Letters_of_the_Apostles—Doctrinal_and_Educational_Books

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 first letter of John The 62nd book of the Bible, the 23rd in the New Testament Like his Gospel of Jesus Christ, the First Epistle of John does not bear the apostle’s name. Nevertheless, even in the early Church there was no doubt as to its authorship.This is further evidenced by the…

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 Gospel according to John The 43rd book of the Bible, the 4th in the New Testament The fourth Gospel, the Gospel according to John, was also written by one of Jesus’ disciples, namely the Apostle John. On this point, not only the Church Fathers but even the early opponents of Christianity are in…

Introduction to the letter of James The 59th book of the Bible, the 20th in the New Testament The Epistle of James also differs from the other epistles in the New Testament.There are no personal greetings at the end, and the sections do not flow into one another; rather, they are individual topics strung together….