2. • All that God has taught us is called
Revelation
• Revelation is contained in scripture and
tradition
3. • The Bible is a collection of writings held sacred by
Christians
• “bible” comes from the Greek word for “book”
• There are 73 books in the Bible
4. • The Bible is separated into two main divisions:
The Old Testament and the New Testament
- The Old Testament = Hebrew Scriptures
- Contains 46 books
- Completed about 100 years before the birth
of Jesus
5. • The New Testament = Christian Scriptures
- Contains 27 books
- Completed about 100 years after Jesus’
Resurrection
6. • Christians believe that the Bible is the Word of God
• This means that through the Holy Spirit, God
inspired the authors who then told and wrote down
the stories (divine inspiration)
• Because of divine inspiration,
God is the primary author
of the Bible
7. • The writings in the bible are meant to reveal the
truth about God and His relationship to His
creation
• The authors of the OT were not concerned with
historic or scientific facts
• Each story in the OT contains a religious truth
8. • Along with scripture, we learn about God through
tradition
• Tradition refers to beliefs and practices that have
been passed down through the ages
10. Types of books in the Old Testament and New
Testament:
• Old Testament:
1. - The Torah or Pentateuch contains the first 5
books in the OT
- Torah means “law”; these books contain the
Law of Moses
11.
12. 2. The Historical Books – there are 16 Historical
Books
3. The Wisdom Books – 7
4. The Prophetic Books - 18
13. • Christians study the Old Testament because the
history of the Jewish people is our history too.
• OT history is the history of Jesus and the
generations of his family
• The OT help us to understand Jesus’ faith, culture
and upbringing better
14. • The New Testament tells about the life and
mission of Jesus and the early Church.
• In the New Testament, there are four types of
books:
1. Gospels – 4
2. Acts of the Apostles – 1
3. Epistles (Letters) – 21
4. Revelation (Apocalypse) - 1
