by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Title The letter is named for the city of Corinth, where the church to whom it was written was located. With the exception of personal epistles addressed to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, all Paul’s letters bear the name of the city where the church addressed existed....
by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Title This epistle’s name comes from its original recipients: the members of the church in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire (1:7). Author and Date No one disputes that the apostle Paul wrote Romans. Like his namesake, Israel’s first king (Saul was Paul’s Hebrew...
by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Title As the second book Luke addressed to Theophilus (see Lk 1:3), Acts may originally have had no title. The Greek manuscripts title it “Acts,” and many add “of the Apostles.” The Greek word translated “Acts” (praxeis) was often used to describe the achievements of...
by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Gospel According to JOHN Title The title of the fourth gospel continues the pattern of the other gospels, being identified originally as “According to John.” Like the others, “The Gospel” was added later. Author and Date Although the author’s name does not appear...
by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Title As with the other 3 gospels, the title is derived from the author’s name. According to tradition, Luke was a Gentile. The Apostle Paul seems to confirm this, distinguishing Luke from those who were “from the circumcision” (Col 4:11, 14). That would make Luke the...
