{"id":2938,"date":"2012-08-05T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2012-08-07T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T11:52:31","slug":"learning-books-of-the-new-testament-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2012\/08\/learning-books-of-the-new-testament-made-easy.html","title":{"rendered":"Learning books of the New Testament made easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2012\/08\/scroll.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2941\" title=\"scroll\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2012\/08\/scroll.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>Recently, I began teaching a Bible class of higher function adults. \u00a0I am currently teaching them the names of the books of the New Testament. \u00a0Most of us who have been in church for years know more about the Bible than we imagine. \u00a0This week, our class learned about half of the books in the New Testament. \u00a0Here are some cues to help you learn the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>First, there are the four gospels. \u00a0They are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthew<\/li>\n<li>Mark<\/li>\n<li>Luke<\/li>\n<li>John<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven and the church was built by the apostles and their actions are recorded in<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acts of the Apostles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2012\/08\/books-of-Bible.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2942\" title=\"books of Bible\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2012\/08\/books-of-Bible.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a>Then we have recorded, the letters from Paul. \u00a0They are divided into two segments&#8211;letters to cities and letters to young pastors and friends. \u00a0The first three Pauline letters are easy because they are longer in length and many people teach and preach from them. \u00a0They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Romans<\/li>\n<li>I Corinthians<\/li>\n<li>II Corinthians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After this there are four books that almost no one remembers. \u00a0However, there is an easy acronym that will help trigger your memory. \u00a0It is\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><em>eneral<\/em>\u00a0<strong>E<\/strong><em>lectric<\/em>\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong><em>ower<\/em>\u00a0<strong>C<\/strong><em>ompany.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Galatians<\/li>\n<li>Ephesians<\/li>\n<li>Philippians<\/li>\n<li>Colossians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We already know that Revelations is the last book of the New Testament. \u00a0We have now learned 13 of the 27 books. \u00a0There are only 14 left. \u00a0Dividing Paul&#8217;s letters will again make things easier. \u00a0First, there two more letters written to cities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I Thessalonians<\/li>\n<li>II Thessalonians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now there are four letters written to his friends. \u00a0Again, the list is easy to remember because the first two are written to his adopted son:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I Timothy<\/li>\n<li>II Timothy<\/li>\n<li>Titus<\/li>\n<li>Philemon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Philemon is the only one that may prove difficult. \u00a0However, since it is the only one that will be hard, you will simply need to remember it. \u00a0The next letter is disputed as to who was the author. \u00a0Many believe it is Paul. \u00a0Understanding the dispute and lumping it with Paul&#8217;s letters add to the ease of remembering. \u00a0The book is<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hebrews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The other letters are written by well-known apostles. \u00a0James, Peter and John and Jude. \u00a0The main thing is to remember the order of these books. \u00a0I recall them backwards. \u00a0John wrote the three letters and Revelation. \u00a0Jude is stuck at the end of the list of John&#8217;s three shorter letters because there are some disputes about the true author of the epistles (another word for letters). \u00a0Here is the list in order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James<\/li>\n<li>I Peter<\/li>\n<li>II Peter<\/li>\n<li>I John<\/li>\n<li>II John<\/li>\n<li>III John<\/li>\n<li>Jude<\/li>\n<li>Revelation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>That&#8217;s all 27. \u00a0Teaching yourself is simple. \u00a0Adding a small set each week, you can also teach others the books of the New Testament.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I began teaching a Bible class of higher function adults. \u00a0I am currently teaching them the names of the books of the New Testament. \u00a0Most of us who have been in church for years know more about the Bible than we imagine. \u00a0This week, our class learned about half of the books in 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