Other Letters and Revelation: Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation

by Big Dream Ministries, Art Vander Veen (Contributor), Pat Harley (Contributor)

The Bible is simply a love letter compiled into sixty-six books and written over a period of sixteen hundred years by more than forty authors living on three continents. Although the authors came from different backgrounds, there is one message, one theme, one thread that runs throughout the entire Bible from the first book, Genesis, to the last book, Revelation. That message is God’s redeeming love for mankind—a message that is as relevant for us today as it was two thousand years ago.Other Letters (Hebrews, James, First Peter, Second Peter, First John, Second John, and Third John) were written over a period of approximately fifty years. The book of James was the earliest, penned between AD 46 and 49, and Revelation was the last to be recorded; it was written by the apostle John in AD 95 or 96. Most of these letters were written after the apostle Paul’s death, and they carried on the Christian epistolary tradition.In contrast to many of Paul’s writings, the General Epistles were written during the years of heavy Roman persecution of the Christian population. The content of some of these letters reflects this increasingly hostile environment. In addition, the spread and strength of false teachings was much greater than it was during the years that Paul wrote. This challenge to Christianity is also very evident in the content and tone of these last nine books of the New Testament.Of course, there could be no better capstone to the New Testament — and, in fact, to the entire Bible — than the book of Revelation. In it, God records His last words about the final days and the ultimate victory of His Son, the Lamb of God and the Lion of Judah.

288 pages, Paperback

Published September 7, 2017

Reviews

[Piper]

The Amazing Collection has its weaknesses and should be guided by someone who knows the Word well and is willing to question some of the teaching from Big Dream Ministries. I jumped into my church’s women’s Bible study group when they were in the middle of book 4 - I was a bit concerned with some of the teaching in the book, but was put at ease when I saw the leader correcting and diverting using the Bible and counsel from our Pastor. I do recommend the series with the above caveats in mind.