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Category Archive: Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Revelation

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Author and Title Revelation 1:1 announces both the book’s title (it is a “revelation”) and its divine author (“Jesus […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Jude

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Author and Title As its title implies, the book was written by Jude, brother of James and Jesus […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 3 John

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Author and Title See Introductions to 1 John and 2 John. Like 2 John, 3 John claims to have been written […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 John

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Author and Title Ancient manuscripts uniformly identify this as a second letter by “John.” Due to the writing […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1 John

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Author and Title Manuscript evidence is unanimous that someone named “John” wrote this little treatise, which is consistently […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Peter

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Author and Title Within 2 Peter itself there is strong evidence for authorship by the apostle Peter. In 1:1 the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1 Peter

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Author and Title That this letter was written by the apostle Peter is explicitly affirmed by 1:1 and by the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to James

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Author and Title The title of this book derives from the name of its author, James the Just […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Hebrews

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Author, Audience, and Title The author of Hebrews neither names himself nor clearly designates his audience. The traditional […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Philemon

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Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors in verse 1. It becomes apparent, however, […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Titus

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Author and Title As the first verse states, this letter was written by the apostle Paul to his […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Timothy

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Author and Title The first two verses of 2 Timothy clearly present the author as Paul and the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1 Timothy

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Author and Title The first verse of 1 Timothy clearly states that Paul is the author, and this […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Thessalonians

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Author and Title Although some scholars today have questioned Pauline authorship of 2 Thessalonians, the unanimous testimony of […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1 Thessalonians

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Author and Title Paul is widely regarded as the author of 1 Thessalonians, as evidenced by how compatible […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Colossians

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Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors of Colossians (1:1). Timothy probably served […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Philippians

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Author and Title Paul is the stated author of Philippians, and few have questioned his authorship. It was […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Ephesians

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Author and Title Pauline authorship of Ephesians was universally accepted until modern times. Today a number of scholars […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Galatians

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Author and Title The first word of the letter to the Galatians is “Paul,” and there has been […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Corinthians

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Author and Title The apostle Paul is the undisputed author of 2 Corinthians. Although some scholars have questioned […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1 Corinthians

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Author and Title The first word of 1 Corinthians states that Paul is its author. There is no […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Romans

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Author and Title As the opening words of the letter indicate, the apostle Paul wrote the book of […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Acts

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Acts is unique among the NT writings, in that its main purpose is to record a selective history […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to John

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Author and Title The title says that the Gospel was written by John, and other evidence identifies this […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Luke

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Author The third Gospel does not name its author. This is also true of the book of Acts, […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Mark

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Author and Title Widespread evidence from the early church fathers affirms that Peter passed on reports of the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Matthew

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Author and Title Since none of the four Gospels includes the names of their authors in the original […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Malachi

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Author and Title The Hebrew name “Malachi” means “my messenger,” or perhaps “messenger of (the Lord)” if “Malachi” is […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Zechariah

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Author and Date The prophet Zechariah was a priest, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo. He […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Haggai

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Author and Title The book of Haggai contains messages delivered by the prophet Haggai, and thus it is […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Zephaniah

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Author and Title While the originator of the words of this book ultimately was Israel’s God (“the Lord”), the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Habakkuk

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Author and Title Little is known about the prophet Habakkuk. He was likely a contemporary of Zephaniah and […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Nahum

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Author and Title The book is named after its author, the prophet Nahum of Elkosh. His name means […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Micah

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Author and Title Rather than being identified by his father or family (cf. Joel “son of Pethuel” [Joel […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Jonah

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Author and Title The title of the book is the name of the main character, Jonah. The book […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Obadiah

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Author and Title The superscription for the book identifies the genre as a “vision,” a prophetic revelation from […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Amos

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Author and Title The first verse of the book identifies it as the work of Amos, one of […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Joel

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Title and Author “Joel, the son of Pethuel,” whose name means “Yahweh is God,” gives the book its […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Hosea

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Author and Title The opening verse, “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri,” identifies […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Daniel

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Author and Title The book of Daniel, named after and written by Daniel in the sixth century b.c., records […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Ezekiel

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Author and Title Ezekiel is both the name of the sixth-century b.c. prophet and the title of the book that […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Lamentations

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Author and Title In the Hebrew Bible, Lamentations is called Ekah (“How”), after the first word in the book. This […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Jeremiah

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Author and Title Determining the authorship of the book of Jeremiah is complicated by several factors: the variety […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Isaiah

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Author and Title The opening words of the book explain that this is “the vision of Isaiah the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to The Song of Solomon

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Author and Date The questions of who wrote the Song of Solomon, when it was written, how to […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Ecclesiastes

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Author, Title, and Date The traditional English title comes from the book’s heading in the Latin Vulgate translation […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Proverbs

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Author and Date Proverbs itself mentions Solomon (reigned c. 971–931 b.c.) as author or collector of its contents (1:1; […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to The Psalms

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Title The book of Psalms, or Psalter, has supplied to believers some of their best-loved Bible passages. It […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Job

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Author While Job is one of the most profound books of the Bible, its anonymous author can be […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Esther

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Author and Title Like many OT books, Esther is an anonymous work. The only hints of its origin […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Nehemiah

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Author and Title Nehemiah is the central figure in the book, and it contains some of his own […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Ezra

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Author and Title Ezra 1–6 recounts events long before Ezra’s time, and the book does not state who wrote […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Chronicles

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For an outline for 2 Chronicles, see Outline for 1–2 Chronicles. The beginning of what is today called 2 […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1–2 Chronicles

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Author and Title The text nowhere directly identifies its author (traditionally designated “the Chronicler”). Jewish tradition assigned the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Kings

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Outline The Death of Ahaziah (1:1–18) Elisha and Israel (2:1–10:36) Elijah gives way to Elisha (2:1–25) Elisha and […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1–2 Kings

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Author and Title As the titles of the books indicate, 1–2 Kings describe the period of the monarchy […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 2 Samuel

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Outline Story of King David (1:1–20:26) David and the death of Saul (1:1–27) David becomes king (2:1–5:5) Jerusalem, […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to 1–2 Samuel

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Author and Title The Hebrew title “Samuel” refers to Samuel as the key figure in 1–2 Samuel, the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Ruth

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Author and Title The book is named for its main character, Ruth, a Moabite widow who married the […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Judges

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Author and Title The name of the book of Judges comes from the title given to the 12 […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Joshua

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Author and Title The book of Joshua is named for its leading character. (For more on Joshua, see […]

July 1, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Deuteronomy

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Author and Title The name “Deuteronomy” derives from the Greek for “second law,” an early mistranslation of “copy […]

June 30, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Numbers

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Author, Date, and Title The composition of Numbers cannot be discussed just on its own, as it is […]

June 30, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Leviticus

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Author, Date, and Title The authorship of Leviticus is closely related to the larger question of who wrote […]

June 30, 2014 Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Exodus

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Title Exodus is the second of the first five books of the OT, which are referred to collectively […]

June 30, 2014 Bible Study, Introduction to Bible

Introduction to Genesis

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Author, Title, and Date The English title “Genesis” comes from the Greek translation of the Pentateuch and means […]

June 30, 2014 Introduction to Bible
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