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The general epistles refer to the epistles in the New Testament excluding the Pauline epistles: '''James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1 & 2 & 3 John, Jude'''. Some scholars include the book of Hebrews in the general epistles.
The general epistles refer to the epistles in the New Testament excluding the Pauline epistles: '''James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1 & 2 & 3 John, Jude'''. Some scholars include the book of Hebrews in the general epistles.
===The Book of Prophecy===
===The Book of Prophecy===
The last book of the New Testament, '''Revelation''', is a book of prophecy. It was written by Apostle John, who was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, as he received a revelation from Jesus while he was in exile on the island of Patmos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A1%2C+9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:1, 9-10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible begins with the creation of the heavens and the earth in the book of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]], and ends with the creation of a new heaven and a new earth. This refers to the coming of the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]] in the book of Revelation.
The last book of the New Testament, '''Revelation''', is a book of prophecy. It was written by Apostle John, who was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, as he received a revelation from Jesus while he was in exile on the island of Patmos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A1%2C+9-10&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:1, 9-10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible begins with the creation of the heavens and the earth in the book of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]], and ends with the creation of a new heaven and a new earth. This refers to the coming of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]] in the book of Revelation.


==Formation and Preservation of the New Testament==
==Formation and Preservation of the New Testament==