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THE BIBLE

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The Bible• Most widely read book in the world• Translated into more languages and

dialects than any other• Collection of 66 books (72 for

Catholics)• Ranging in date from c. 750 BC to c.

AD 100


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The Old

Testament


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The Old Testament• Made up of 39 books• Classified in 6 groups:

–History–Prophetic books–Lyric poetry–Drama–Wisdom Literature–Tales


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History

• Trace the history of the Hebrews from the creation of the world down through the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile


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History Books

Hexateuch• Genesis• Exodus• Leviticus• Numbers• Deuteronomy• Joshua

• Judges• I Samuel• II Samuel• I Kings• II Kings• Nehemiah


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Prophetic Books

• First two prophets were Elijah and Elisha (though they did not write anything).

• Amos succeeded; thundered out his threats

• Hosea; gently persuaded• Pessimistic Jeremiah


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Prophetic books

• Amos• Hosea• Micah• Isaiah• Habakkuk• Jeremiah• Lamentations• Ezekiel• The Unknown Prophet


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Lyric Poetry

• No rhyme and no regular meter• With a distinct rhythm• Found scattered through many of the

prose books:– The Song of Deborah (Judges)– The Book of Psalms


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The Psalms

• Anthology of 150 hymns• Compiled 150 BC• Probably written by King David• Vary widely in tone, content and style


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Drama

• Job – philosophical drama, principally in poetic form; probably influenced by Greek tragedy in content as well as in form

• The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon – semidramatic poem intended to be presented with songs and dances as part of a wedding ceremony


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Wisdom Literature

• Proverbs – a book of prudential sayings, chiefly poetic; erroneously ascribed to Solomon

• Ecclesiastes – series of heretical essays of profound pessimism, fatalism and skepticism


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Tales

• Ruth• Jonah• Daniel• Esther


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The New

Testament


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The New Testament• An account of the origin and early

development of Christianity• Made up of four biographies of Jesus

Christ (Gospels), Church history, twenty-one epistles concerning religious matters and the apocalypse

• Composed in the period AD 40-125


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The Gospels

•Matthew•Mark•Luke•John


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Church History

• The Acts of the Apostles• Epistles• I and II Thessalonians• Galatians• I and II Corinthians• Romans


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Epistles

• Hebrew• James• I John


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The Apocalypse

• Written soon after the widespread persecution of the Christian began under the Roman emperor Domitian

• Foretells the fall of Rome, the Second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the Saints, chaining of Satan, the millennium, final battle between good and evil, Judgment Day and the establishment of the new Jerusalem


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The Apocryp

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The Apocrypha

• Collection of 14 books • Consists of 4 books of history, 5 tales, 2

books of wisdom, one epistle, one song, and one prayer


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HISTORY• I Esdras• II Esdras• I and II Macacabees

TALES• Judith• Susana and the

Elders• Tobit

WISDOM LITERATURE• Ecclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son

of Sirah• The Wisdom of Solomon


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