The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW13

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T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

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General Facts Concerning the New Testament

A Comparative Chart of the Four Gospels Robert H. Gundry. A Survey of the New Testament . Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.

Probable Date of Writing

Probable Place of Writing

First Intended Audience

Theme and Focus

Mark

50’s

Rome

Gentiles in Rome

Jesus’ redemptive activity

Jesus the Jewish Messiah, and the disciples as the new people of God

Matthew 50’s or 60’s

Antioch in Syria

Jews in Palestine

Interested Gentile seekers

The historical certainty of the Gospel account

Luke

60’s

Rome

General Population in Asia Minor

Believing in Jesus as the Messiah for eternal life

John

80’s or 90’s

Ephesus

Old Testament Apocrypha Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough. Encountering the New Testament . Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.

Roman Catholics and some Eastern Orthodox churches recognize the writings listed below as Scripture. Protestants acknowledge their literary value and historical significance but do not view them as possessing spiritual authority

Judith

Additions to Esther

Prayer of Mannasseh

Letter of Jeremiah

Baruch

Psalm 151

1 Maccabees

Bel and the Dragon

Song of the Three Jews

2 Maccabees

Ecclesiasticus (Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach)

Susanna

3 Maccabees

Tobit

1 Esdras

4 Maccabees

Wisdom of Solomon

2 Esdras

Prayer of Azariah