Book By Book

John

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:22 +0000

WHO IS THE WRITER OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL? Early Christian tradition names the Apostle John as the author of the fourth Gospel. Many earlychurch fathers have written that John is the author. Espe...

Exodus

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:13 +0000

THE NAME OF THE BOOK

The second book of the Pentateuch is called Exodus, Greek for "a going out." The name is used because the book describes the "going out" of the Children of Israel from the Land of Egypt. However, the name properly describes only the content of the first part of the book, the first 18 chapters. The other 22 chapters are concerned with the giving of the Law and Covenant, and the preparation of the tabernacle.

THREE MAIN DIVISIONS

We can logically divide the Book of Exodus into three main parts:

Malachi

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:11 +0000

MALACHI AND HIS BOOKMalachi's name means "my messenger." If he was not the very last messenger of God to write an Old Testament book, he was at least one of God's last Old Testament messengers. ...

Zechariah

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:10 +0000

ZECHARIAH AND HIS BOOKZechariah's name means "the Lord remembers." His name is a reminder that the Lord never forgets His people or His promises to them. The Lord remembered His people in captiv...

Zephaniah

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:09 +0000

ZEPHANIAH AND HIS BOOK

Haggai

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:09 +0000

These last three books of the Old Testament were all written after the time of the Babylonian Captivity. They tell of events back in the homeland of Judah. The messages of the three prophets Haggai,...

Jude

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:08 +0000

WHO IS THE AUTHOR? The writer of this, the last of the General Epistles, calls himself "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James." The name "Jude" is another form of the name "Judas." ...

Revelation

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:08 +0000

A summary and overview of the book of Revelation

3 John

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:07 +0000

JOHN'S THIRD EPISTLE 3rd John is addressed to an individual; a dear friend of John named Gaius. John compliments Gaius on "walking in the truth" and on his hospitality shown toward traveling mission...

2 John

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:05 +0000

JOHN'S SECOND EPISTLE 2nd John is addressed "to the chosen lady and her children" (1:1). Some think that his letter was written to a real person. But it is more commonly thought that "the chosen l...

1 John

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:04 +0000

THE AUTHOR The writer of the Three Epistles of John does not name himself; but early Christian tradition said that the Apostle John is the author. Evidence inside the letters themselves also leads...

1 Peter

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:03 +0000

THE APOSTLE PETER Peter names himself as the author of the two letters that carry his name. Peter is a very prominent figure in the Gospels and Acts. We could write much about his life. For a more...

2 Peter

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:03 +0000

PETER'S SECOND EPISTLE Peter was evidently intended for the same Christians as 1 Peter, since in 3:1 Peter says "this is now my second letter to you." We can only guess that 2 Peter was also writte...

James

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:01 +0000

WHICH "JAMES" IS THE AUTHOR? The author of this letter gives us his name right at the beginning of his letter. He calls himself "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." The author i...

Philemon

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:00 +0000

A RUN-AWAY SLAVE Many people evidently came to see Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome ([Acts 28:30]). One man who came to visit him was a slave from Colosse who had stolen his master's goods...

Hebrews

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:31:00 +0000

GENERAL EPISTLES The remaining epistles of the New Testament are not addressed as specifically to congregations or individuals as are Paul's epistles. Therefore they are often called by the name "Ge...

Titus

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:30:59 +0000

TITUS, PAUL'S FRIEND AND HELPER We know less about Titus than we do Timothy. We do not find Titus' name in the Book of Acts. But from Paul's epistles we know that Titus was a faithful and capable s...

2 Timothy

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:30:58 +0000

Paul's Second Letter to Timothy was written by Paul from Rome during Paul's second Roman imprisonment, perhaps about 66 A.D. As far as we know, Timothy was still in Ephesus. A THEME, OUTLINE AND T... Paul's Second Letter to Timothy was written by Paul from Rome during Paul's second Roman imprisonment, perhaps about 66 A.D. As far as we know, Timothy was still in Ephesus.

A THEME, OUTLINE AND THE BASIC CONTENTS OF 2 TIMOTHY

"PAUL COUNSELS TIMOTHY CONCERNING THE WORD OF TRUTH" 1.Guard the word of truth.

2 Thessalonians

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:30:57 +0000

Paul wrote this second letter probably a few months after the first one because: 1.) The Thessalonians were still suffering harsh persecutions and needed encouragement; 2.) They still had q...

1 Timothy

gravitek — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:30:57 +0000

THE PASTORAL EPISTLES Three letters of Paul are commonly called his "Pastoral Epistles." They are 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. They have been given this name because in these letters the experienced ...