NEW TESTAMENT
In the New Testament, the first four books make up what we call the 
Gospels. These retell the story of Jesus' life and sacrifice and the good news of salvation. These are probably the most well known books of the Bible.
Gospels. These retell the story of Jesus' life and sacrifice and the good news of salvation. These are probably the most well known books of the Bible. They are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Acts of the Apostles is considered a History book, much like the history books of the Old Testament. It tells the story of the primitive church and the works of the apostles of Christ. It is the only one of its kind the New Testament and therefore stands alone.
The bulk of the New Testament is in the section Letters. There are 21 letters in all. Some of these letters were addressed to local churches, some were addressed to Christians in general and others were addressed to individuals. A majority of the letters were written by the Apostle Paul.
The letters are Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1st and 2nd Peter, 1st, 2nd and 3rd John and Jude.
The final book of the Bible is Revelation. There were multitude of books written at the time that fit the genre of Apocalyptic. Only though showed itself to be the inspired Word of God, and that was Revelation, written by the apostle John.
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