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.
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- Date
- c. 50–100 CE
- Origin
- Roman Palestine / Mediterranean
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Scripture, theology
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- 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 on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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