The_Gospels–Eyewitness Accounts_of_the_Life_of_Jesus

Introduction to the third letter of John The 64th book of the Bible, the 25th in the New Testament The third and final epistle of the Apostle John addresses a topic that is also touched upon in the Second Epistle of John, though this time from a different perspective. In the early centuries, the spread…

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 epistles of Paul,the “special” Apostle To understand the epistles of Paul – we have to remember: Paul was the only apostle who had not previously been counted among Jesus’ disciples. On the contrary, he initially persecuted Jesus’ followers with all his might, because Paul considered their belief that they had found 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 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 catholic letters In this context, “Catholic” has no denominational meaning; the Greek word katholikós means: “general,” “universal,” or “comprehensive.” The catholic letters are so named because they generally do not specify a particular congregation or individual as the recipient, but are addressed to the entire Christian body.They were first referred to as…