The New Testament
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Summary
The New Testament is the second part of the Christian Bible, which together with the Old Testament forms the complete Bible. It contains twenty-seven books, broadly divided into four categories: the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which recount the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; the Acts of the Apostles, which narrates the founding of the early church and the spread of the gospel; twenty-one epistles (Pauline and general epistles) written by apostles or church leaders to churches and individuals, discussing doctrine and church life; and the final book, Revelation, which uses visions and symbolic language to describe the end times and the last things. The New Testament books were composed in the first century AD, originally in Greek, and later translated into many languages and spread throughout the world. The most widely used Chinese version is the Mandarin Union Version (Chinese Union Version) published in 1919, whose elegant and dignified prose has deeply influenced the Chinese church and Chinese-language literature. The edition commonly published by the China Christian Council takes the simplified-character New Punctuation Union Version as its main text and adds auxiliary materials such as brief glosses of terms, a chronological table of biblical events, a name and place concordance, and maps. This entry refers to the standalone New Testament volume and does not include the Old Testament.
Editor's review
《新约全书》是了解基督教信仰最直接、最原初的文本来源。全书仅二十七卷，篇幅远小于旧约，却包含了信仰的核心：耶稣的言行、早期教会的诞生、使徒对教义的阐释，以及末世盼望。和合本译文历经百年仍是流传最广的中文译本，句式凝练，许多表达已融入现代汉语。中国基督教两会版在正文之外配有名词浅注、年代表解和地图，能帮助读者快速建立历史与地理框架。对于想要认识西方文化根基、宗教思想史或汉语翻译文学的读者，新约都是一部不容绕过的经典。单行本携带、翻阅都更方便，适合个人通读、小组学习和课堂参考。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 想系统了解基督教信仰与圣经文本的普通读者
- 研究西方文学、艺术、历史、哲学，需要熟悉圣经典故的学习者
- 教会慕道友、初信者以及圣经学习小组成员
- 关心汉语翻译史与和合本文体研究的语言文学爱好者
Not a good fit for
- 只想阅读旧约故事（如创世记、出埃及记）的读者，本册仅含新约部分
- 期待注释详尽的学术研读本的专业研究者，宜另选带深度注释的版本
Reading tips
- 初次通读建议从《马可福音》或《路加福音》入手，再读《使徒行传》，最后进入书信和《启示录》。
- 阅读时随手记下人名、地名与事件时间线，配合书末年代表解和地图使用，能更快把握历史背景。
- 若追求译文对照，可参阅新汉语译本与和合本的并排版，比较两种表达对经文理解的差异。
- 可按每日一两章的节奏慢读，读完一卷写几句摘要，比一次性突击通读收获更大。
FAQ
《新约全书》与《圣经》是什么关系？
《圣经》由《旧约全书》和《新约全书》两部分组成。新约共二十七卷，记述耶稣基督的生平教导、早期教会历史、使徒书信和末世启示，是基督教特有的经典部分，与旧约合为完整圣经。
和合本是什么译本？
和合本是官话和合译本的简称，由多国传教士合作翻译，1919年正式出版。它以当时通行的白话文译成，影响深远，至今仍是中文世界流传最广的圣经译本，中国基督教两会常用其简化字新标点本。
新约的二十七卷怎么分类？
大致分四类：四卷福音书、一卷《使徒行传》、二十一卷书信（保罗书信与一般书信）以及一卷《启示录》。按此次序阅读，可以从耶稣生平一路看到早期教会的发展与终末的盼望。
在哪里可以买到这本书？
中国大陆的圣经主要通过基督教全国两会的发行渠道和各地教堂的书店供应，一般不在普通网络书店公开销售。如需购买，可咨询当地教会或基督教两会发行点。
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