Christian Dissent At the End of the World

How Amillenarian Thinking Can Help Us Resist Christian Nationalism

If I were in charge of arranging the New Testament books, I would allow for numerous arrangements depending on the intended use. For liturgics, for example, there’s no reason to change the present canonical order; but for historical use and study, I would advocate the following rearrangement based on chronological order:

1. The seven authentic Paulines (1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1-2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, Romans), written ca. 40s-50s CE

2. The Gospel According to Mark, written ca. late 60s-early 70s CE

3. The Gospel According to Matthew, written ca. 80s-110s CE

4. The Gospel According to Luke and the Book of Acts, written ca. late 80s-120s CE

5. The Deutero-Pauline Epistles (2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians), written ca. 90s-120s CE

6. The Gospel According to John & the Johannine Epistles (1-3 John), written ca. 90s-130s CE

7. The Catholic Epistles (1-2 Peter, James, Jude, Hebrews), written 2nd c. CE

8. The Pastorals (1-2 Timothy, Titus), written 2nd c. CE