New Testament Term Paper

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The major literary forms contained in the New Testament are the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John), history, letters, and the Apocalyptic (Harris 2014). As a prerequisite of the Gospels, they are defined as to involve the deeds and/or the words of Jesus. Furthermore, the Gospels are narratives or accountings of Jesus’s actions and teachings during His time on earth, but they are only a portion of these activities. The history gives us an accounting how events played out in the early part of Christianity’s growth after Jesus departure from earth. The letters are a collection of documents that were written to other Christian groups or churches communicating hopes or troubles. Moreover, they were meant to encourage Christians to keep going