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SCRIPTURE A collection of sacred writings

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SCRIPTURE

A collection ofsacred writings

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• All that God has taught us is called Revelation

• Revelation is contained in scripture and tradition

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• The Bible is a collection of writings held sacred by Christians

• “bible” comes from the Greek word for “book”

• There are 73 books in the Bible

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• The Bible is separated into two main divisions: The Old Testament and the New Testament

- The Old Testament = Hebrew Scriptures- Contains 46 books- Completed about 100 years before the

birth of Jesus

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• The New Testament = Christian Scriptures- Contains 27 books- Completed about 100 years after Jesus’ Resurrection

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• Christians believe that the Bible is the Word of God

• This means that through the Holy Spirit, God inspired the authors who then told and wrote down the stories (divine inspiration)

• Because of divine inspiration, God is the primary author of the Bible

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• The writings in the bible are meant to reveal the truth about God and His relationship to His creation

• The authors of the OT were not concerned with historic or scientific facts

• Each story in the OT contains a religious truth

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• Along with scripture, we learn about God through tradition

• Tradition refers to beliefs and practices that have been passed down through the ages

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Reading the Bible:

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Types of books in the Old Testament and New Testament:

• Old Testament:1. - The Torah or Pentateuch contains the first 5 books in the OT

- Torah means “law”; these books contain the Law of Moses

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2. The Historical Books – there are 16 Historical Books

3. The Wisdom Books – 7

4. The Prophetic Books - 18

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• Christians study the Old Testament because the history of the Jewish people is our history too.

• OT history is the history of Jesus and the generations of his family

• The OT help us to understand Jesus’ faith, culture and upbringing better

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• The New Testament tells about the life and mission of Jesus and the early Church.

• In the New Testament, there are four types of books:

1. Gospels – 42. Acts of the Apostles – 13. Epistles (Letters) – 214. Revelation (Apocalypse) - 1