The Gospels, Early Church, Letters, And Apocalypse

The major literary forms contained in the New Testament is The Gospels, Early Church (Church History), Letters, and Apocalypse. The Gospel is the only literary category that early Christians invented, the English word Gospel translates the Greek evangelion, meaning `good news.` Designed to proclaim the `good news` about Jesus, the Gospels tell the story of Jesus' ministry, death, and resurrection. The term Evangelist refers to the wrier of an evangelion (Gospel) (Harris, 13). The next major literary is Early Church (Church History). Early Church is a large extent, the books that follow the Gospels either explore the consequences of Jesus' life and death or offer interpretative meditations on their meaning. A continuation of Luke's Gospel, the

Letters is whereas Acts gives a theological overview of Christianity's rapid expansion in the Roman Empire, the New Testament's twenty-one letters (some of which are actually sermons or tracts) offer close up views of individual Christian communities and their difficulties in trying to follow Jesus in a sometimes hostile world. Letters by Paul form a major unit of the collection (Harris, Page 15). The last major literary is Apocalypse. Apocalypse, the book of Revelation represents the fourth and final literary category in the Christian Scriptures. The title Revelation translates the Greek noun apokalypsis, which means an `uncovering` or `unveiling.` Revelation features visions of an unseen world inhabited by spirit creatures both good and evil. It highlights the cosmic struggle between God and Satan, a conflict involving both heaven and earth that ultimately sees evil defeated, God's kingdom triumphant, and the creation of new earth and