Dr. Peter Watts points out that embedded in many of the earliest Christian documents, such as the letters in the New Testament, there are pieces of poetry that were probably originally hymns sung by the followers of Jesus when the gathered. Indeed, these hymns, often addressed to Christ, may have played an important role in the development of Christian doctrine. Other Why Study Videos you may want to watch; Songs in the Old Testament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BRUDH66WiM Rudolf Bultmann http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_brHQS6zQVw Orality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj-8Uy1BJIQ