In this book, the author, Louis Berkhof, investigates the history and purpose of the Gospels and Epistles in the New Testament. Berkhof meticulously examines every historical record of the first century following Christ's death in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of Christ's teaching and the Pentecostal formulation of the church. He presentes a critical study of the biblical world of the early church and carefully described the incomparable role each writer played in shaping the sacred and canonized books of the New Testament. Prolegomena The Gospels in General Matthew Mark Luke John Acts The Epistles in General The Epistles of Paul The Epistle to the Romans The First Epistle to the Corinthians The Second Epistle to the Corinthians The Epistle to the Galatians The Epistle to the Ephesians The Epistle to the Philippians The Epistle to the Colossians The First Epistle to the Thessalonians The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians The Pastoral Epistles The First Epistle to Timothy The Second Epistle to Timothy The Epistle to Titus The Epistle to Philemon The Epistle to the Hebrews The General Epistle of James The First General Epistle of Peter The Second General Epistle of Peter The First General Epistle of John The Second and Third General Epistles of John The General Epistle of Jude The Revelation of John