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The Second Epistle Of John
The second letter of John was written between the years 90 and 95AD to a group of churches. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “Though this epistle was called in question and gainsaid by some as authentic, as Eusebius says, yet there is no room to doubt of the authority of it; it was very early received into the canon of the Scripture, and is cited as such, and also as the Apostle John's, by Irenaeus, who was a disciple of Polycarp, and an hearer of Papias, who were both disciples of the Apostle John; nor need there be any question as to his being…
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The First Epistle Of John
The first letter of John was written between the years 90 and 95AD to a group of churches. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The author of this epistle was John, the son of Zebedee, the disciple whom Jesus loved: he was the youngest of the apostles, and survived them all. He does not indeed put his name to this epistle, as the Apostles Paul, Peter, James, and Jude do to theirs; and it is easy to observe, that when this disciple, in his writings, had any occasion to speak of himself, it was usually by such a circumlocution, as the disciple whom Jesus loved,…
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The Gospel According To John
This gospel record was written by John. It is one of four inspired narratives recounting the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The author of this Gospel is John, the son of Zebedee and Salome, the brother of James the greater; he outlived the rest of the disciples, and wrote this Gospel after the other evangelists; and in it many things are recorded, which are not in the other Gospels; as various discourses of Christ, and miracles done by him; several incidents in his life, and circumstances that attended his sufferings and death: the occasion of it is…
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The Acts Of The Apostles And The Multiplication Of Churches
This historic record of the growth and expansion of the early churches was written by Luke. As a companion of the Apostle Paul during his evangelistic campaigns, he was an eye witness to many of the events recounted in the book. If his first book (Gospel Narrative) may be considered “volume 1”, recounting the earthly ministry of Christ when organizing the first church (between the years 4BC and 29AD), then his second book (Acts of the Apostles) may be considered “volume 2”, recounting the heavenly ministry of Christ growing and multiplying the churches (between the years 29AD and 63AD). The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”:…
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The Gospel According To Luke
This gospel record was written by Luke, a convert to Christ under the preaching ministry of the Apostle Paul. It is one of four inspired narratives recounting the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The writer of this Gospel, Luke, has been, by some, thought, as Origen relates, to be the same with Lucius, mentioned in (Romans 16:21), but he seems rather to be, and without doubt is, Luke the beloved physician, who was a companion of the Apostle Paul in great part of his travels in the Gentile world: he came with him to Jerusalem, and from…
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The Gospel According To Matthew
This gospel record was written by Matthew. It is one of four inspired narratives recounting the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. The chart below provides a bird’s-eye view of the chronological order for the books of the New Testament. John Gill, “Commentary On The New Testament Scriptures”: “The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. The Greek word euaggelion signifies a joyful message, good news, glad tidings of good things; such as Christ was anointed to preach, the Angels brought to the shepherds, and the Evangelists, Apostles, and Ministers of Christ published to the world. (Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 52:7 Luke 2:10). And such is the account given by this inspired writer, of the…
