Which disciples wrote the new testament

John the Apostle. Saint John the Apostle Born c. AD aged 93—94 place unknown, probably Ephesus, Roman Empire. How long after Jesus died was the Bible written? Written over the course of almost a century after Jesus' death, the four gospels of the New Testament, though they tell the same story, reflect very different ideas and concerns.

A period of forty years separates the death of Jesus from the writing of the first gospel. What languages did Jesus speak? It is generally agreed by historians that Jesus and his disciples primarily spoke Aramaic, the common language of Judea in the first century AD, most likely a Galilean dialect distinguishable from that of Jerusalem. Where did the Bible originally come from?

The Bible's Old Testament is thought to have been first written down in an ancient form of Hebrew. Until now, many scholars have held that the Hebrew Bible originated in the 6th century B. What is the prayer Matthew Mark Luke and John?

And two to bear my soul away. Is Luke an apostle? Though not among the twelve, James was considered an apostle Gal An apostle was one who was sent on a mission, in this case to spread the gospel. Various traditions hold Mark to have been the bishop of Alexandria. Some hold this Mark to be the same as John-Mark mentioned elsewhere in scripture. Acts At the very least, he was a disciple of Jesus who was eyewitness to Jesus' ministry Luke Luke was a physician and a historian.

While Mark was Jewish, he wrote his gospel in Rome, and we can tell that he is addressing a Roman audience. For one thing, he uses many Latin terms, and he also explains customs for his readers that a Jew living in Palestine would have understood implicitly.

And as I have already noted, the book of Hebrews likely comes from the Alexandrian context. So most of the New Testament actually comes from outside the Palestinian Jewish context in which Jesus and his disciples operated. But this allows the New Testament books to speak to a much broader and wider audience than they would have if most of them had been written within that context instead. So, as I said, your reflections about Matthew pointed in the direction of what I think is the answer to your question.

Certainly a gospel like his was needed to interpret the meaning of Jesus for a Jewish audience. The Rev. Christopher R. Smith is an an ordained minister, a writer, and a biblical scholar. He was active in parish and student ministry for twenty-five years. He was a consulting editor to the International Bible Society now Biblica for The Books of the Bible, an edition of the New International Version NIV that presents the biblical books according to their natural literary outlines, without chapters and verses.

His Understanding the Books of the Bible study guide series is keyed to this format. He was also a consultant to Tyndale House for the Immerse Bible, an edition of the New Living Translation NLT that similarly presents the Scriptures in their natural literary forms, without chapters and verses or section headings.

He has a B. View all posts by Christopher R Smith. I can see how that would have seemed unclear. I have now edited the post to make it clearer that Luke wrote Acts and Paul wrote other letters. Thank you. Paul wrote Hebrews and many of the books in the New Testament.

Actually, while it is traditional to believe that Paul wrote Hebrews, the consensus of biblical scholarship is that he most likely did not. The author of the book is unknown. Both Adam and Eve were tempted by the devil.