Letters_of_the_Apostles—Doctrinal_and_Educational_Books

Introduction to the third Gospel of Luke The 42nd book of the Bible, the 3rd book in the New Testament The author of the third Gospel is Luke the physician; like the writer of the Gospel of Mark, he was a companion and co-worker of Paul. Luke, who also wrote the Book of Acts, is…

Introduction to the catholic letters In this context, “Catholic” has no denominational meaning; the Greek word katholikós means: “general,” “universal,” or “comprehensive.” The catholic letters are so named because they generally do not specify a particular congregation or individual as the recipient, but are addressed to the entire Christian body.They were first referred to as…

Introduction to the letter to Titus The 56th book of the Bible, the 17th in the New Testament Along with 1 and 2 Timothy, the letter to Titus is one of the so-called Pastoral Epistles.The Epistle to Titus is addressed to a close associate of Paul, who had already accompanied him to the Council of…

Introduction to the epistles of Paul,the „special“ Apostle To understand the epistles of Paul – we have to remember: Paul was the only apostle who had not previously been counted among Jesus’ disciples. On the contrary, he initially persecuted Jesus’ followers with all his might, because Paul considered their belief that they had found the…

Introduction to the Gospel according to Mark – the second Gospel in the bible The 41st book of the Bible, the 2nd in the New Testament The early Church Fathers attribute the Second Gospel according to Mark, the son of a woman named Mary from Jerusalem and the nephew of Barnabas (Acts 12:12; 2 Timothy…

Introduction to the letter to the Romans The 45th book of the Bible, the 6th in the New Testament The Epistle or the letter to the Romans is one of Paul’s longest and most important letters, and is considered the first—and perhaps the greatest—work on Christian theology.It is also the earliest evidence of a Christian…