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| | ===The New Testament=== | | ===The New Testament=== |
| | + | The Bible as used by the majority of [[Christians]] includes the Hebrew Bible in its part as the Old Testament together with the [[New Testament]], which relates the life and teachings of [[Jesus Christ]], the [[Epistles]] or letters of the [[Apostle Paul]] and other disciples to the early church, and ending with the [[Book of Revelation]]. |
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| | + | The [[New Testament]] is a collection of 27 books, produced by Christians, with [[Jesus]] as its central figure, written primarily in [[Koine Greek]] in the early Christian period. Nearly all Christians recognize the New Testament (as stated below) as canonical. These books can be grouped into: |
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| | + | *[[The Gospels]] |
| | + | ***[[Gospel of Matthew|Gospel According to Matthew]] |
| | + | ***[[Gospel of Mark|Gospel According to Mark]] |
| | + | ***[[Gospel of Luke|Gospel According to Luke]] |
| | + | ***[[Gospel of John|Gospel According to John]] |
| | + | ***[[Acts of the Apostles]] |
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| | + | *[[Pauline Epistles]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Romans]] |
| | + | ***[[First Epistle to the Corinthians]] |
| | + | ***[[Second Epistle to the Corinthians]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Galatians]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Philippians]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to Philemon]] |
| | + | ***[[First Epistle to the Thessalonians]] |
| | + | ***[[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Ephesians]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Colossians]] |
| | + | ***[[First Epistle to Timothy]] |
| | + | ***[[Second Epistle to Timothy]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to Titus]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle to the Hebrews]] |
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| | + | *[[General Epistles]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle of James]] |
| | + | ***[[First Epistle of Peter]] |
| | + | ***[[Second Epistle of Peter]] |
| | + | ***[[First Epistle of John]] |
| | + | ***[[Second Epistle of John]] |
| | + | ***[[Third Epistle of John]] |
| | + | ***[[Epistle of Jude]] |
| | + | *[[Book of Revelation|Revelation]] |
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| | ==History of the Bible== | | ==History of the Bible== |