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Bible Basics
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What is the Bible?
• The Bible is God’s revelation (message) to His people
• The Bible is a collection of 73 books, divided into the Old and New Testaments
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Where did the Bible come from?
• Written by various people over thousands of years
• Inspired by the Holy Spirit
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The Old Testament
• The first part of the Bible• Contains 46 books– First 5 are called the Torah meaning
“instruction” or “law”– First 5 are also called the Pentateuch
meaning “5 scrolls”• Tells the story of God, the Israelites,
and their covenants
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The New Testament
• Second part of the Bible• Tells the story of Jesus and the early Church
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Finding a Passage in the Bible• Passages are listed by book name,
chapter, and verse.• First find the book in your Bible
– Most Bibles have an index that tells you where to find each book
– Book names are shown at the top of each page
• Chapters are listed in bold in the Bible and at the top of each page
• Verses are shown within the text as small numbers
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Find this verse…
• Jeremiah 29:11• Philippians 4:13• Proverbs 3:5-6• 1 John 4:7
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Important Terminology
• Inspired – influenced by the Holy Spirit• Magisterium – the teachings of the Bishops and the
Pope who provide authentic interpretation of the Bible• Interpretation – the explanation of the words of
Scripture, combining the Magisterium and the Holy Spirit
• Scriptorium – the room in a Monastery where the Bible was copied by hand
• Vulgate – the translation of the Bible by St. Jerome from Hebrew and Greek, which were no longer spoken, to Latin, which was the common language