Introduction
This lesson is an introduction to a study of the New Testament and highlights the important scriptural concepts by each author of the New Testament writings along with the time frame in which the writings may have occurred. These writings were part of a class assignment in seminary for Introduction to New Testament to help narrow the focus of the respective books for independent study and are the personal opinion of the author. You, the reader, may come to further or additional opinions as you conduct your own personal study.
The most important points from each book are the focus for these lessons and are to be used in addition to individual study of the respective books to help in the understanding of scripture. This opinion of the author is not to be considered the final and authoritative manner in which to study scripture, but to assist the reader in forming a study procedure to help them comprehend the writings of the individual authors, the interrelationships of the books, and the context in which the books were written and the historical period.
Disclaimer: this summary of the New Testament books is not to be considered to be all inclusive nor used as a replacement for detailed independent eschatological study of any of the New Testament writings.
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