Just as the Son and Word of God "became flesh and dwelt among you" (John 1:14), so too did the truths revealed to the world take on the garment of human expression and formulation. These truths are contained in the books of the New Testament, which are written by different authors and, while all convey the same redemptive message for humanity, express it through different historical and missionary contexts, each with different linguistic and expressive means. The Introduction to the New Testament deals with the examination of these external historical and missionary conditions regarding the creation of the 27 books, the author and the purpose of each book, its content, and other related issues.