Introduction to 1 Thessalonians
Author and Title Paul is widely regarded as the author of 1 Thessalonians, as evidenced by how compatible the vocabulary, style, and theology are with… Read More »Introduction to 1 Thessalonians
Author and Title Paul is widely regarded as the author of 1 Thessalonians, as evidenced by how compatible the vocabulary, style, and theology are with… Read More »Introduction to 1 Thessalonians
Author and Title Paul and Timothy are explicitly named as the authors of Colossians (1:1). Timothy probably served as Paul’s secretary (amanuensis) since the first… Read More »Introduction to Colossians
Author and Title Paul is the stated author of Philippians, and few have questioned his authorship. It was written to the Christians in the Roman… Read More »Introduction to Philippians
Author and Title Pauline authorship of Ephesians was universally accepted until modern times. Today a number of scholars claim that it was written in Paul’s… Read More »Introduction to Ephesians
Author and Title The first word of the letter to the Galatians is “Paul,” and there has been widespread agreement by scholars down through the… Read More »Introduction to Galatians
Author and Title The apostle Paul is the undisputed author of 2 Corinthians. Although some scholars have questioned whether Paul wrote 6:14–7:1, due to its unique… Read More »Introduction to 2 Corinthians
Author and Title The first word of 1 Corinthians states that Paul is its author. There is no good reason to doubt this. The theological… Read More »Introduction to 1 Corinthians
Author and Title As the opening words of the letter indicate, the apostle Paul wrote the book of Romans. Only a few scholars in history… Read More »Introduction to Romans
Acts is unique among the NT writings, in that its main purpose is to record a selective history of the early church following the resurrection… Read More »Introduction to Acts
Author and Title The title says that the Gospel was written by John, and other evidence identifies this John as the son of Zebedee. The… Read More »Introduction to John
Author The third Gospel does not name its author. This is also true of the book of Acts, the author’s second work. This does not… Read More »Introduction to Luke
Author and Title Widespread evidence from the early church fathers affirms that Peter passed on reports of the words and deeds of Jesus to his… Read More »Introduction to Mark