The Bible’s twenty-one New Testament letters are a trove of magnificent inspiration, sound doctrine, stern warnings, and practical advice. Yet their letter format, different authors, and different audiences hide the depth and breadth of their wisdom. To appreciate any one topic, like resurrection, judgment, Christ’s return, sin, prayer, or sanctification, one must search from letter to letter. Even a good concordance does not reveal the depth of the letters’ treatment of any one topic, given the variety of terms the letters use for various topics.

This study reorganizes the letters, verse by verse, and even in partial verses, into seventy-six different topics that the letters treat in depth. The topics sort themselves naturally into a first part on God’s light, second part on the opposition’s darkness, and third part on practical directions. The study organizes the many verses on each topic into a natural order, so that within each topic one finds several subtopics. One thus finds in a single place the letters’ entire wisdom on each topic, reorganized and rewritten into readable order.

If you find the letters to be stirring, profound, and inspiring, but also find them challenging to parse for any one of dozens of important and practical topics, like unity, prayer, gratitude, authority, deceivers, teaching, and the Holy Spirit, then consider reviewing this resource. It may astound you how broad, rich, and deep the letters are in their treatment of the essentials of Christian faith. The study includes a description of each author and each letter, along with some introductory guidance and conclusions. Embrace the letters as God’s word, just as Christ embraces you.