This page describes the New Testament in chronological order of when they were first written and generally published.
The books of the New Testament were written sometime between the 40’s AD and 90’s AD, starting with the Letters of Paul, followed by the Gospels, and concluding with the Letters of John and Revelations.
Authors of the New Testament
Matthew
Saul of Tarsus
Mark
TBD
Luke
TBD
John
TBD
Paul
Paul was in his late twenties or early thirties when he met Jesus in a vision along the Demascus Road, shortly after Jesus’ death and resurrection, around 34-36AD. Paul was an anti-Christian tax collector and bounty hunter prior to this meeting, at which time he converted to Christianity. Paul’s letters were some of the earliest attempts at documenting and spreading the word of Jesus and were some of the first books written in the New Testament.
Peter
TBD
James
James, a brother of Jesus, is attributed to authoring the first book written for the New Testament in his letter to “The Twelve Tribes of the Dispersion” (40AD – 50AD).
Jude
A brother of Jesus
Books of the New Testament
(In Chronological Order)
James I
James, the brother of Jesus, writes a letter to the “Diaspora” mostly about the conduct Christians should adhere to.
Paul’s Letters
I Thessalonians
The Gospels
Mark
Written in Rome around 50AD by Mark the Evangelist, a friend and companion of the Apostle Peter. Many historians agree that this was the fist of the 4 Gospels to be written.
Matthew
There is considerable disagreement about who the author was, and when it was written. It could have been written by the Apostle Matthew or a confidant of his in the 50’s AD. There is also speculation that it could have been written later based on a now lost source from Matthew. There is historical evidence that the Apostle Andrew left a copy of the Gospel of Matthew in India, no later than 70AD.
Luke
The 3rd of the “Synoptic” Gospels, Luke was a companion of Paul.
John
Evidence suggests that the narrative presented in the Gospel of John may have been subjected to edits, with the final version as we know it being from the 90’s AD.