The Christian New Testament Bible

The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. The term is a translation of the Latin Novum Testamentum, which translates the Greek Η Καινη Διαθηκη, I Keni Diathiki, meaning "The New Covenant" or Testament. It was originally used by early Christians to describe their relationship with God (see 2 Corinthians 3:6-15; Hebrews 9:15-20) and later to designate a particular collection of 27 books. The New Testament is held dear to the hearts of Christians as being the true and God inspired story of the life and teachings of the Messiah Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.

The 27 Books of the New Testament Bible
The 27 books of the New Testament were written by various authors at various times  and places. Unlike the Old Testament, the New Testament was written in a relatively  narrow span of time, probably over less than a century. The following is a list of the  New Testament books, followed by the author traditionally associated with that book.

The New Testament Gospels
The Gospels focus on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus:
* The Gospel of Matthew - Matthew, a tax-collector and apostle.
* The Gospel of Mark - Mark, a follower of Peter and also of Paul.
* The Gospel of Luke - Luke, possibly a follower of Paul.
* The Gospel of John - John, a fisherman and apostle.


The New Testament Epistles
The discovery of some New Testament manuscripts, not including a letter to the church at Corinth in the name of Clement of Rome in 95, quotes from 10 of the 27 books of the New Testament, and a letter to the church at Philippi in the name of Polycarp in 120 quotes from 16 books. Therefore some of the books of the New Testament were available. 

Christian scholars such as Professor Peter Stoner see the Bible having compelling and detailed fulfilled Bible prophecy and argue for the Bible's inspiration. This is argued to show that the Bible is authoritative since it is argued that only God knows the future. A rather weak and non-experience based argument is that the miraculous does not occur and therefore other explanations are warranted. However, C.S. Lewis, Norman Geisler, William Lane Craig, and Christians who engage in jurisprudence Christian apologetics have argued that miracles are reasonable and plausible. 

Note: This author has personally experienced miracles of both physical and Spiritual healing, as well as supernatural protection in documented cases of extreme danger that can be testified to by unbiased and worthy witnesses. My healing, protection, and also removal from life-threatening situations could not have been mere coincidence or in any way brought about by man or nature. I am a living testimony that God rules supreme in the life of anyone that places his hope and trust in the sacrifice of His Son Jesus. 

I stand as His witness, Barry L. Brumfield