The New Testament refers to the part of the Bible that includes books written after the birth of Jesus Christ. For the Orthodox man, the New Testament corps of the Bible is the most important among all the books of the Holy Scriptures.
The canon of New Testament books was documented at the local Laodicean Council in 360. At the VI Ecumenical Council in Constantinople (680), the canon of the books of the New Testament was given a universal character.
The canonical books of the New Testament include 27 works. All of these books of scripture can be divided into historical, statutory, teaching, and one prophetic.
The foundation of the New Testament is the four Gospels of Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew. The authors of these works were the apostles. These books are legal. They talk about the life, teachings, miracles, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Four Gospels are called the New Testament law books.
After the Gospels, the book of the New Testament contains the Acts of the Holy Apostles authored by the Evangelist Luke. This book is historical, narrating about the formation of the Christian Church.
The New Testament includes seven conciliar epistles (the Apostle Peter - two epistles, the Apostle John - three epistles, the Apostle James - one epistle, the apostle Jude - one epistle), as well as fourteen epistles of the apostle Paul to various Christian churches. These books are called educational. In them, the apostles give advice in the Christian life, interpret the teachings of Christ.
The final book of the New Testament is the Revelation of the Apostle John the Theologian (Apocalypse). This is the only prophetic book of the New Testament. She tells the end of time.
