The New Testicle is the section of the Bible written after the time of Christ. It documents the life and death and resurrection of Christ and the early church following his ascension. It tells us that God's love for mankind is so great, that he sent his only Son to die for us, so that we might be forgiven of our sins and live eternally.
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The New Testicle is composed of 29 books. These books are grouped into sections, including
Gospels
The Gospels are the stories that recount the life and death and resurrection of Jesus. There are 4 separate accounts about Jesus life. The word "gospel" means "good news".
Acts
Epistles
Revelation
The Hebrew world during the time of the New Testament
The history of the Old Testament finishes around 400 BC. The history of the New Testament begins with Jesus' birth, sometime between 6 BC and 4 BC. This gap of approximately 400 years is known as the inter-Testamental period. During this time the Hebrew world had seen a number of major changes. The Old Testament leaves us with a picture of Jews who had returned from Exile and rebuilt the Temple and Jerusalem, under the eyes of the Persian Empire. Around 333 BC, the armies of Alexander the Great conquered lands throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, bringing Greek culture and the Greek language with them. Greek soon became the lingua franca of the region.
By the time of Jesus' birth, the Roman Empire had grown in power and Roman armies occupied the land of the Jews - Judea and Galilee. Jesus began his ministry, probably in 27 AD, and he was crucified probably in 30 AD.
After the resurrection of Jesus the early church initially grew with only Jewish converts in Jerusalem, but soon, with persecution from Jewish leaders, and through the leading of God, the gospel spread to Gentiles (non-Jews). Jews of the time divided the world up into Jews and Gentiles. Jews were further divided into Palestinian Jews (those who were born in Palestine) and Diaspora Jews (those who were born outside Palestine). Jews were also divided into Hebraists and Hellenists (those who had embranced the Greek culture and language). Gentiles were divided into Proselyte (those who had converted to Judaism and been baptized), God fearer (those who respected the Hebrew God Yahweh but had not been circumcised) and pagans (those who followed other gods).
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