Letters_of_the_Apostles—Doctrinal_and_Educational_Books

Introduction to thesecond letter to the Thessalonians The 53rd book of the Bible, the 14th in the New Testament In terms of subject matter, it is similar to the first letter to the Thessalonians. It was written not long after that, presumably in the same year, and also from Corinth. First, Paul offers comfort and…

Introduction to the first letter to Timothy The 54th book of the Bible, the 15th in the New Testament Like the Epistle to Titus, the two Epistles to Timothy are among the Pastoral Epistles that Paul wrote toward the end of his life, in which he provides guidance on church life and, in particular, on…

Introduction to thefirst letter to the Thessalonians The 52nd book of the Bible, the 13th in the New Testament Thessalonica, now known as Thessaloniki, was an important trading city in northern Greece and also the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Paul visited the city on his second journey and spent several months there,…

Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles The 44th book of the Bible, the 5th in the New TestamentA historical book about the beginnings of Christianity Like the Gospel of Luke, the Acts of the Apostles is addressed to Theophilus and was written by Luke the doctor, a companion and co-worker of the Apostle Paul….

Introduction to the letter to the Colossians The 51st book of the Bible, the 12th in the New Testament In the letter to the Colossians, the apostle Paul writes to a church that was not founded by him personally, but by Epaphras, one of his disciples.Epaphras delivered this letter, along with the letter to the…

Introduction to the letter to the Philippians The 50th book of the Bible, the 11th in the New Testament The letter to the Philippians was written to the church in Philippi, a city in the eastern part of the Roman province of Macedonia, in northern Greece.The congregation in Philippi, was the first Christian community on…