Book of 1st Peter – Introduction and Background Information – Date of Writing somewhere around AD 62-64 [by Peter in Rome] {note: The cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the start of His Christian Church was in 32 A.D. counting His birth as year 0 A.D. [33 A.D. otherwise] — The Apostle Paul was…
Epistle of 2nd Peter – 2nd Peter was written somewhere around 67 AD, shortly before Peter’s martyrdom in Rome 2nd Peter was written somewhere around 67 AD, shortly before Peter’s martyrdom in Rome. It is [one of] the most controversial book of the New Testament because a wide variety of scholars deny its authenticity [Jude…
History of John the Disciple of Jesus To learn the history of John, the disciple of Jesus, we begin with his life before he met Jesus. John, his brother James, Peter, and Andrew were all partners in the fishing business before they became disciples of Jesus. John was the son of Zebedee who was also…
Walking Thru The Bible – SECOND & THIRD JOHN – While John does not use his name in these two epistles it is generally accepted by the scholars that the writer is the same as the writer of the first epistle and the Gospel that bears his name – John refers to himself as “the…
3 John: Introduction, Argument, and Outline – It is probable that both 2 John and 3 John were written and sent out at the same time, due in large measure to the remarkable stylistic similarities – The letter is addressed to one Gaius – The Greek name-as well as the Greek names of Diotrephes and…
New Testament Overview: Jude – Written by Jude, the half-brother of Jesus, this letter is an appeal to Christians everywhere to contend for the true faith, and not to let false teachings creep in Background to the Bible: Christians make the claim that the Bible, as we know it today, is actually God’s word written…
Introduction to the Book of Revelation – The Book of Revelation is the most controversial book in the Bible – Revelation has caused major divisions between denominations, churches and families – What makes this book so controversial? {Revelation is about the future and it is about complicated End Time events, events (Acts 1:6-7) that are…