New Testament

Authors of the New Testament Books

List of the 9 authors of the 27 books of the New Testament, with authors names and Greek meanings. 27 Books and 9 Authors. The New Testament contains 27 different books written by nine different authors. Every author of the New Testament was Jewish except for Luke. Three of the writers: Matthew, Peter, and John were among the 12 disciples who ...

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Mary Visits Her Relative Elizabeth

Mary, upon hearing the good news immediately made arrangements to go and visit her relative Elizabeth in the hill country of Judea. It was quite a long journey from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea, and travel could be very difficult in those days. When she arrived Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and the child lept in her womb....

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Timeline of the New Testament Books

List of the chronological dates of the 27 books of the New Testament along with historical events in the first century AD. The list includes places where the books or letters were written. Chronology of New Testament Books and Events....

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Gabriel Encourages Joseph

The Bible reveals that when Mary began to show her pregnancy Joseph became very confused. While Joseph was contemplating divorcing her secretly the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream revealing that the child in her womb was conceived by the Holy Spirit. The Lord encouraged Joseph that the child would be named Jesus, which means in H...

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The Names of Jesus in the New Testament

List of the Names and Titles of Jesus mentioned in the Bible. The New Testament mentions many names, titles, and characteristics of Jesus Christ. In the Bible a name or title can reveal many things about a person, his character, or events connected with his life....

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The Parables of Jesus

The New Testament mentions many of the parables spoken by Jesus Christ. In the Bible a parable was an earthly example with a heavenly meaning. Jesus spoke in parables to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven....

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People Came from All Around

The people came from all around to hear John`s message, confess their sins and get baptized. The Bible says they came from Jerusalem, Judaea, and the region of the Jordan....

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John`s Baptism of Repentance

The baptism of John was different than the baptism of Jesus. People came to the Jordan River where John was preaching, and they were baptized with water as they confessed their sins, in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. John`s message was to repent and do good for the kingdom of heaven was at hand....

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John`s Appearance

John stood wearing a camel`s hair garment with a leather girdle about his loins, similar to the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. John had nothing whatsoever to do with the kingdom of this world and the worldly pleasures around him, his only focus was on the kingdom of heaven and the very King who was about to appear. He had nothing to do ...

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John Appears Preaching in the Wilderness

John the Baptist was born about 5 BC, and now about 26 A.D. about the age of 30 he appears in the wilderness of Judea. He was preaching to everyone that they should repent and turn from wickedness and prepare themselves for the coming of the Messiah. His message was a cry for repentance, that the time was at hand for people to prepare for the ...

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