The New Testament Historical Books: Matthew. Mark. Luke. John. and Acts (The Amazing Collection: The Bible. Book by Book) (Volume 8)

The Bible is simply a love letter compiled into sixty-six books and written over a period ofsixteen hundred years by more than forty authors living on three continents. Although the authors came from different backgrounds there is one message one theme one thread that runs throughout the entire Bible from the first book Genesis to the last book Revelation. That message is God?s redeeming love for mankind?a message that is as relevant for us today as it was two thousand years ago.These five books (Matthew Mark Luke John and Acts) begin with the birth of Jesus Christ and conclude with the first imprisonment of the apostle Paul about six decades later. Over the course of these decades God introduced elements of His sovereign plan that turned the world upside down. He moved from an emphasis on the nation of Israel to an emphasis on the church from a covenant of law to a covenant of grace from His Holy Spirit merely coming upon people to actually indwelling them and from commanding Israel t