The New Testament

The New Testament is made up of 27 books which can be further broken down into 4 subsections, The Gospels, The Acts, The Epistles and Revelation.

The Gospels

The first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, contain details of the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whilst each of the books is written from a different perspective and they contain different information each one gives us a clear picture of Jesus the Son of God who came to bring salvation to all.

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The Acts

The Acts of the Apostles was written by Luke and is effectively a sequel to the gospel that he wrote. Many have argued that the book should have been called "The Acts of the Holy Spirit" as it details so clearly how much can be achieved by a few individuals who have received and are prepared to be led by the Holy Spirit.

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The Epistles

The Epistles are a collection of letters written by Paul, James, Peter, John and Jude. The letters of James, Peter, John and Jude bear the authors names whilst the others were written by Paul, the exception is Hebrews whose author is unknown.

The complete list is:

Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John and Jude.

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Revelation

The book of Revelation was written by John who also wrote three of the Epistles. Revelation is one of the most challenging books of the Bible full of imagery about the events that will surround the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

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