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. New Testament . The Bible as used by the majority of Christians includes the Rabbinic Hebrew Scripture and the New Testament, which relates the life and teachings of Jesus, the letters of the Apostle Paul and other disciples to the early church and the Book of Revelation. The New Testament is a collection of 27 books, of 4 different genres of Christian literature (Gospels, one account of the Acts of the Apostles, Epistles and an Apocalypse). Jesus is its central figure. The New Testament was written primarily in Koine Greek in the early Christian period. Nearly all Christians recognize the New Testament (as stated below) as canonical scripture. These books can be grouped into: Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | The Acts | Romans | I. Corinthians | II. Corinthians | Galatians | Ephesians | Philippians | Colossians | I. Thessalonians | II. Thessalonians | I. Timothy | II. Timothy | Titus | Philemon | Hebrews | James | I. Peter | II. Peter | I. John | II. John | III. John | Jude | Revelation |
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