.Understanding the
Bible
Lesson 1
The Testaments
Many crimes have been committed against Christians. The
reason why is we normally have blind faith. So are often willing to trust and
believe things because of what we call faith. This is because even in our Faith
in God we fail to find the facts concerning what we believe, so we are willing
to believe anything and call it faith. But if we find out what we really
believe we won’t fall for everything that we are told.
How confident are you
with your knowledge of the Scriptures ?
Very, Kind of , Average, a little confident, not very confident, I don’t
understand the bible.
The Word Bible is from the Greek Biblia which means “the
Scrolls” or “books”
The Bible has been fully translated into over 500 languages and Partially in over 2850
languages
The King James Bible has 66 books with over 1189 chapters
with 31,102 verses
The Bible takes place across three continents: Asia, Africa
and Europe
The Hebrew Bible
does not have the books in the same order as the English Bible- English Bibles
have books grouped by type But the Hebrew Bible is arranged in this order. The
Torah followed y former and latter prophets(blend of prophets and history) followed by “the writings” a blend poetry,
history, and prophetic books)
The Bible is broken up in 2 Testaments
1.
Old Testament 39 books
2.
New Testament 27 Books
It is a Historical Document that is in alignment with other
Historical Documents
It is God’s plan for man, and all believers
How did we get the Scriptures
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The Scriptures were written by over 40 authors
from many walks of life(kings, peasants, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholar.
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Inspired by God (2 Peter 1 verse 15
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Over a period of 1500 years
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Written in Hebrew
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Hebrew
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Greek
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Aramaic
The books of the
Old Testament
1. Genesis
-The Law or Torah- Who: Moses-Moses
powerful man that dealt with self-doubt, had some anger issues. Did not want to
be a leader
2.
Exodus -The Law or Torah- Who: Moses
3.
Leviticus The Law or Torah- Who: Moses
4.
Numbers The Law or Torah- Who: Moses
5.
Deuteronomy The Law or Torah- Who: Moses
6.
Joshua -Historical Book- Unknown accredited to
Joshua
7.
Judges Historical Book- Unknown accredited
Samuel
8.
Ruth Historical Book- Unknown accredited Samuel
9.
1 Samuel - Historical Books-Unknown
10. 2
Samuel - Historical Books-Unknown
11. 1
Kings - Historical Books-Unknown
12. 2
Kings - Historical Books-Unknown
13. 1
Chronicles- Historical Books-EZRA
14. 2
Chronicles- Historical Books-EZRA
15. Ezra-
Historical Books-EZRA
16. Nehemiah-
Historical Books-Nehemiah
17. Esther
- Historical Books-Unknown
18. Job
-Poetry & Wisdom -Unknown
19. Psalms
-Poetry & Wisdom -David-Moses-Asaph , Solomon, Ethan, Sons of Korah
20. Proverbs
-Poetry & Wisdom-Solomon and others
21. Ecclesiastes-Poetry
& Wisdom-Solomon
22. Song
of Solomon -Poetry & Wisdom-Solomon
23. Isaiah
-Major Prophets- Isaiah
24. Jeremiah
-Major Prophets-Jeremiah
25. Lamentations
-Major Prophets-Jeremiah
26. Ezekiel
-Major Prophets-Ezekiel
27. Daniel
-Major Prophets-Daniel
28. Hosea-Minor
Prophets-Hosea
29. Joel
-Minor Prophets-Joel
30. Amos
-Minor Prophets-Amos
31. Obadiah-Minor
Prophets-Obadiah
32. Jonah
-Minor Prophets-Jonah
33. Micah-Minor
Prophets-Micah
34. Nahum-Minor
Prophets-Nahum
35. Habakkuk-Minor
Prophets-Habakkuk
36. Zephaniah-Minor
Prophets-Zephaniah
37. Haggai-Minor
Prophets-Haggai
38. Zechariah-Minor
Prophets-Zechariah
39. Malachi-Minor
Prophets-Malachi
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Home work for week 1 next to each book pleas
write down who wrote the book
Genesis means ‘origin’. It is the glorious
account of how things began.
Genesis
wasn’t the first book ever written—nor is it the oldest part of the Bible. But
when the Bible was put together, this book had an obvious claim to come first.
The
book of Genesis is in two parts: ancient stories from the mists of time
(1:1–11:32) and the stories of the patriarchs (12:1–50:26).[1]
New Testament
1.
Matthew Gospel -AD60 Matthew also known as Levi
written from Judea
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Birth and Early Life (1-4)
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Ministry of Christ (5-20)
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Death and Resurrection (21-28)
2.
Mark Gospel -AD 58 John Mark written from Rome
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Introduction (1)
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Ministry of Christ (2-10)
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Death and Resurrection (11-16)
3.
