Bible
Bible
- A collection of books (ta biblia)
- PNEUMA - hininga – life After adam is created
- Contains different stories about the relationship of God and His people
- Written under Divine Inspiration
- Product of human wisdom and experiences throughout history
- a product of many different authors depending on the time these stories were written
- Testament means Agreement
- the first day - light was created
- the second day - the sky was created
- the third day - dry land, seas, plants and trees were created
- the fourth day - the Sun, Moon and stars were created
- the fifth day - creatures that live in the sea and creatures that fly were created
- the sixth day - animals that live on the land and finally humans, made in the
image of God were created
- by day seven - God finished his work of creation and rested, making the seventh
day a special holy day.
- It has two parts (73 Books):
Old Testament
o 46 Books
o The first Five Books in the Bible are known as The Law or Torah. Also known as the
Pentateuch or the 5 Books of Moses
o Genesis tells about how the world began, the origin of the race, and the story of the
Hebrews and their calling as God’s chosen people
o Exodus tells how Israelites fled from Egypt and the laws the swore to observe when
they made their covenant with Yahweh at Mt. Sinai
o Leviticus tells about the laws and regulations for sacrifices and how to observe Holy
Days
o Numbers tells about the census of the people and the story of the Israelites
wandering in the wilderness
o Deuteronomy tells about the story of Moses’ last discourses and the addition of new
laws
o There are 6 Historical Books [ Joshua, Judges, Samuel 1 and 2, Kings 1 and 2]
o Composed of stories about the covenant between God and Israel
o The story of Israel after they were freed by Moses from Slavery in Egypt
o 13 BOOKS MAKE UP “THE WRITINGS” (“HAGIOGRAPHA”)
PSALMS – 150 songs of prayer and praise.
PROVERBS – maxims and sayings
JOB – story of troubles that afflict a good man.
DANIEL – story of a young Jew, taken captive to Babylon, who rose to
become governor.
EZRA – story of the return from exile in Babylon to Judea in 536 B.C.
NEHEMIAH – story of how a great leader in the Persian Court helped exiles
return to and rebuild Jerusalem and their lives.
1 CHRONICLES – history from Adam to Jacob
2 CHRONICLES – history of the Israelites from David to the Babylonian exile.
SONG OF SONGS (Song of Solomon) – a collection of beautiful lyrics which
many feel is an allegory of God’s love for Israel and Christ’s love for the
Church.
RUTH – a story of a Moabite girl who became a daughter of Israel and
belonged to the line of ancestry of King David onwards to Jesus Christ.
LAMENTATIONS – story of the fall of Jerusalem and the resulting chaos and
oppression.
ECCLESIASTES – an account of divine wisdom as reflected in nature, in
sovereignty, and in human person.
ESTHER – story of a Jewish girl who became queen of Persia and who saved
her people from destruction
New Testament
o 27 Books
o A compilation of stories and teachings of Jesus who opened up a new relationship
with God that eventually created the Church
o The first Four are called “gospel” which means “good news”
o The 4 Gospels:
Matthew, Mark, Luke
Synoptics “seen with the same eye” because they have similar
stories and accounts of Jesus’ Life
John
Presents Jesus as the Eternal Word of God who descended from
heaven and became man
o The Acts
The story of the formation of the early Christian communities and
subsequently the faith of the Church
The Book of the Acts of the Apostles
Tells the spread and growth of the Church from Palestine to Rome
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o 1 , 2 , 3 John
All concerns various theological matters (things about God)
