Author and Title Revelation 1:1 announces both the book’s title (it is a “revelation”) and its divine author (“Jesus […]
Author and Title As its title implies, the book was written by Jude, brother of James and Jesus […]
Author and Title See Introductions to 1 John and 2 John. Like 2 John, 3 John claims to have been written […]
Author and Title Ancient manuscripts uniformly identify this as a second letter by “John.” Due to the writing […]
Author and Title Manuscript evidence is unanimous that someone named “John” wrote this little treatise, which is consistently […]
Author and Title Within 2 Peter itself there is strong evidence for authorship by the apostle Peter. In 1:1 the […]
Author and Title That this letter was written by the apostle Peter is explicitly affirmed by 1:1 and by the […]
Author and Title The title of this book derives from the name of its author, James the Just […]
Author, Audience, and Title The author of Hebrews neither names himself nor clearly designates his audience. The traditional […]
Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors in verse 1. It becomes apparent, however, […]
Author and Title As the first verse states, this letter was written by the apostle Paul to his […]
Author and Title The first two verses of 2 Timothy clearly present the author as Paul and the […]
Author and Title The first verse of 1 Timothy clearly states that Paul is the author, and this […]
Author and Title Although some scholars today have questioned Pauline authorship of 2 Thessalonians, the unanimous testimony of […]
Author and Title Paul is widely regarded as the author of 1 Thessalonians, as evidenced by how compatible […]
Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors of Colossians (1:1). Timothy probably served […]
Author and Title Paul is the stated author of Philippians, and few have questioned his authorship. It was […]
Author and Title Pauline authorship of Ephesians was universally accepted until modern times. Today a number of scholars […]
Author and Title The first word of the letter to the Galatians is “Paul,” and there has been […]
Author and Title The apostle Paul is the undisputed author of 2 Corinthians. Although some scholars have questioned […]
Author and Title The first word of 1 Corinthians states that Paul is its author. There is no […]
Author and Title As the opening words of the letter indicate, the apostle Paul wrote the book of […]
Acts is unique among the NT writings, in that its main purpose is to record a selective history […]
Author and Title The title says that the Gospel was written by John, and other evidence identifies this […]
Author The third Gospel does not name its author. This is also true of the book of Acts, […]
Author and Title Widespread evidence from the early church fathers affirms that Peter passed on reports of the […]
Author and Title Since none of the four Gospels includes the names of their authors in the original […]
Author and Title The Hebrew name “Malachi” means “my messenger,” or perhaps “messenger of (the Lord)” if “Malachi” is […]
Author and Date The prophet Zechariah was a priest, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo. He […]
Author and Title The book of Haggai contains messages delivered by the prophet Haggai, and thus it is […]
Author and Title While the originator of the words of this book ultimately was Israel’s God (“the Lord”), the […]
Author and Title Little is known about the prophet Habakkuk. He was likely a contemporary of Zephaniah and […]
Author and Title The book is named after its author, the prophet Nahum of Elkosh. His name means […]
Author and Title Rather than being identified by his father or family (cf. Joel “son of Pethuel” [Joel […]
Author and Title The title of the book is the name of the main character, Jonah. The book […]
Author and Title The superscription for the book identifies the genre as a “vision,” a prophetic revelation from […]
Author and Title The first verse of the book identifies it as the work of Amos, one of […]
Title and Author “Joel, the son of Pethuel,” whose name means “Yahweh is God,” gives the book its […]
Author and Title The opening verse, “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri,” identifies […]
Author and Title The book of Daniel, named after and written by Daniel in the sixth century b.c., records […]
Author and Title Ezekiel is both the name of the sixth-century b.c. prophet and the title of the book that […]
Author and Title In the Hebrew Bible, Lamentations is called Ekah (“How”), after the first word in the book. This […]
Author and Title Determining the authorship of the book of Jeremiah is complicated by several factors: the variety […]
Author and Title The opening words of the book explain that this is “the vision of Isaiah the […]
Author and Date The questions of who wrote the Song of Solomon, when it was written, how to […]
Author, Title, and Date The traditional English title comes from the book’s heading in the Latin Vulgate translation […]
Author and Date Proverbs itself mentions Solomon (reigned c. 971–931 b.c.) as author or collector of its contents (1:1; […]
Title The book of Psalms, or Psalter, has supplied to believers some of their best-loved Bible passages. It […]
Author While Job is one of the most profound books of the Bible, its anonymous author can be […]
Author and Title Like many OT books, Esther is an anonymous work. The only hints of its origin […]
Author and Title Nehemiah is the central figure in the book, and it contains some of his own […]
Author and Title Ezra 1–6 recounts events long before Ezra’s time, and the book does not state who wrote […]
For an outline for 2 Chronicles, see Outline for 1–2 Chronicles. The beginning of what is today called 2 […]
Author and Title The text nowhere directly identifies its author (traditionally designated “the Chronicler”). Jewish tradition assigned the […]
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 […]
Author and Title As the titles of the books indicate, 1–2 Kings describe the period of the monarchy […]
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, […]
Author and Title The Hebrew title “Samuel” refers to Samuel as the key figure in 1–2 Samuel, the […]
Author and Title The book is named for its main character, Ruth, a Moabite widow who married the […]
Author and Title The name of the book of Judges comes from the title given to the 12 […]
Author and Title The book of Joshua is named for its leading character. (For more on Joshua, see […]
Author and Title The name “Deuteronomy” derives from the Greek for “second law,” an early mistranslation of “copy […]
Author, Date, and Title The composition of Numbers cannot be discussed just on its own, as it is […]
Author, Date, and Title The authorship of Leviticus is closely related to the larger question of who wrote […]
Title Exodus is the second of the first five books of the OT, which are referred to collectively […]
Author, Title, and Date The English title “Genesis” comes from the Greek translation of the Pentateuch and means […]
This chart is adapted from the lists in the standard Greek texts, NA27 and UBS4. It may appear […]
Letter Name of Letter Transliteration α alpha a β bēta b γ gamma g γ gamma nasal n […]
Consonants Letter Name of Letter Transliteration א aleph ’ (a closing single quotation mark) ב beth b ג […]
Unpointed ךלמ mlk Pointed ךְלֶמֶ melek
Hebrew name Square (Assyrian or Aramaic) script Paleo-Hebrew form Sound Traditional transliteration Aleph א א glottal stop ’ […]
Histories Oldest Manuscripts Number Surviving Livy 59b.c.–a.d. 17 4th centurya.d. 27 Tacitus a.d.56–120 9th centurya.d. 3 Suetoniusa.d. 69–140 9th centurya.d. 200+ […]
The Law Chronological (from the creation of the world to Moses’ death): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy The Prophets […]
Giving Should Be References willing and cheerful “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, […]
Justification has been saved from the guilt of sin Eph. 2:8 Sanctification is being saved from the power […]
Type of Language Biblical Words Human Need The Result Language of OT sacrifices Blood, lamb, sacrifice We are […]