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Gutenberg Bible

 The first book printed by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450s


 Written in Latin (Vulgate/Latin Vulgate)
 Since its publication, 49 copies (or substantial portions of copies) have survived, and
they are considered to be among the most valuable books in the world even though
no complete copy has been sold since 1978.

St. Jerome
A.D. 382-406, St. Jerome translated the Old Testament (Hebrew) and the New Testament
(Greek) into Latin, known as the LATIN VULGATE version of the Bible.

Why is the Bible the best-selling book of all times?


According to Guinness World Records, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time, with
over 5 billion copies sold and distributed.

CAN A PERSON WITHOUT FAITH READ THE BIBLE?

Lesson 1: The Bible


WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
 τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books“
 a library of books
 also called Scriptures, meaning “sacred writings”

2.The Bible is about people – The Bible consists about narratives about real men and women
who were chosen to play a role in God’s saving plan.
 Their story is also our story.

3. The Bible is about salvation history – it is the story of God’s plan of salvation that began
with Israel, climaxed in Jesus Christ, and continues to our present time in the Church.

4. The Bible is about Faith – the Bible was written primarily to draw us to believe and be
saved.2 Timothy 3:16-17

5. The Bible is about us – we see ourselves in the different stories written in the Bible.

B. The Bible is God’s Word


in Human Words
 Inspiration is a mystery, a divine action.
 Biblical inspiration is unique, unlike the inspiration creative people or artist get.
 The Bible is divinely inspired book – Biblical Inspiration means that the authors
were inspired by God Himself for a unique purpose – our salvation.
 God influenced the entire formation of the Bible.

Misconceptions on Biblical Inspiration:


 The Holy Spirit or an angel did not dictate the stories word for word to the human
authors.
 The Holy Spirit did not act as “watchdog” to keep human authors from writing
erroneous materials.

THE FORMATION OF THE BIBLE


2. Written Records – materials were gathered, edited, organized and compiled into books by
priests and other trained scribes employed by Israelite kings.

3. The Canon – refers to the complete list of books in the OT and NT recognized by the
Church as divinely inspired.

STEPHEN LANGTON
 Bishop of Canterbury
 It was his idea to divide each book into numbered chapters to make it easy to find
one’s way around the Bible.
 This was done in 1226
The 3 Groups of Books of the OT
THE LAW/TORAH/PENTATEUCH (5)
 The first 5 books of the Bible
 The most sacred text to the Jews
 Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

2. THE PROPHETS (21) – contains the writings and speeches of the prophets.
Non-writing Prophets
Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings
Writing Prophets
Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

Minor Prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah,
Malachi

3. THE WRITINGS (20)– these books elaborate what a covenant with God means.
- Mostly written in poetic form

Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra,
Nehemiah, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Wisdom, Sirach, Tobit, Judith, Baruch, 1 & 2 Maccabees

The 4 Divisions of the NT

THE GOSPELS (4)– records the accounts on Jesus’ redeeming life, teachings and work.
 The climax is Jesus’ Paschal Mystery (Passion, Death and Resurrection).
 Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

2. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (1)


 is the sequel of the Gospel of Luke.
 it records the events in the early Church from Christ’s ascension to Paul’s missionary
journey to Rome.

3. THE APOSTOLIC LETTERS (21)


- letters that provide teachings and instructions in Christian faith and practices.
 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians,
I & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, Jude

4. THE BOOK OF REVELATION (1)


 the last book of the Bible
 the only apocalyptic book
 it contains John’s vision of Christ’s Second Coming or Parousia.

The Scriptures were not written to give historical information but to deepen and strengthen
our faith in God.

When we read the Bible with faith, that is, when we completely believe all that it contains,
we allow God’s Word to touch us, to inspire us, to give us hope, and to help us find meaning,
comfort, and strength.

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