So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God. - Acts 18:11 When Paul was met with resistance as he taught the word of God, he became disillusioned and almost gave up. God spoke to him and told him to continue teaching. Paul obeyed God's instructions and continued to spread the
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent." - Acts 18:9 Christians need not be rude or pushy nor overly outspoken. However, we must repress any fear of expressing our Christian views. We must not remain silent.
Since most books in the Bible were written anonymously (not uncommon in Biblical days), much of what we know for certain about the authorship comes from logical deduction. What follows is the opinion of the majority of contemporary scholars along with the traditional views of authorship (both Jewish and Christian). Date written are estimates only. Hover over