The Bible, the first printed book in the world. It is important because it contains the Word of God, which makes it a supernatural book.

1. My new book

2. “Bible” = biblion
(greek plural)
= roll, papirus, book

3. o Inspired by God
o 40 different people
o Period of 1,500 years
o Purpose:
2 Timothy 3:16-17

4. Written in different ways:
Revelation, Motivation, Dictation
66 boks (Chapters and Verses)
o Old Testament
39 books
o New Testament
27 books

7. It contains:
o commanments, precepts
and doctrine
o It speaks of the mind of God
o the state of man
o salvation
o condemnation of sinners
o promises for the believers

8. 1,189
CHAPTERS
31,163
VERSES
3,566,480
WORDS
773,693
WORDS
2,930
CHARACTERS
“LORD”
Is repeated
1,855 times
The center
PSALM 118:8
Shortest
Chapter
PSALM 117
Longest
Chapter
PSALM 119
Psalm 14 & 53
Are the same
The shortest
Verse
EXODUS 20:13
The Longest
Verse
ESTHER 8:9

10. How old is the Bible?
o One of the oldest books in the world
o The first book printed in history
o Governments tried to make it disappear
o Men who read it died on the gallows
o Men burned at the stake for having it
in their possesion
o Some were tortured for reading it

11. ORIGINAL LANGUAGES…
o Old Testament
Hebrew (most part)
Aramaic (fragments)
o New Testament
Greek (totally)

12. o Stone (10 Commandments)
o Papirus
o Parchment (leather goat skin)
o Vellum (calfskin)
o Graphic clay tablets
TO WRITE
o Chisel on the stone
o A quill

13. “To Canonize or canon“
Kanon (gr) “measuring cane”
Base of Christian doctrine
o Scriptures or book collection
o Accepted by the Apostles
and the Primitive Church
o Proof of Authority and
o Divine Inspiration

14. APOCRYPHA: (gr.) hidden, secret
or
DEUTEROCANONICAL
deutero: second
kanonikos: from a canon or law
1 & 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon,
Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, the letter of Jeremiah,
Prayer of Manasseh, 1 & 2 Maccabees

15. APOCRYPHA - DEUTEROCANONICAL
They were written primarily in the time between the
Old and New Testaments. The nation of Israel treated
them with respect, but never accepted them as true
books of the Hebrew Bible.
They teach things that are not true and are not
historically accurate. There are many proven errors
and contradictions. Due to the historical and
theological errors, the books must be viewed as fallible
historical and religious documents,
not as the inspired, authoritative Word of God.

16. o Jesus Christ
o History of Salvation
o Humanity

17. Is…
o Infallible in its entirety
o Inerrant in its sections
o Totally sufficient for
our needs
o It keeps its promises
o It provides the assurance
of Salvation

18. o Fountain of truth (John 17:17)
o A blessing from God (Luke 11:28)
o Victory (Ephesians 6:17)
o Spiritual growth (1 Peter 2:2)
o Power (Romans 1:16)
o Guidance (Psalm 119:105)

19. o Two-edged sword(Hebrews 4:12)
o A light (2 Peter 1:19)
o Lamp and light (Psalms 119:105)
o Water (Ephesians 5:25-26)

20. o Study Bible
o Concordance
o Dictionary
o Commentary
o Compendium
o Biblical Atlas

21. “Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing
one another
in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing
with grace in your hearts
to the Lord”

22. The Bible contains the Word of God.
It contains His thoughts of peace and not of evil,
for all His creatures without exception.
The message the Holy Scripture has given and it
continues to give to all civilizations, is a balance
regarding behavior and reaction.
The Bible establishes and affirms the sovereignty
of the Creator and His eternal love for all of us.