Luke Gospel -AD 60-62 Luke the Physician Written
from Caesarea
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Birth and Early Life ( 1-4)
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Ministry of Christ (5-19)
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Death and Resurrection (20-24)
4.
John Gospel- Ad85-98 John the Disciple -written from Asia Minor
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Introduction (1)
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Ministry of Christ (2-12)
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Private Ministry (13-17)
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Death and Resurrection (18-21)
5.
Acts History of the Early Church -AD60-62 Luke
(The Physician)
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Jerusalem (1-8)
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Judea and Samaria (8-12)
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Paul’s Journeys (13-20)
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Paul Taken to Rome (21-28)
6.
Romans Letter to Roman Christians AD 57 Paul-written from Corinth
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Christian Gospel (1-8)
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Israel (9-11)
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Christian Life (12-16)
7.
1 Corinthians Letter to Church in Corinth-AD 56 Paul Written while in Ephesus
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Division (1-4)
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Mortality (5-11)
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Spiritual Gifts (12-14)
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The Resurrection (15-16)
8.
2nd Corinthians Letter to Church in Corinth - AD 56 Paul Written while in Philippi
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Apostolic Characteristics (1-7)
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Giving (8-0)
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Paul’s Defense (10-13)
9.
Galatians Letter
to church in Galatia -AD 50-55 Paul Written from Asia Minor
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Paul’s Defense (1-2)
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Justification by Faith (3-4)
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The Christian Life (5-6)
10. Ephesians Letter to church in Ephesus -AD 60-64
Paul from a Roman Prison
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Spiritual Blessings (1-3)
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The Christin Life (4-6)
11. Philippians
Letter to the church in Philippi -AD 60-64 Paul from a Roman Prison
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Joy of Life (1)
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Humility of Christ (2)
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Finish the Race (3)
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Thanks and Greetings (4)
12. Colossians
Letter to church in Colossae-AD
60-64 Paul from a Roman Prison
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Thanksgiving (1)
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Work of Christ (1-2)
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Finish the Race (3-4)
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Final Greetings (4)
13. 1
Thessalonians Letter to the church in
Thessalonica-AD 49-54 Paul from Corinth
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Faith and example (1-3)
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Living for God (4)
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Christ’s Return (4-5)
14. 2nd
Thessalonians Letter to the church in
Thessalonica -AD 50-54 Paul from Corinth
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Praise and Encouragement (1)
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Christ’s Return (2)
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Pray and Work(3)
15. 1
Timothy Letter to Timothy -AD 64
Paul from Rome
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Trouble in Ephesus (1)
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Church Leadership (2-3)
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False Teachers (4)
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Discipline (5)
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Paul’s Advice to Timothy (6)
16. 2
Timothy Letter to Timothy -AD 65-67
Paul from a Roman Prison
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Call to Remain Faithful (2)
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Authority of Gods Word (3)
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Lead a Godly life (3-4)
17. Titus
Letter to Titus AD 64 Paul from Rome
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To encourage the church in Crete to do good
works
18. Philemon
Letter to Philemon -AD 60 Paul Paul
from a Roman Prison
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To appeal to Philemon to forgive and receive
Onesimus a runaway Slave
19. Hebrews
Letter to Hebrew Believers AD 60-69 Unknown some say Paul
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Supremacy of Christ (1-4)
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The New Covenant (4-10)
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The Life of Faith (11-13)
20. James
Letter to Hebrew Believers AD 48 James from Jerusalem
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Living a life of Faith(1-2)
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Faith without Works (2-3)
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Speech and Wisdom (3-4)
21. 1
Peter Letter to all Christians AD
64-65 Peter written from Rome
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Holiness (1)
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Submission (2)
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Suffering (3-4)
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Final Greeting (5)
22. 2
Peter Letter to all Christians AD
64-70 Peter From Rome
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Living Like Christ (1)
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False Teachers (2)
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The Return of Christ (3)
23. 1
John Letter to all Christians AD 85-95 John written from Ephesus
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Living in the Light (1-2)
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Living in Love (2)
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Living by faith
(3)
24. 2
John- Letter to the Elect Lady AD
85-95 John written from Ephesus
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Warn against heresy and false teachers
25. 3
John Letter to Gaius AD 85-95 John
written from Ephesus
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To Praise Gaius for his loyalty to the truth and
criticize Diotrephes for his pride
26. Jude
Letter to all Christians AD 60-95
Jude not know where it was written from. Written to Warn against heresy
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Greetings (1-2)
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False Teachers (3-23)
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Benediction (24-25)
27. Revelations
Letter to the seven Churches AD 96
or 69 John written from the Island of
Patmos , written to give hope to the persecuted Christians and provide a vision
of Christ Return
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The seven churches (1-4)
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Visions (5-16)
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God’s Triumph (17-20)
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The New Creation (21-22)
