Who is traditionally credited with writing most of the letters to Gentile churches in the New Testament?

• A. Peter
• B. John
• C. Paul
• D. James

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is who wrote the letters to Christian communities outside of Jewish culture. Paul is traditionally credited with writing most of those letters because he was a missionary who traveled widely among Gentile (non-Jewish) communities and wrote to the churches he helped start or encouraged. His letters—like Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, and others—offer guidance on faith, how to live as Christians, and how churches should work together in a Gentile world. That focus on Gentile churches is why Paul is seen as the author of the largest portion of those letters. Other apostles, such as Peter, John, and James, did write epistles as well, but they are aimed at different audiences or topics and aren’t as numerous for Gentile churches.