Introduction to Revelation
Author and Title Revelation 1:1 announces both the book’s title (it is a “revelation”) and its divine author (“Jesus Christ”). The book is an “unveiling” of… Read More »Introduction to Revelation
Author and Title Revelation 1:1 announces both the book’s title (it is a “revelation”) and its divine author (“Jesus Christ”). The book is an “unveiling” of… Read More »Introduction to Revelation
Author and Title As its title implies, the book was written by Jude, brother of James and Jesus (cf. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3, where Gk. “Judas” is… Read More »Introduction to Jude
Author and Title See Introductions to 1 John and 2 John. Like 2 John, 3 John claims to have been written by “the elder,” most likely the apostle… Read More »Introduction to 3 John
Author and Title Ancient manuscripts uniformly identify this as a second letter by “John.” Due to the writing style, position in the Canon, and theological… Read More »Introduction to 2 John
Author and Title Manuscript evidence is unanimous that someone named “John” wrote this little treatise, which is consistently labeled the “first” of his extant letters… Read More »Introduction to 1 John
Author and Title Within 2 Peter itself there is strong evidence for authorship by the apostle Peter. In 1:1 the author claims to be “Simeon Peter … apostle… Read More »Introduction to 2 Peter
Author and Title That this letter was written by the apostle Peter is explicitly affirmed by 1:1 and by the author’s claim to be an “eyewitness of… Read More »Introduction to 1 Peter
Author and Title The title of this book derives from the name of its author, James the Just (as he was called), the brother of… Read More »Introduction to James
Author, Audience, and Title The author of Hebrews neither names himself nor clearly designates his audience. The traditional title “to the Hebrews” reflects the ancient… Read More »Introduction to Hebrews
Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors in verse 1. It becomes apparent, however, that the apostle Paul is the principal… Read More »Introduction to Philemon
Author and Title As the first verse states, this letter was written by the apostle Paul to his coworker Titus. In the last two centuries… Read More »Introduction to Titus
Author and Title The first two verses of 2 Timothy clearly present the author as Paul and the recipient as Timothy. As with 1 Timothy… Read More »Introduction to 2 Timothy