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The New Testament was written by, or its writing was supervised by, the chosen disciples of Jesus Christ. John, who near the end of the first century A.D. was the last living apostle, was uniquely qualified to canonize the Scriptures as he was of the Aaronic (Levitical priest) blood line. We can therefore have full faith and confidence that the ...
Greek was the leading written and spoken language of the eastern Mediterranean world when Rome ruled the world during the New Testament period. Indeed, it remained the dominant language, especially in the large cities of Alexandria, Antioch, etc., until after the Arab Muslim conquest, long after the time the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.
The New Testament was written by many different authors over the years ~49 CE through, as late as, the mid-2nd century CE. Paul the apostle almost definitely wrote seven of the New Testament ...
The New Testament was written in order to make it possible for humanity to receive spiritual salvation. In order to have the knowledge that would save us, we need to know who Jesus Christ was, what he did for us, and to accept His sacrifice for our sins. Additionally, we have to know whom God is and how he wants us to live our lives.
27 B.C. to 14 A.D. Period when Augustus, the first true Roman emperor, rules the empire. 20 B.C. Herod the Great begins rebuilding Jerusalem's temple. 5 B.C. to 30 A.D. Jesus is born in the fall of 5 B.C., likely on the Feast of Trumpets, which occurs this year on Saturday, September 2. Jesus' life begins the period ot the New Testament.
The remaining part of the Old Testament, with the exception of Malachi, was put in a written form between 1000 and 500 B.C. It took a much shorter time to compose the New Testament. The span of time from the first manuscript written in 35 A.D. (the gospel of Matthew), to the last one completed in 95 A.D. (Revelation), is only sixty years.
The Letters of Paul are another important part of the New Testament written around 50 AD. Modern scholars believe that the Gospels were written over the span of the next 50 years following the ...
The Old Testament, as originally inspired, was divided into three major divisions. The first division was the Law, the second was the Prophets, and the third was the Writings (which included the Psalms and Proverbs). It was written from approximately the 1660s to the 400s B.C. The original canonized version contained twenty-two books, one for ...
The gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, were inspired and created so that a written record existed regarding the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. God's Holy Spirit within the four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, insured that their words were accurate and reflected the truth (John 14:26).
The New Testament, unlike the Old, was written during a much shorter time frame than its Old Testament counterpart. The first book to be completed was Matthew's gospel in 35 A.D. It was followed by the book of James around 40 to 41, then Mark's and most of John's gospel in 42. The last writing included in the New Testament canon was the book of ...