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The '''New Testament''' is a collection of biblical books written by various authors between 45 AD and 100 AD, revolving around the life and work of [[Jesus]] of Nazareth and His apostles, as well as the history of the early church.
The '''New Testament''' is a collection of biblical books written by various authors between 45 AD and 100 AD, revolving around the life and work of [[Jesus]] of Nazareth and His apostles, as well as the history of the early church.
Though written by ordinary people who spoke Greek as their second language, the '''New Testament''' is remarkably free of grammatical errors.<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0015_0_14801.html (the only grammatical errors are in the [[Book of Revelation]]).</ref>
The books are traditionally classified into categories:
The books are traditionally classified into categories:
*[[Epistle of Jude]]
*[[Epistle of Jude]]
*[[Book of Revelation|Revelation]]
*[[Book of Revelation|Revelation]]
==Language==
Most of the books of the New Testament, except for the Gospel of Luke, the Epistle to the Hebrews and several of Paul's letters, were written in [[Koine Greek]], a form of Greek used as a lingua franca around the eastern part of the Roman Empire at the time, rather than the [[Aramaic]] that would have actually been spoken in the events described.
== See also ==
== See also ==
* Vermes, G., ''Jesus the Jew'' (Collins, 1973)
* Vermes, G., ''Jesus the Jew'' (Collins, 1973)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
== External Links ==
== External Links ==