PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORD WILL NEVER PASS
AWAY!"
( Matthew 24:35 *NIV )
Dear Brethren,
Most people naturally assume that the Books of the New
Testament were written in the order that they appear in the Bible.
Now you may be surprised to learn that many of the Letters of the
Apostle Paul were actually written before the Gospels of Matthew,
Mark, Luke & John. For those Gospels were some of the last
books to be written, even though they appear as the first four
Books of The New Testament.
This is because, it is believed, the Apostles of Jesus Christ
were so convinced that He would return during their lifetime, that
they didn't feel the need to write them. It wasn't until they became
much older that they realized that His return would probably not
occur until after their deaths. It was then that they wrote them
for the generations of the future.
So today we will take a look at the actual year that each
Book of the New Testament was written!
Book: Written By: Approximate Date:
GALATIANS [Apostle Paul] 49 A.D.
JAMES [James half-brother of Jesus'] 49 A.D.
1 & 2 THESSALONIANS [Apostle Paul] 51/52 A.D.
1 & 2 CORINTHIANS [Apostle Paul} 55 A.D.
ROMANS [Apostle Paul} 57 A.D.
MARK [John Mark} 58/60 A.D.
EPHESIANS [Apostle Paul] 60 A.D.
COLOSSIANS [Apostle Paul] 60 A.D.
PHILEMON [Apostle Paul] 60 A.D.
PHILIPPIANS [Apostle Paul] 61 A.D.
MATTHEW [Apostle Matthew*] 61/64 A.D.
LUKE [Apostle Luke] 61/64 A.D.
JUDE [Jude half-brother of Jesus'] 65 A.D.
1 TIMOTHY [Apostle Paul] 64 A.D.
1 PETER [Apostle Peter*] 64/65 A.D.
TITUS [Apostle Paul] 64 A.D.
ACTS [Apostle Luke] 66/68 A.D.
2 PETER [Apostle Peter*] 66/68 A.D.
2 TIMOTHY [Apostle Paul] 66/67 A.D.
HEBREWS [Apostle Paul] 68/70 A.D.
JOHN [Apostle John*] 85 A.D.
1, 2, 3 JOHN [Apostle John*] 85/90 A.D.
REVELATION [Apostle John*] 95 A.D.
( *Original Disciples of Christ )
There you have it, have a great Sunday !
All My Love & Prayers,
Pastor Allen
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