There is wisdom, poetry and history here too. These books help to fill in the blank historical period between Malachi and Matthew. The New Testament contains 27 books. There are also three types of writings here. The four Gospels all describe the life of Christ.
Acts is the history of the early church.
These letters were written and circulated throughout the very first organized churches. St. Paul was the author of thirteen of them. The apostle John wrote three, Peter two and James and Jude wrote one each. These epistles formed the teaching of the early believers and served to interpret the meaning of Jesus words in the Gospels. The only prophetic book in the New Testament is the Revelation of John.