Which part of the New Testament was written first? Who was the author and when did he write?
The New Testament is a collection of early Christian literature. It is the second part of Christian biblical canon, the first being the Old Testament. It serves as a source of Christian theology and morality and consists of 27 books in total.
The New Testament begins with the Gospels and concludes with the book of Revelation. The New Testament were composed mainly in the middle of the first century AD (Anno Domini), which represented the updated covenant revealed by Christ.
The earliest of such texts are the letters or Epistles written by Saint Paul to many earlier Christian communities. They are referred to as Pauline Epistles. This was written in between about 50 and 62 AD. They provide an insight to the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity. Saint Paul was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the people of first century.
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