New Testament
Called New Testament or New Testament (in Greek : HE all writings relating to the life of Jesus and the early years of Christianity, which are regarded as genuine by Christian churches. The word "testament" comes from the Greek word (diatheke "will, contract, agreement") translated into Latin by testamentum (will, testimony). The Greek word has a broader meaning (the contract) that the Latin word. So some prefer the translation by Alliance.
Christians believe that the Bible consists therefore of the Old Testament (written prior to Jesus) and the New Testament.
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The New Testament includes, canon West:
- the four gospels ;
- the Acts of the Apostles ;
- 14 letters, mostly attributed to Paul of Tarsus ;
- other epistles , say Catholics attributed to other disciples;
- the Apocalypse of John of Patmos.
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The books of the New Testament is not chronological by date of writing - which is also not known with precision (see synoptic problem ) - but responds to a logical progression:
- the preaching of Jesus, told in the invocation of four disciples;
- the early history of the early Church;
- the epistles of Paul to the early Christian communities, some of which is pseudepigraphic: there prodigal education, advice and clarification on the new religion ;
- other epistles attributed to the first disciples but could date of the second century the majority References
- Bible New translation 2001 Bayard
- Compass Protestants
Notes
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- Period intertestamental
- Synoptic problem
- Replacement theology
- Covenant theology
- Artistic representation of Jesus Christ in Western painting
- Philippe Rolland (for dating)
- Jean Carmignac
- John Arthur Thomas Robinson Anglican bishop, for dating: The Priority of John
Bibliography
- Raymond E. Brown , What is known of the New Testament, Bayard, 2000
- Takashi Kato , The social thought of Luke - Acts, Presses Universitaires de France, 1997
- Stephen Carpenter , To read the New Testament, Cerf, 1982
External Links
- Play for free the entire New Testament in mp3 , text of the Bible Catholic Crampon.
New Testament booksGospels Matthew Marc Luke Jean Written apostolic Acts of the Apostles Pauline Epistles Roman 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Catholic Epistles Hebrews Jacques 1 Peter 2 Peter * 1 John 2 John * 3 John * Jude * Apocalypse Apocalypse of John * * Absent from the Peshitta Syriac
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