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The Books.
Genesis 1–12 · Matthew 1–3 · Mark 1–3 · Luke 1–3 · John 1–3 · Acts 1–3 — each with chapters, study companions, introductions, and people.
Six books, four languages
Genesis
Read now →- What
- The origin story — of the cosmos, of humanity, and of the family that becomes Israel.
- When
- Set from creation to Israel's descent into Egypt; reaching its final form by roughly the 6th–5th century BCE.
- Who
- Traditionally Moses; critical scholarship sees a composite of older sources edited over centuries.
- Why
- To ground Israel's identity, covenant, and promises in primeval and ancestral history.
Matthew
Read now →- What
- A Gospel presenting Jesus as Israel's promised messiah and a new Moses.
- When
- Events around 28–30 CE; written roughly 80–90 CE.
- Who
- Traditionally Matthew the tax-collector; authorship is debated.
- Why
- To present Jesus as the messiah and teacher who fulfils the Law and the Prophets.
Mark
Read now →- What
- The shortest, fastest-paced Gospel — Jesus as the acting Son of God, told through deeds more than discourses.
- When
- Events around 28–30 CE; widely dated to around 65–70 CE, often considered the earliest written Gospel.
- Who
- Traditionally John Mark, associated with Peter's recollections; authorship is debated.
- Why
- To proclaim the good news of Jesus the anointed one, son of God, from his immersion to the empty tomb.
Luke
Read now →- What
- The Gospel of the Savior for all peoples — an "orderly account" with the fullest infancy narrative and the canticles (Magnificat, Benedictus, Gloria, Nunc Dimittis).
- When
- Events around 4 BCE–30 CE; widely dated to around 80–90 CE; the companion volume to Acts.
- Who
- Traditionally Luke the physician, Paul's travel companion; authorship is debated.
- Why
- To set down an "orderly account… so that you may know the certainty" of what had been taught (Luke 1:1–4).
John
Read now →- What
- A theological Gospel presenting Jesus as the eternal "word" made flesh.
- When
- Events around 28–30 CE; written near the end of the first century (~90–100 CE).
- Who
- Attributed to John, "the disciple whom Jesus loved"; authorship is debated.
- Why
- "That you may trust that Jesus is the anointed one, the son of God — and have life in his name" (20:31).
Acts
Read now →- What
- Volume 2 of Luke — the acts of the risen Yeshua (Jesus) through the Spirit and the apostles, tracing the message from Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) "to the end of the earth" (1:8).
- When
- Events from c. 30 CE onward; commonly dated to around 80–90 CE; the companion volume to the Gospel of Luke.
- Who
- Traditionally Luke the physician, Paul's travel companion — the same author as the Gospel of Luke; authorship is debated.
- Why
- To continue the "first account" — narrating how the message of the risen Yeshua spread, by the Spirit, from Yerushalayim through Judea and Samaria to the nations.
All content ships provisional — pending source-language scholar sign-off (Rule 28). Genesis 13–50 is the largest work in progress.