OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE

MAIN SECTIONS OF THE BIBLE

• The Bible is split into two sections
• The Old Testament - 39books
• The New Testament - 27books

THE OLD TESTAMENT

• The old testament can be put in 4 categories
• The torah, history, poetry, prophets (minor & major)
• The old testament is about moses leading Gods people
• Receiving the ten commandments
• It tells about the coming of a savior

THE NEW TESTAMENT

• The new testament can be put into 4 cataglories
• Law, wisdom,history,prophecy
• The new testament contains the gospels
• The gospels are the heart of scripture
• Jesus fulfills the promise of the coming messiah

HOW THE BIBLE CAME TO BE

• People experienced God over a period of time
• People shared stories of God through Oral Tradition
• Canon is the official collection of books that inspire the bible
• The bible was translated into many languages
• But it was originally written in Greek, Hebrew and Aramic

Protecting the message of jesus christ by writing it down.
Many people who knew jesus personally were killed for their faith. The people did not want to lose perspective and testimonies of the witnesses to the life and mission of Jesus Christ

4 standards used by the Bishops of the Church to discern what books were included in Canon Of The Bible:
Apostolic Origin
Universal Acceptance
Celebrations and Eucharist
Needs to be constant with other christ, hebrew and jewish writings

4 COMMONLY USED CATHOLIC BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

• New American Bible
• New revised standard vision
• New Jerusalem Bible
• Good news Translation