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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
Modern Map of Same Area
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
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-
FATHERS of the future
nation of Israel
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.
Books 18-
ARE BOOKS OF POETRY
AND WISDOM
Ecclesiastes tells how to
live life in a world where
all is vanity
Song of Solomon is an
allegory/poem of God’s
love for his people.
B.C..