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General Although the order of Paul’s letters in the New Testament is determined by the length of each letter (the longest at the front and the shortest at the back) and is therefore actually determined on wrong grounds, it is nice that the Philippians letter is placed exactly between the letters. to the Ephesians and … Read more

General Broadly speaking, the letter to the Ephesians can be divided into two parts. Chapters 1-3 deal mainly with the position in Christ, while the second part (the last three chapters) deals more with practice. Above this second part you could write Peter’s words: “…sanctify the Christ in your hearts as Lord…” (1 Pet. 3:15). Writer, … Read more

General We can see the letter to the Galatians as a kind of ‘little Roman letter’. That is to say: Much of what Paul writes later in the letter to Romans can in principle already be found in the letter to Galatians. We especially think of the difference between the life of the Spirit and … Read more

General What is stated in the previous section regarding the general information about the first Corinthian letter also applies to the second. The believers at Corinth, the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, lived in an important port and commercial city. As a result, the local culture was partly influenced by outside influences. In … Read more

General Both Corinthian letters were written by Paul ‘from the defense’. The believing Corinthians distrusted the apostle, so he had to substantiate his apostleship, as it were (see for example chap. 9:1). This had a lot to do with the factions that existed among them. Because of this they did not get to spiritual growth. … Read more

Author: Paulus Date: Approx. 58 AD Content The book of Romans is one of the most important, carefully composed, theological books of the New Testament. Paul has the city of Rome in mind. He wants to explain to the Romans the essence of the Christians in an appropriate way. Theological themes The Apostle Paul believes … Read more

General Acts is a history book. It is the second part of the description of the period that begins with the coming of the Lord Jesus into this world and ends with the imprisonment of Paul in Rome. The first part of this description is found in the Gospel of Luke. Acts occupies a key … Read more

General In terms of structure, the Gospel of John differs from the other Gospels. This is mainly due to the special character of John’s description, in which the emphasis is much more on the Divine of the Lord Jesus Christ than on the human (see further under ‘Purpose and destiny’). Writer and origin We do … Read more

General The Gospel of Luke is a comprehensive account of what happened concerning the coming of Christ into this world. The author first carefully examined everything and then recorded his findings “in regular order” (ch. 1:3). This gospel, together with the book of Acts, forms a diptych; a completed historical account of the coming of … Read more

The angle from which Mark writes primarily describes the Lord as the servant of God. The Gospel of Mark is a short, powerful and easy to understand gospel. (See also the previous section on “The Gospel According to Matthew,” under “General.”) Writer and origin The author’s name is Marcus. This (Latin) name means: ‘Civilized’; also … Read more