The New Testament is the God-inspired early Christian writings that follow the Old Testament, yet paradoxically form the foundation of the entire biblical canon (see Luke 24:27). The New Testament contains the four Gospels along with the Acts of the Apostles, various Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. These texts are central to Christianity and have significantly influenced culture and history.
Who was Epaphroditus in the Bible?
Who is Epaphroditus in the Bible? Epaphroditus is mentioned in Philippians 2:25 and 4:18 as one of St. Paul’s fellow missionaries. Paul was on a missionary journey around the Mediterranean, and he had several fellow missionarie...
What is the prayer to put on the full armor of God?
Saint Paul’s letter to the Ephesians ends with a powerful chapter filled with memorable exhortations. Central to this passage is his long analogy about putting on “the armor of God,” in which he describes a variety of spiritual...
The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Carnal
Where in the Bible is the phrase, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal”? It comes from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, verse 10:4. The passage in context is as follows: For though we walk in the flesh, we are...
Jesus went to Hell for 3 days as seen in Scripture
Because telling someone to “go to Hell” is an insult, the idea that Jesus went to Hell is probably a bit unnerving to many people. Yet the idea that Jesus descended into Hell when he died is all over the writings of scripture, ...
Was Jesus Christ born in September?
Everyone knows that Christmas is in December, but was December actually the month of Christ’s birth? The gospel accounts don’t say, nor does any other book of the New Testament. No one recorded the exact date Jesus was born. Is...
Did Jesus have a tattoo? Revelation 19 and tattoos
In an apocalyptic vision in the final book of the Bible, St. John offers one of the most awesome and powerful depictions of Jesus in holy scripture. He is riding on a white horse, his eyes are like flame, he wears multiple crow...
Who was Saint Longinus and what is his story?
There are many famous characters whose names aren’t recorded in the New Testament but who we know about through tradition and other extra-Biblical sources. For example, the “woman at the well” whom Jesus talks to, as recorded i...
Judas ate too: An essay on the love of Christ
Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples and is infamous for betraying his master. He betrayed him to the corrupt authorities who ultimately took Jesus away to be condemned and killed. The Bible verse of Judas ate too ...