New Testament Flashcards
Stages of the Development of the New Testament
- Founding events
- Handing down of stories both written and oral
- Composition and publication of letters
- Use, copying, exchanging of NT writings
- Collection, Selection, & Editing of NT materials
- Final Canonization Process
Contains the books that tell the life and ministry of Jesus
Gospels
Written by the apostle Paul to the churches he has planted all over the Roman Empire
Letters
Named after the apostles two of whom are the two brothers of Jesus, meant for all the churches at that time
General Epistles/Catholic Epistles
Book that describes the final realization of God’s reign on earth.
Revelation
First book of the New Testament
Matthew
The most significant event in history which became the marker of time.
Jesus’ Birth
The number of books in the New Testament
27
Apostle who wrote the most number of books in the New Testament
Paul
Earliest NT books to be written
Paul’s letters
Meaning authoritative teaching or measure/standard of authoritative teaching
canon
Witnesses to the life and teachings of Jesus, to whom the preaching of the Good News (Gospel) of God’s Kingdom were entrusted.
Apostles
True or False
The early disciples of Jesus did not have the New Testament writing yet, they were the one’s who wrote what they have seen and heard.
True
True or False
There are more books in the Old Testament than the books in the New Testament
True
True or False
Most of the letters of Paul were mainly letters to individual Christians.
False
