Bible Introduction 1 (English) monday 17th of jan

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Written by over40 men

Overa period of

1500 Years

1400 B.C. to 65

A.D.


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30

A.D

.

2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

Moses wrotethe

first five books of

the Bible

GENESIS

EXODUS

LEVITICUS

NUMBERS

DEUTERONOMY


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The Forty Writers ofthe BibleWere

Shepherds

Kings

Fishermen

Peasants Doctors

Tax-collectors

From

Rome

Jerusalem

Babylon (Iraq)

Persia (Iran) Greece

Turkey


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30

A.D

.

40 Different

Writers

Almost 1500

years

2000A.D.

Moses

1400B.C..


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THE BIBLE 66 books

40 different writers

Almost 1500 Years

Over10,000 events

One Story

Unity of Theme

No contradictions

40 writers, 15

centuries, yet claims

ONE AUTHOR

Holy men ofGod spoke asthey were moved

by the Spirit ofGod (2 Peter1:21)


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30A.D

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2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

Ofthe 66

books, 39 werewritten before

the birth of

Jesus

These 39 are called the

Old TESTAMENT


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30A.D

.

2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

Ofthe 66

books, 27 werewrittensoon

afterthe death

ofJesus

NEW

TESTAMENT

400B.C..


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The Old Testament 39

books All written beforeJesus came.

1400-400 B.C.

Testament means covenant oragreement

The Old Covenantis an agreementthatGod

made withthenation ofIsrael TheOld Testament was writteninHebrew

the language of Israel


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Modern Map of Same Area


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The Old Testament

39 books

All written 400 yearsbeforeJesus birth

1400-400 B.C.

Testament meanscovenant oragreement

The Old Covenantis anagreementthatGod madewiththenation of

ISRAEL

TheOld Testament waswritteninHebrewthelanguage of Israel

All written AFTERhis

death

48-65 A.D.

The New Covenantis an

agreementthatGod has

made forALL NATIONS

TheNew Testament was

writteninGreek

The New Testament

27 books


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30A.D

.

2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

They are

sometimes called

theLawofMoses

GENESIS

EXODUS

LEVITICUS

NUMBERS

DEUTERONOMY


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30A.D

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2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

THE FIRST FIVE

BOOKS -- LOOK

BACK FROM THE

DEATH OF

MOSES -- ALLTHE WAY TO THE

BEGINNING OF

THE WORLD

Beginning.


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30A.D

.

2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

The First Book

GENESIS Chapters 1-11

Creation ofthe world

Firsthuman family

Spread ofevil

World wide flood

Division of mankind intonations and languages

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.


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2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

The First Book

GENESISchapters 12-50 God choosesthe

FATHERS ofthe future

nation of Israel

FourGenerations

grow from 1 coupleto

70 people

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.


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30A.D

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2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.

Books 2-5 (Moses)

EXODUS, LEVITICUS,NUMBERS,

DEUTERONOMY

Tells aboutthe

beginning ofthenation

And how God gave

them His Laws


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2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.

Books 6-17

ARE BOOKS OF HISTORY

WRITTEN BY VARIOUSAUTHORS

1400 400 B.C.

Possession oftheirland,theestablishment ofthe

kingdom, the captivity and

returnto theirland

400B.C..


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2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.

Books 18-22

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY

AND WISDOM

Job is about mansquestion aboutsuffering

Psalms is a collection ofpoems putto music

Proverbs is a collection ofshort wisesayings

400B.C..


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2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.

Books 18-22

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY

AND WISDOM

Ecclesiastes tellshow tolive lifein a world whereall is vanity

Song ofSolomon is apoem abouttrueromanticlove

400B.C..


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30A.D

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Eventhe Fathers ofthe

nation of Israel weretoldby God that one oftheir

descendents would one

day be born and blessthe

entire world

2000A.D.

1400B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500B.C.

400B.C..


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THE STORY OF THE OLD

TESTAMENTwas


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All theProphets,

Priests and Kings ofIsrael were

ANNOINTED

with oil whentheytooktheiroffice

It was like aninauguration ceremony


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THE MESSAGE OF THE

PROPHETS OF THE OLDTESTAMENT WAS

2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

Creation

ofworld 2500

B.C.

400

B.C..


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30A.D

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2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

400B.C..

New Testament

All 27 books written

afterthe death ofJesus.

First fourtell an

independent account

ofthe life, death, and

resurrection ofJesus


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The New Testament

The First Four Books

Called the fourgospels (gospel is a Greekword forgood news)

Named afterthe authors Matthew, Mark,Luke, John. Three wereeyewitnesses, Lukeknew many oftheeyewitnesses.

Jesus lived & died in30 A.D., all 27 NewTestament books were written while

eyewitnesses were alive


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30A.D

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2000A.D.1400B.C..

Moses

400B.C..

New Testament

The FourGospels

giveevidencethatJesus istheChrist(the anointed ofGod), the one

predicted inthe OldTestamenttimes.

Showshowprophecy wasfulfilled inthe life

and death ofJesus


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The FourGospels

Matthew,Mark, Luke,John

Tell the purpose ofJesus coming

Reveal his perfect life and service

Givesthetruesource ofhisteaching

Givesevidencethatheisthe Son ofGod

and deserves ourworship

Help usunderstand why his ownnation

killed him


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The FourGospelsMatthew,Mark, Luke,John

Do not ContaineverythingJesus did

(John 21:25) Jesus did many otherthings as well. Ifevery

one ofthem were written down, I supposethateventhe

whole world would nothaveroom forthe booksthat

would be written. (NIV)

(John 20:3

0-3

1) Jesus did many othermiraculoussignsinthe presence ofhis disciples, which arenotrecorded inthis

book. Butthese are writtenthat you may believethatJesus

isthe Christ, the Son ofGod, and that by believing you

may have lifeinhisname. (NIV)


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30A.D

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2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

400

B.C..

New Testament

Fifth Book

Acts, written by

Luketellsthe

story ofthe first

30 years ofChristianity


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30A.D

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2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

400

B.C..

New Testament books 6-26

Are letters writtenby apostles andprophetsinthechurchto variouschurches andindividuals

InstructioninChristian livingfound here


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2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

400

B.C..

New Testament Book

27

A prophecy ofthedestruction of

Jerusalem and the

fall oftheJewish

Nationin 70 A.D. atthehand ofthe

Roman Empire

70A.D.


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A.D

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2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

Ofthe 66

books,39

werewritten before

the birth of

Jesus


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A.D

.

2000

A.D.

1400

B.C..

Moses

New Testament

All 27 bookswritten afterthe

death ofJesus.


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Summary

The OLD TESTAMENT emphasizesthehistory of onenation Israel

Thisnationisemphasized becauseit was

one man from thatnation, that would oneday changethe world

The Coming ofJesus ChrististheCENTRAL EVENT IN ALL OF HUMAN

HISTORY

How did the writers ofthe Bible know torecord thehistory ofhis ancestors?


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Jesus Christis morethan a historical

figure

The Evidence presented inthe

Bible provesthat ..

Will youinvestigatethe

claims ofthe Bible?


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Bible Introduction 1 (English) monday 17th of jan