The New Testament canon during the first four centuries X = Citation or Allusion O = Named as authentic ? = Disputed COUNCILS Mt Mk Lk Jn Ac Rm 1C 2C Ga Ep Ph Co 1Th 2Th 1T 2T Ti Phe He Jm 1P 2P 1J 2J 3J Jd Rv Nicea (325-340) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O...
First of all, the Bible is the result of God's act where he inspired various people to write different books of the Bible over a period of about 1500 years. The Old Testament has 39 books[fn]In 1546 the Roman Catholic Church added seven books to the Bible in response...
We do not know who wrote the book of Hebrews, though it appears that it was probably Paul. The book presents Christ as the final High Priest and eloquently explains the Old Testament sacrificial system in light of the atonement of Christ. The letter itself does not...
Following is a partial list of different nations/countries mentioned in the Bible. Achaia, Acts 18:12, 27; 19:21; Romans 15:26; 1 Corinthians 16:15; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 9:2; 11:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:7,8 Aram (modern Syria), 2 Kings 5:1; 12:17; Isaiah 7:1, 4; Ezekiel...
The Gospel of Mark is probably the first Gospel written since Matthew and Luke contain about 93% of the material that is found in Mark. Also, when Matthew and Luke have different stories than Mark, they do not together list their stories in a different sequence than...
The following is a list of a number of alleged "Lost Gospels" or "Lost Books" that are not in the New Testament. The reason that these books are not in the New Testament is that they were written so late and therefore could not have been written by an apostle or...
A simple list of the all the Books of the Bible categorized in the Old and New Testaments Old Testament New Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth First Samuel Second Samuel First Kings Second Kings First Chronicles Second Chronicles...
General revelation is the knowledge of God, as well as the knowledge of right and wrong, that can be obtained through nature. This general revelation of God’s existence and basic morality is known by everyone. First of all, the apostle Paul tells us that the people...
The following are extant papyrus fragments and copies. These manuscripts, designated by p1, p2, etc., are part of the overall existing biblical manuscript scope that we now possess. This range of papyri are very old. They represent the extant copies made in the...
The following diagram illustrates manuscript corruptions in the biblical texts that are produced, for whatever reason, and copied down to later manuscripts. The purpose of the illustration is to show how copy errors in the Bible are transmitted from one manuscript to...