Chapter V, Chief Truths of the Faith

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts are what:

• The five historical books in the New Testament

• The Gospels

• The Pentateuch

• The Old Testament

The word Gospel means:

• spiritual and important

• glad tidings/good news, and 'the history of the life and teachings of Christ'

• the sacred writings of Christianity from the Old and New Testaments

Because the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke have agreements in matter, arrangement, and language they are called:

• The synoptic gospels

• The original gospels

• The correct gospels

• The angelic gospels

This book was written by St. Luke and relates (1) the history of the early church and the history of St. Peter (2) the history of St. Paul

• The Acts of the Apostles

• The Gospel of Luke

There are this many epistles (letters) of Saint Paul:

• twenty five

• fourteen

There are seven epistles not written by Saint Paul. They are:

• The Epistle of James, First and Second Epistles of Peter, Three Epistles of John, and Epistle of St. Jude

• The Epistle of Matthew, First and Second Epistles of Mark, Three Epistles of Paul, and Epistle of St. Bartholomew

The Apocalypse is another name for what book of the Bible:

• The Gospel of St. John

• Genesis

• Exodus

• The Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation was written by:

• St. Paul

• St. Mark

• St. John

• St. Peter