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Books of the Bible

Listed are all sixty-six books of the Bible. Each has a brief summary of what the book is about and information about the author.. We hope that this will aid you in your study of the Bible and give you a better understanding of what God is saying to you personally.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1Samuel, 2Samuel,

1Kings, 2Kings, 1Chronicles, 2Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs,

Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel

Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1Corinthians, 2Corinthians, Galatians,

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1Thessalonians , 2Thessalonians, 1Timothy, 2Timothy

Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1Peter, 2Peter, 1John, 2John, 3John, Jude, Revelation

Ephesians

The Epistle To The Ephesians, written in Rome, the first in order of the prison epistles, was carried by Tychicus, concurrently with Colossians and Philemon. Probably the two larger letters had their occasion in the return of Onesimus to Philemon. Ephesians is the most t impersonal of Paul's letters. Indeed the words "in Ephesus" are not in the best manuscripts. Colossians 4:16 mentions an epistle to the Laodiceans. It has been conjecture that the letter known as Ephesians is really the Laodicean letter. Possibly it was sent to Ephesus and Laodicea without being addressed to any specific church. The letter would then be " to the saints and the faithful in Christ Jesus" anywhere. The doctrine of the Epistle confirms this view. It contains the highest church truth, but has nothing about church order. The Church here is the true Church, " His body," not the local church, as in Philippians, Corinthians, etc. Essentially, three lines of truth make up the Epistle: (1)the Christian's exalted position through grace; (2)the truth concerning the body of Christ; and (3)a life lived in accordance with that position. There is a close spiritual affinity between Ephesians and Joshua, the "heavenly realms" answering in Christian position to Canaan in Israel's experience. In both there is conflict, often failure, but also victory, rest, and possession. As befits a complete revelation, the number seven is conspicuous in the structure of Ephesians.

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