Sep 20, 2024
Song of Songs Background
Who King Solomon to the nation of Israel (perhaps also to the world, but not as likely). Where & When Solomon probably composed this “song” or “poem” perhaps in the middle of his life or closer to the end of his life (i.e. the book seems to attest to the fact that he has between 60 queens and...
Sep 20, 2024
Ecclesiastes Background
Who King Solomon to the nations of the world of his day, including his own nation, Israel. Where & When Ecclesiastes was composed by King Solomon at the end of his life around 931 BC. He conveys his wisdom primarily to the next generation of young men and women (Eccl. 11:9; 12:1) as someone wh...
Sep 20, 2024
Proverbs Background
Who King Solomon, Agur, and King Lemuel to the king’s sons, and by extension all Israel, during the united Kingdom of Israel of Solomon’s reign Where & When Proverbs is a book full of the counsel and wisdom of Yahweh, the God of Israel. Proverbs contains longer sections of instruction, but als...
Sep 20, 2024
Psalms Background
Who David, Solomon, Asaph, Sons of Korah, Moses, Heman, Ethan, Nehemiah (?), Samuel (?), Hezekiah (?), and a handful of Unknown Authors to God (on behalf of Israel all throughout her history from wilderness wanderings to post-exile in Babylon) Where & When The Psalms are a compilation of 150 (...
Sep 20, 2024
Job Background
Who Elihu to the nations of the world, with a special focus on Israel Where & When This book was probably composed by Elihu (32:1 and following; he is the only person in the story who appears incidentally (e.g., a cameo-appearance), is not rebuked by God as the others, and whose lineage is ext...
Aug 30, 2024
Romans Background
Who The Apostle Paul to mostly Gentile church(es) with some Jews Where & When Romans was an extended letter dictated by Paul to his letter-writer Tertius (Romans 16:22) carried by Phoebe (the courier) to the Roman house-churches in Rome between AD 56 and AD 58. These house churches began at Pe...
Aug 30, 2024
Acts Background
Who Luke (protégé to the Apostle Paul) to the Gentile Believer Theophilus in the early Church era Where & When Acts was most likely written during Paul’s imprisonment in Rome around AD 64 or AD 65. This is surmised because Acts is Part 2 of a two-part series about Jesus Christ (the first part...
Aug 30, 2024
John Background
Who The Apostle John to Jewish Unbelievers in the early Church Where & When The Gospel of John was most likely written late in the development of the Church probably between AD 80 and AD 90, toward the end of John’s life and after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in AD 70. It was per...
Aug 30, 2024
Luke Background
Who Luke (protégé to the Apostle Paul) to the Gentile Believer Theophilus in the early Church era Where & When The Gospel of Luke was most likely written during Paul’s imprisonment in Rome around AD 64 or AD 65. This is surmised because Luke is Part 1 of a two-part series about Jesus Christ. T...
Aug 30, 2024
Mark Background
Who John Mark (protégé to the Apostle Peter) to Gentile Unbelievers in the early Church era Where & When The Gospel of Mark was most likely written at the start of Roman persecution of Christianity between AD 60 and AD 65 given the focus on Jesus’ life as an example of suffering and service, w...
