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The writers of all the New Testament books (with the possible exception of Hebrews) are known and most are Jewish.
Only Luke is thought to not be Jewish, partly based on Colossians 4:10-14 where he is not included in the list of those of the circumcision even though with the others.
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JordanAt least some of the New Testament authors were not Jews. The fact that the entire New Testament was written in Greek, not Aramaic, indicates that it was largely written for non-Jews, in most cases by non-Jews. First of all, the gospels were actually written anonymously, so we do not know the background of their real authors, in spite of the second-century attributions to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Paul is generally believed to have been a Jew, and may have been the only Jewish author in the entire New Testament.. The epistles attributed to James, John, Jude and Peter are now known to have been written by anonymous authors in the names of the disciples, but we do not know the backgrounds of those authors.
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What Old Testament book is not quoted in the Book of Hebrews?
Esther, for one. It is not quoted nor aluded to in any of the New Testament writers.
Was there any gentile writers of the Bible?
Yes. Luke was a greek doctor. I believe he was the only Gentile author. But most of the New Testament (and Obadiah, Nahum, Jonah in the Old Testament) is written for the benefit of a Jew/Gentile audience even though they are written by Jewish authors.
Who is the New Testament about?
The new testament is about the life and death of Jesus, the messiah. Although there are many people who appear throughout the new testament like any of the apostles. The New Testament is also about the birth of Christianity, the spread of the gospel of salvation and the establishment of Christian churches. The New Testament also contains teaching for the new churches.
Did Mary magdalene write in the New Testament of th bible?
Firstly Mary Magdalene never wrote any book in the new testament.
Why is Matthew considered a Jewish Christian Gospel?
The special emphasis of Matthew is that Jesus is the Messiah foretold by the Old Testament prophets. He quotes from and refers to the Old testament more often than any other New Testament author and seems to have had particularly Jewish readers in mind. This gospel does not name its author, but it has been accepted as the word of Matthew ever since the early church fathers, beginning with Papias, who was a student of the apostle John.
