THE BIBLE IS ONE BOOK

Composed of 66 letters

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The Bible was written over a period of 1500

years by 40 different authors

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Moses

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The Forty Writers of the Bible

Were

• Shepherds

• Kings

• Fishermen

• Peasants

• Doctors

• Tax-collectors

From

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• Babylon (Iraq)

• Persia (Iran)

• Greece

• Turkey

THE BIBLE – Fun Facts

• 66 books

• 40 different writers

• Almost 1500 Years

• Over 10,000 events

• One Story• Unity of Theme• No contradictions

• 40 writers, 15 centuries, yet claims

ONE AUTHOR

“Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Spirit of God” (2 Peter 1:21)

THE BIBLE – ITS PURPOSE

We believe that the Bible serves one main purpose in our lives and in the world. It

exists to share with us God’s Plan of SALVATION

“You have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation

through faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 3:16 – 17)

THE BIBLE – ITS INSPIRATION

We believe that God inspired each author of the BIBLE with the right WORDS and the right THOUGHTS. We call this work of

the Holy Spirit VERBAL INSPIRIATION

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work ”

(2 Timothy 3:16 – 17)

THE BIBLE – GENRE

• The BIBLE is made up of many different GENRES – History – Poetry– Proverbs – Letters – Parables – Apocalyptic – Unity of Theme

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Of the 66 books, 39 were written before

the birth of Jesus and are

called the OLD TESTAMENT

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Of the 66 books, 27 were written after the Resurrection of Jesus we call this the NEW TESTAMENT

The Old Testament – 39 books

• “Testament” – covenant • So the Old Testament reveals God’s covenant and

plan with his people ISRAEL– Noah– Abraham – Moses – David – Jeremiah (New Covenant – Promise)

• The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and a little bit of Aramaic – the language of Israel

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Moses wrote the first five books of the

Bible

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Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible

GENESIS GENESIS EXODUS EXODUS LEVITICUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS NUMBERS DEUTERONOMYDEUTERONOMY

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THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS -- LOOK BACK FROM THE DEATH OF MOSES -- ALL THE WAY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD

Beginning.