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BOOKS OF THE BIBLE: THE NEW TESTAMENT, by                    
First Line: Four are the men who tell of the life of our saviour and master
Last Line: Next is the letter by judas, and last is the great revelation.
Subject(s): Bible; Books; Religion; Story-telling; Reading; Theology


FOUR are the men who tell of the life of our Saviour and Master:
Matthew (or Levi) the first, then Mark who writes like a soldier;
Luke the beloved physician, and John once imprisoned on Patmos.
Luke writes again (as before to Theophilus) telling the story, —
Wonderful story of parting when Jesus returned to the Father;
Telling the story of Pentecost, telling of Peter's strange vision;
Telling of brave Stephen's death, of Paul and his hardships and journeys.
This is the book of the Acts, and next are the thirteen epistles
Written by Paul the Apostle. The first is the one to the Romans.
Two next to dwellers in Corinth (but one is for all the Achaians).
Then comes the one that was written to all the Galatian churches.
Ephesus gives its proud name to the book that comes next in due order.
Find then the letter of praise that Paul wrote to saints at Philippi.
Then comes the warning he sent to the faithful who dwelt at Colossae.
Brethren in Thessalonica had two books he wrote for their comfort.
Timothy two for his guidance, and Titus had one for the Cretans.
Who but admires the wonderful letter Paul wrote to Philemon?
Read the epistle — by whom was it written? — addressed to the Hebrews.
James to the twelve tribes scattered abroad sends lesson and greeting.
Two are the letters of Peter, and three are by John the Apostle.
Next is the letter by Judas, and last is the great Revelation.





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