The NT People, Topics and Facts section gathers New Testament material by person and by subject to help ministers, teachers, evangelists, chaplains, elders, and overseers locate Scripture quickly, teach accurately, and counsel wisely. It functions as a reference library that supports study and ministry by organizing key themes, events, and individuals across the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation.
This section is designed to help you trace the New Testament’s witness with clarity. When a topic is debated, rushed, or reduced to a slogan, the result is usually more heat than light. Here, the aim is to collect relevant passages and factual anchors so that interpretation remains grounded in context, not in convenience.
You will find entries that highlight major New Testament figures, foundational doctrines taught by Christ and the apostles, and practical topics that shape Christian life and church leadership. Many sections will connect parallel passages across books so you can compare how the same truth is presented in narrative, teaching, exhortation, and warning.
Use this section as a study aid for sermon preparation, discipleship, apologetics, and pastoral care. Let it serve as a quick reference when you need biblical precision, and as a starting point when you need to slow down and ask better questions. What does the passage actually say. Who is speaking. To whom. Under what circumstances. With what purpose. Those questions may not feel dramatic, but they rescue ministers from dramatic errors.
The synoptic gospels are the first three books of the New Testament of the Christian Bible: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. They are called synoptic because they share a similar structure, content, and even wording in many places, suggesting that they were written using similar sources and …
Among the individuals briefly mentioned in the New Testament, Gamaliel stands out as a figure of considerable influence and intellectual authority within first century Judaism. Although the New Testament records only a small number of references to him, those references reveal a man who held a …
Who was Joseph of Arimathea in the Bible Joseph of Arimathea emerges in the Gospel narratives as a quiet yet courageous disciple who played a decisive role in the burial of Jesus Christ. For those asking, who was Joseph of Arimathea in the Bible, and did …