christ, the First Epistle of John does not bear the apostle’s name. Nevertheless, even in the early Church there was no doubt as to its authorship.This is further evidenced by the…

Introduction to the Revelation of Jesus Christ The 66th and final book of the Bible, the 27th in the New Testament The Revelation of Jesus Christ, written by the Apostle John was likely written around the year 95, toward the end of Emperor Domitian’s reign (81–96 AD). This makes it, along with the letters of…

Introduction to thefirst letter to the Thessalonians The 52nd book of the Bible, the 13th in the New Testament Thessalonica, now known as Thessaloniki, was an important trading city in northern Greece and also the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Paul visited the city on his second journey and spent several months there,…

Introduction to the letter to the Galatians The 48th book of the Bible, the 9th in the New Testament During his second missionary journey, Paul traveled through Central Anatolia, where Turkey’s current capital is located, and founded several churches there. About 300 years earlier, some 20,000 Celtic mercenaries from the Volcae tribal confederation, who originated…

Introduction to the letter to the Ephesians The 49th book of the Bible, the 10th in the New Testament Ephesus was one of the most important cities of antiquity, both economically — a wealthy trading city on the west coast of modern-day Turkey—and in terms of pagan religion, with its temple dedicated to the Greek…