The Bible: The Four Books Of The New Testament

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The Bible is an assortment of books, divided in chapters and verses. The New Testament talks about the life of Jesus Christ during his lifespan and of his followers after his death. They are divided into four genres the gospels, historical, letters, and apocalyptic - based on their author and subject matter. The first genre, the gospels, is evident in the first four books of the Bible. They give a version of the life of Jesus Christ. The gospels comprise subjective perspectives on the life of Jesus. Other books, for instance, the book of Acts with Luke’s historical account of the church and its activities during early Christianity, are considered historical texts. Other books were letters or epistles, the most prominent being Paul’s letters,