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.
Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman: Gentile Salvation
Syrophoenician is the word for someone who lived in Phoenicia during the time in which it was part of the Roman province Syria, as it was during the time of Jesus's ministry. It's a combination of the words Syria and Phoenicia....
Who was the first woman preacher in the Bible?
The Bible mentions a number of women who spoke in front of people. They include Priscilla, the wife of one of the Seventy Apostles named Aquilla; Mary Magdalene and the other Myrrhbearing Women who are the first to learn about ...
Was Jesus a Rabbi?
In the New King James version of the Bible, Jesus is first called a Rabbi by Judas, in Matthew 26:25: “Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, ‘Rabbi, is it I?’” The context for this verse is significant: Jesus ha...
Who was Phanuel? Archangel or Father of Anna?
Phanuel the angel is not mentioned in the Bible. This figure comes from the Book of Enoch, where he belongs to the ranks of the good angels who serve the God of gods. Those good angels are opposed to the fallen Watchers, a grou...
Is “love conquers all” in the Bible?
There are a lot of little catchy sayings that may seem like they’re from the Bible, but actually aren’t. A great example is “hate the sin, love the sinner” which comes from one of the letters of St. Augustine: “cum dilectione h...
Tychicus of the Seventy Apostles: The Bishop of Colophon
Tychicus was one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the New Testament. While you might call the Twelve Apostles Jesus’ “inner circle,” the Seventy were something of an outer circle that was nevertheless important in the minis...
Apollos in the Bible: Convert, Missionary, Bishop
Everyone knows about Jesus’ Twelve Disciples, but there were also a group called “the Seventy” who were also followers of Jesus. They came from a number of different backgrounds, and ended up playing pivotal roles in the format...
Sosthenes of The Seventy Disciples - by a Christian PhD
Sosthenes is mentioned a couple times in the New Testament. He appears in the opening verse of first Corinthians as part of St. Paul’s greeting, where he calls Sosthenes “our brother”: “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Ch...