THE BIBLE …
An Introduction, PT 1
“Bible” comes
from the Greek
“biblos,”
which simply
means: BOOK
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THE BIBLE …
An Introduction, PT 1
“Bible” comes
from the Greek
“biblos,”
which simply
means: BOOK
THE BIBLE IS NOT
ONE BOOK
BUT A
LIBRARY OF
66 BOOKS
The Forty Writers of the Bible
Were
- Shepherds
- Kings
- Fishermen
- Peasants
- Doctors
- Tax-collectors
From
- Rome
- Jerusalem
- Babylon (Iraq)
- Persia (Iran)
- Greece
- Turkey
40+ “writers”….but…
- According to the Bible itself, only ONE
AUTHOR:
- “All scripture is inspired by GOD and is
useful for doctrine, teaching, and correcting”
(2Tim 3:16).
- Inspired = “God-breathed”
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
Of the 66
books, 27 were
written soon
after the death
of Jesus
NEW
TESTAMENT
B.C..
The Old Testament – 39 books
- All written before Jesus came.
- 1400-400 B.C.
- “ Testament ” means “ covenant or agreement ”
- The Old Covenant is an agreement that God
made with the nation of Israel
- The Old Testament was written in Hebrew –
the language of Israel
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The Old Testament
- 39 books
- All written 400 years before Jesus’ birth
- 1400-400 B.C.
- “ Testament ” means “ covenant or agreement ”
- The Old Covenant is an agreement that God made with the nation of ISRAEL
- The Old Testament was written in Hebrew – the language of Israel
- All written AFTER his death
- 48-95 A.D.
- (^) The New Covenant is an agreement that God has made for ALL NATIONS
- The New Testament was written in Greek (language of commerce of the day)
The New Testament
- 27 books
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
They are
sometimes called
the Law or
TORAH
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
THE FIRST FIVE
BOOKS -- LOOK
BACK FROM THE
DEATH OF
MOSES -- ALL
THE WAY TO
THE BEGINNING
OF THE WORLD
Beginning.
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
The First Book
GENESIS – chapters 12-
- God chooses the
FATHERS of the future
nation of Israel
- Four Generations –
grow from 1 couple to
70 people
Creation of world (^) 2500
B.C.
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
Creation of world (^) 2500
B.C.
Books 2-5 (Moses)
EXODUS, LEVITICUS,
NUMBERS,
DEUTERONOMY
Tells about the
beginning of the nation
And how God gave
them His Laws
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
Creation of world (^) 2500
B.C.
Books 18-
ARE BOOKS OF POETRY
AND WISDOM
Job is about man’s
question about suffering
Psalms is a collection of
poems put to music
Proverbs is a collection of
short wise sayings
B.C..
A.D
A.D.
B.C..
Moses
Creation of world (^) 2500
B.C.