bible intro pt 1

1. THE BIBLE An Introduction, PT 1 Bible comes from the Greek biblos, which simply means:BOOK

2. THE BIBLE IS NOT ONE BOOK BUT A LIBRARY OF66BOOKS 3. Written by over 40 men Over a period of 1500 Years 1400 B.C. to approx 95 A.D. 4. The Forty Writers of the Bible

Shepherds

Fishermen

Peasants

Doctors

Tax-collectors

Jerusalem

Babylon (Iraq)

Persia (Iran)

Greece

Turkey

5. 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

6. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Of the 66 books, 39 were written before the birth of Jesus These 39 are called the Old TESTAMENT 7. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Of the 66 books, 27 were written soon after the death of Jesus NEW TESTAMENT 400 B.C. . 8. The Old Testament 39 books

All written before Jesus came.

1400-400 B.C.

Testament means covenantoragreement

The Old Covenant is an agreement that God made with the nation ofIsrael

TheOld Testamentwas written inHebrew the language of Israel

9. 10. Modern Map of Same Area 11. The Old Testament 39 books

All written 400 years before Jesus birth

1400-400 B.C.

Testament means covenantoragreement

The Old Covenant is an agreement that God made with the nation ofISRAEL

TheOld Testamentwas written inHebrew the language of Israel

All written AFTER his death

48-95 A.D.

The New Covenant is an agreement that God has made forALL NATIONS

TheNew Testamentwas written inGreek(language of commerce of the day)

The New Testament 27 books 12. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses The first five books of the Bible are attributed to Moses GENESIS EXODUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS DEUTERONOMY 13. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses They are sometimes called theLaw or TORAH GENESIS EXODUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS DEUTERONOMY 14. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS--LOOK BACK FROM THE DEATH OF MOSES -- ALL THE WAY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD Beginning . 15.

The First Book

GENESIS Chapters 1-11

Creation of the world

First human family

Spread of evil

World wide flood

Division of humanity into nations and languages

30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 16.

The First Book

GENESISchapters 12-50

God chooses the FATHERS of the future nation of Israel

Four Generations grow from 1 couple to 70 people

Books 2-5 (Moses)

EXODUS, LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, DEUTERONOMY

Tells about the beginning of the nation

And how God gave them His Laws

Books 6-17

ARE BOOKS OF HISTORY WRITTEN BY VARIOUS AUTHORS

1400 400 B.C.

Possession of their land, the establishment of the kingdom, the captivity and return to their land

30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 400 B.C. . 19.

Books 18-22

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY AND WISDOM

Jobis about man s question about suffering

Psalmsis a collection of poems put to music

Proverbsis a collection of short wise sayings

30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 400 B.C. . 20.

Books 18-22

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY AND WISDOM

Ecclesiastestells how to live life in a world where all is vanity

Song of Solomonis an allegory/poem of Gods love for his people.

30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 400 B.C. . 21. 30 A.D . 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. Books 23-39 Throughout the history of Israel, various prophets predicted thatSOMEONEfrom Israel will one day be theMESSIAH/SAVIORof the world 400 B.C. . 22. 30 A.D . Even the Fathers of the nation of Israel were told by God that one of their descendents would one day be born and bless the entire world 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 400 B.C. . 23. Interchangeable words

MESSIAHa Hebrew word meaning chosen one

CHRIST a Greek word meaning chosen one

Both mean:THE SAVIOR 24. THE MESSAGE OF THE ENTIRE OLD TESTAMENT WAS someone is coming.. T h eS a v I o rI sc o m I n g 2000 A.D . 1400 B.C. . Moses Creation of world 2500 B.C. 400 B.C. . 25. To Be Continued.