General Account of the Books Contained In the New Testament
The Books of The New Testament(TOC)
General Account of the Books Contained In the New Testament
"Whatever things were written aforetime were written for our learning; that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope,"—Romans xv, 4.
I come now to consider the writings of the New Covenant, which were the effect of this revelation of Jesus Christ, and the mission of his apostles; and shall divide them into four classes—
I. The Historical Books: including the four gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles
II. The Thirteen Epistles of St. Paul
III. The Catholic or General Epistles: viz., of James, Peter, John, and Jude
IV. The Apocalypse, or book of the Revelation
Of these different books I shall endeavor to point out the author, the time when written, and the chief subject of each.