THE BIBLE IS A COLLECTION OF MANY BOOKS

Remeber:

• There are two major parts of the Bible: - Old Testament - New Testament
• Testament: means Agreement or Covenant
• Details God's Covenant with: - The Israelites - His people in the Old Testament Times - And with us

OLD tESTAMENT:

• It talks about the agreements that God made along with the Israelites in their lives
• it is the Religious history of Israel
• Happened before Christ came to Earth

For the Jews:

• Old Testament = Hebrew Scriptures
• Divided into three Groups: - The Law - The Prophets - The Writings
• gradual Self-Revelation

1.) The Law

The Law or Torah

• Contains the Pentateuch (five Books of Moses)
• - Genisis
• - Exodus
• - Leviticus
• - Numbers
• - Deuteronomy
• Most sacred text for the Jews
• Contains god's revelation of Himself

2.) the Prophets

The Prophets

• Contains writings and speeches of the prophets
• - reminded them to be faithful to the covenant

Books of the former or nonwriting prophets

• Joshua
• Judgus
• First samuel
• Second samuel
• First kings
• Second kings

Book of the latter or writing prophets

• Major prophets:
• - isiah
• - Jeremaih
• - Ezekiel
• Minor prophets
• - Hosea
• - Joel
• - Amos
• - Obadiah
• - jonah
• - Micah
• - Nahum
• - Habakkuk
• - Zephaniah
• - Haggai
• - Zechariah
• - Malachi

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• - Nahum
• - Habakkuk
• - Zephaniah
• - Haggai
• - Zecharia
• - Malachi

3.) The Writings

the Writings

• Remaining books of the old testament
• - Historical and Wisdom Books
• Elaborates what a covenant with God means (mostly in poetry form)

Books belonging to The Writings

• Psalms -- Nehemiah
• Proverbs -- First Cheonicles
• Job -- Second Chronicles
• Song of Songs -- Wisdom
• Ruth -- sirach
• Lamentations -- Tobit
• Ecclesiastes -- Judith
• Esther -- Baruch
• Daniel -- first Macabees
• Ezra -- Second Macabees

Summary:

• 1.) The Law (Torah)
• - records the covenant
• - foundation of their nationhood
• 2.) The peophets
• - historical accounts
• 3.) The Writings
• - reflections on the meaning of the covenant

Thank you! 😇

Members

• Camille Arboleda
• Enrique Lejano
• Jesh Dita
• Erika Yamada
• Migs Pineda
• Ben Song