Confessions
Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Enlightenment · Autobiography
Ancient · Scripture, theology
The New Testament
by Multiple authors. Gospels, letters, history, and apocalypse centered on Jesus and the formation of Christianity.
- Date
- c. 50–100 CE
- Origin
- Roman Palestine / Mediterranean
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Scripture, theology
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Gospels, letters, history, and apocalypse centered on Jesus and the formation of Christianity.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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