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    The Bible is a collection of 73 books divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains 46 books including the first five books of Moses known as the Pentateuch or Torah, historical books, and writings like Psalms and Proverbs. The New Testament contains 27 books including the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John which describe the life of Jesus, Acts which discusses the early Christian church, and letters of Paul and other apostles. The Bible was written by many authors over time but is believed to be divinely inspired, providing stories of God's relationship with humanity from creation to Jesus.

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    The Bible is a collection of 73 books divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains 46 books including the first five books of Moses known as the Pentateuch or Torah, historical books, and writings like Psalms and Proverbs. The New Testament contains 27 books including the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John which describe the life of Jesus, Acts which discusses the early Christian church, and letters of Paul and other apostles. The Bible was written by many authors over time but is believed to be divinely inspired, providing stories of God's relationship with humanity from creation to Jesus.

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    The Bible is a collection of 73 books divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains 46 books including the first five books of Moses known as the Pentateuch or Torah, historical books, and writings like Psalms and Proverbs. The New Testament contains 27 books including the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John which describe the life of Jesus, Acts which discusses the early Christian church, and letters of Paul and other apostles. The Bible was written by many authors over time but is believed to be divinely inspired, providing stories of God's relationship with humanity from creation to Jesus.

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    Bible Notes

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    The Bible is a collection of 73 books divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains 46 books including the first five books of Moses known as the Pentateuch or Torah, historical books, and writings like Psalms and Proverbs. The New Testament contains 27 books including the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John which describe the life of Jesus, Acts which discusses the early Christian church, and letters of Paul and other apostles. The Bible was written by many authors over time but is believed to be divinely inspired, providing stories of God's relationship with humanity from creation to Jesus.

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    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)

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