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Called to Wholeness

Called to Wholeness. Discovering Scripture. What is the Bible and Why is it Important?. The word Bible comes from the ancient Greek word “biblios,” meaning book The Bible is considered a special book for everyone but Christians and Jews in particular because it is a sacred book

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Called to Wholeness

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  1. Called to Wholeness Discovering Scripture

  2. What is the Bible and Why is it Important? • The word Bible comes from the ancient Greek word “biblios,” meaning book • The Bible is considered a special book for everyone but Christians and Jews in particular because it is a sacred book • The Bible is a human book because it’s full of stories and experiences of people who love, hate, live, die , laugh, cry, fight wars, make peace, seek freedom, fight oppression, wonder, doubt, believe, struggle, hope, are good, are evil, have true and false love, are faithful, betray, create and destruct

  3. What is the Bible and Why is it Important cont’d? • The Bible is a sacred book because it was the first book made and it was inspired by God • 3 major religions based on the Bible are Judaism, Christianity and Islam • The Bible’s 2 main parts are the Hebrew Scripture and Christian Scripture • The Islamic religion includes both sections of the Bible

  4. The Hebrew Scriptures • Consists of 46 books • 4 main sections – Pentateuch, Historical Books, Prophetical Books, Wisdom Books • Pentateuch (5 books) – describes origins of people of Israel • Historical Books – provide understanding of God’s intentions for Israel (16 books) • Wisdom Books – profound understanding of the mysteries of life, which is ultimately due to God (7 books) • Prophets were understood to be individuals inspired by God (18 books)

  5. The Christian Scriptures • Consists of 27 books • The common theme is the identity and significance of Jesus • First 4 books is referred to as the gospels • Gospel comes from old English word “godspel,” meaning good news • Mark is regarded as being the first gospel written down

  6. Introduction to the Bible • Name the First 5 books of the Bible: • Genesis • Exodus • Leviticus • Numbers • Deuteronomy

  7. Introduction to the Bible 2. What name do Christians give these first five books? • Pentateuch 3. What name do Hebrews (Jews) give these first five books? • Torah (Law) 4. How many books are there in total in the Catholic Bible? • 73

  8. Introduction to the Bible 5. What are the two main parts of the Bible called? • Hebrew Scriptures • Christian Scriptures 6. In what part of the Bible are stories about Jesus found? • Christian Scriptures

  9. Introduction to the Bible 7. What are the first four books of the New Testament called? • Gospels 8. Who are the authors of the first four books? • Matthew • Mark • Luke • John

  10. Introduction to the Bible 9. Who wrote most of the letters in the Christian Scripture? • Paul 10. Name five prophets from the Bible • Isaiah • Jeremiah • Baruch • Ezekiel • Daniel • Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah

  11. Introduction to the Bible 11. List three books from the Bible that were named after women • Ruth • Judith • Esther 12. Explain why the Bible is considered a library of books.

  12. Books of the Old Testament • ERVBOPRS • DOXSEU • UHTR • HMIREEAJ • OJB • EEDURYONMOT • IKNSG

  13. Books of the Old Testament 8. IALDNE 9. AIGHAG 10. KAAHKBUK 11. ECSCSTELISEA 12. BURNMES 13. ARZE 14. NSEIEGS

  14. Books of the Old Testament 15. SGON FO NLOSOMO 16. HEIMEANH 17. MIAHC 18. ITSVEILCU 19. NSATNTIALMEO 20. IAAHBDO

  15. Books of the New Testament • LSAIIPHNIPP • ONMSAR • CSSLANOSIO • TCAS • EDJU • TSTIU • SEAMJ

  16. Books of the New Testament 8. HATETWM 9. YHITTMO 10. TEREP 11. TAAIGNLSA 12. KEUL 13. EWSBRHE 14. ANSCHRNOTII

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