Having read through this amazing law book called the Old Testament, I wonder if the author can supplement this book with another. My honest and humane answer would be no, but God's best was yet to come. This Old Testament contains a conscious list of “does” and “beings” that can be effective for generations to come. However, that being said, I wonder if it was necessary to go through all these steps and sacrifices to finish what had been started. The Old Testament itself reveals in many passages that God has much more to offer. And once again, my human brain wonders about time and how It does it. Was it necessary to wait so long? Four hundred years of suspense and quiet, as if someone pressed the mute button, generations have passed and some may have heard how God delivered this nation from Egyptian captivity, others may not. The commandments and all the rules and regulations given to them by God were to remind them that obedience to God can set them free. God promised the nation of Israel a Savior, He promised a Messiah who would restore a broken relationship with Him. The New Testament begins with the timeline of the promised Messiah. Compared to the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament, the New Testament contains only twenty-seven books, but no less important. The first four books of the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are called the Gospels. The Book of Acts is a historical book. The next fourteen books are called Pauline Epistles, and they are; Romans, First Corinthians, Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians, First Timothy, Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon and Hebrew. The general epistles follow; James, First Peter, Second Peter, First John, Second John, ...... middle of paper ......ge/?search=Matthew 16:16-19>."Bible Gateway." Biblical gateway. Np, and Web. January 29, 2013. “Bible Gateway.” Biblical gateway. Np, and Web. January 29, 2013. “John 20:31 KJV.” BibleGateway.com: Web. January 3, 2013. Web. “Romans 1:16 (New King James Version). » BibleStudyTools.com. Np, and Web. January 29, 2013. “Romans 3:21 (New King James Version). » BibleStudyTools.com. Np, and Web. January 29, 2013. http://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/romans/passage.aspx?q=romans+8:37-39. Np, and Web. January 29. 2013.