Bible is the collection of religious texts or scriptures sacred to Christians, Jews, Samaritans,Rastafari and others. They generally consider the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.
In this article, we will talk about the New Testament books and their classification. The word testament is from the Latin "testamentum" which translate the Hebrew word meaning "covenant". Covenant is the sacred agreement between God and his people.
The New testament is composed of 27 books from Matthew to Revelation. It consist the 4 narrations of Jesus'life (Gospel), a theological account of the early Christian Church(Acts) 13 Pauline letters, 8 general epistles and 1 Apocalypse or prophecy, the revelation of the future.
Gospel
The term gospel in the Greek New Testament is evangelion(noun) which means "good news" and evangelizo(verb) means "to bring or announce good news". It is the sum total of the saving truth as God has communicated it to the lost humanity and is revealed in the person of his Son, Jesus Christ. It tells about the life, death, resurrection and ministries of Jesus together with His disciples.
Books of Gospel
Matthew
John
Luke
Mark
History Book -Acts
The author of this book is Luke. It tells about the acts of the apostles, the history of the church and its growth, from the ascension of Christ to the imprisonment of Paul at Rome and the opening of his ministry.
Acts
The Pauline letters/Epistles
The Epistles are generally divided into Puline letters and Non-Pauline(General) Epistles. Pauk's Epistles fall into 2 categories:9 epistles written to churches(Romans to 2 Thessalonians) and 4 pastoral and personal epistles (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon). They teel about the meaning and application of the gospel for Christians. They give the interpretation of the person and work of Christ and apply the truth of the gospel to believers.
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Collosians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
General Epistles
The seven letters (James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1,2,3 John and Jude) are often called th General Epistles because they speak to the Christian church in general rather than to individual churches. They are also united by their interest in oratical matters such as organizational leadership, hard work, fairness, good relationship and effective
The General Epistles reflecy the essential challenge of Christians faced in the Roman Emoire and how to follow Jesus in a difficult environment.
Books in the General Epistles
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Apocalypse/Prophecy- Revelation
The writer of the book of Revelation was John the beloved, one of the disciples of Jesus. When he wrote this book he was in Patmos Island. His vision deal with events in the religious history.
Revelation
Matthew 24:35
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
