Letters_of_the_Apostles—Doctrinal_and_Educational_Books

Introduction to the Letters of the Apostle Paul Paul from Tarsus was the only apostle who had not previously been one of Jesus‘ disciples. On the contrary, he initially persecuted Jesus‘ followers with great zeal because he considered their belief that he was the Messiah of Israel to be a dangerous heresy. For him, this…

Introduction to the Gospel according to Matthew The 40th book of the Bible, the first book in the New Testament The Gospel of Matthew itself does not name the author, but from the earliest times he has been identified with Matthew, originally named Levi, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples. He was of Jewish descent and…

Introduction to the second letter of Peter The 61st book of the Bible, the 22nd in the New Testament Peter wrote his second and final Epistle shortly before his “death” as a farewell letter; some also refer to it as the apostle Peter’s testament.It is significant that the apostle does not speak of death or…

Introduction to thesecond letter to the Thessalonians The 53rd book of the Bible, the 14th in the New Testament In terms of subject matter, it is similar to the first letter to the Thessalonians. It was written not long after that, presumably in the same year, and also from Corinth. First, Paul offers comfort and…

The new testament – God’s covenant with all humanity We also owe our New Testament, the covenant that God offers to all of humanity, largely to our Jewish brothers and sisters. With the exception of the Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which he also wrote, all parts were written by…

Introduction to the letter to the Philippians The 50th book of the Bible, the 11th in the New Testament The letter to the Philippians was written to the church in Philippi, a city in the eastern part of the Roman province of Macedonia, in northern Greece.The congregation in Philippi, was the first Christian community on…