The Books of the Old Testament, New Testament , and Apocrypha of the Bible, listed in alphabetical order. (See the list of books in biblical order.) * not found in all Bibles; see Apocrypha
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Matthew
The book of Matthew, named after its author, is one of the four Gospels, biographies that focus on the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The book of Matthew was written primarily to a Jewish audience and does much to connect Jewish history and understanding to the life of Jesus. Succinctly, Matthew is written […]
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Mark
The book of Mark, named after its author, is one of the four Gospels, biographies that focus on the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The book of Mark is the shortest and most concise. It is an ideal source to quickly gain an essential understanding of who Jesus is and what he did. […]
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Luke
The book of Luke, named after its author, is one of the four Gospels, biographies that focus on the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Luke was a medical doctor and the only non-Jewish writer in the New Testament. As such, his words are that of an outsider and may more readily connect with […]
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John
The book of John, named after its author, is one of the four Gospels, biographies that focus on the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. While the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke bear many nearly identical accounts and narratives, John, is the most different of the four Gospels; it contains the fewest similarities […]
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Acts
The book of Acts, or “the Acts of the Apostles,” is the story of the early church. Written by Dr. Luke, Acts continues the story where the book of Luke left off. As such, Luke and Acts are a powerful and compelling two-book combination. Acts begins with Jesus’s ascension into heaven and his followers’ (the […]
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Romans
The book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul (who wrote about half of the New Testament). Romans is a letter, or epistle, to the people of Rome, and by extension the Roman empire (the dominant world power of the day) and ostensibly the entire world. Romans is an organized summary of Paul’s message, […]
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1 Corinthians
First Corinthians, or 1 Corinthians, was written by the Apostle Paul (who wrote about half of the New Testament). It is a letter, or epistle, to the church in the city of Corinth (the first of two that Paul wrote; see Second Corinthians for the second letter). It was written about the same time as […]
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2 Corinthians
Second Corinthians, or 2 Corinthians, was written by the Apostle Paul (who wrote about half of the New Testament). It’s a letter, or epistle, to the church in the city of Corinth (the second of two that Paul wrote; see First Corinthians for the first). The book of Second Corinthians is a letter in which […]
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Galatians
The book of Galatians was written by the Apostle Paul (who wrote about half of the New Testament). It is a letter, or epistle, to the churches in the region of Galatia. Galatians (along with Romans) is a book that has helped shape Christian theology, covering, among other things, Christian freedom and faith. It also […]