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Reading the Bible
Mrs. Aillen C. Cornero
THE BIBLE IS NOT
ONE BOOK

BUT A
LIBRARY OF
73 BOOKS
 Written by over 40 men

Over a period of
1500 Years
1400 B.C. to 110
A.D.
 The Forty Writers of the Bible
Were From
• Shepherds • Rome
• Kings • Jerusalem
• Fishermen • Babylon (Iraq)
• Peasants • Persia (Iran)
• Doctors • Greece
• Tax-collectors • Turkey
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40 Different
Writers –
Almost 1500
years
 THE BIBLE
• 72 books • One Story
• 40 different writers • Unity of Theme
• No contradictions
• Almost 1500 Years
• 40 writers, 15
• Over 10,000 events centuries, yet claims
ONE AUTHOR
“Holy men of God spoke as they were moved
by the Spirit of God” (2 Peter 1:21)
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Of the 72
books, 45 were
written before
These 46 are called the
the birth of
Old TESTAMENT
Jesus
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Of the 72
books, 27 were
written soon
after the death
of Jesus
NEW
TESTAMENT
 The Old Testament – 46 books
• All written before Jesus came.
• 1400-80 B.C.
• “Testament” means “covenant or
agreement”
• The Old Covenant is an agreement that God
made with the nation of Israel
• The Old Testament was written in Hebrew
– the language of Israel
Modern Map of Same Area
The Old Testament The New Testament
– 45 books – 27 books
• All written in the 1500 • All written AFTER his
year period before Jesus’ death
birth
• 48-120 A.D.
• “Testament” means
“covenant or agreement”
• The Old Covenant is an • The New Covenant is an
agreement that God made agreement that God has
with the nation of made for ALL NATIONS
ISRAEL • The New Testament was
• The Old Testament was written in Greek
written in Hebrew – the
language of Israel
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Moses is attributed
with writing the
first five books of
the Bible
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
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They are .

sometimes called
the Torah
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
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THE FIRST FIVE

BOOKS -- LOOK
BACK FROM THE
DEATH OF
MOSES -- ALL
THE WAY TO THE
BEGINNING OF
THE WORLD
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The First Book .

GENESIS – Chapters 1-11

• Creation of the world
• First human family
• Spread of evil
• World wide flood
• Division of humankind
into nations and languages
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The First Book .

GENESIS – chapters 12-50

• God chooses the
FATHERS of the future
nation of Israel
• Four Generations –
grow from 1 couple to
70 people
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Books 2-5 (Moses)
EXODUS, LEVITICUS,
NUMBERS,
DEUTERONOMY

❑ Tells about the

beginning of the nation
❑ And how God gave
them His Laws
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Books 6-17 .

ARE BOOKS OF HISTORY

WRITTEN BY VARIOUS
AUTHORS

❑ 1400 – 80 B.C.
❑ Possession of their land,
the establishment of the
kingdom, the captivity and
return to their land
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Books 18-22 .

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY

AND WISDOM
❑ Job is about man’s
question about suffering
❑ Psalms is a collection of
poems put to music
❑Proverbs is a collection of
short wise sayings
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Books 18-28 .

ARE BOOKS OF POETRY

AND WISDOM
❑ Ecclesiastes tells how to
live life in a world where
all is vanity
❑Song of Solomon is a
poem about true romantic
love
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Books 29-46
Throughout the history
of Israel, various
prophets predicted that
SOMEONE from Israel
will one day be a
SAVIOR & KING of the
world
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Even the Fathers of the
nation of Israel were told
by God that one of their
descendents would one
day be born and bless the
entire world
THE STORY OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT
was
Someoneiscoming
 All the Prophets,
Priests and Kings of
Israel were
ANNOINTED
with oil when they
took their office
It was like an
inauguration ceremony
The Prophets of Israel predicted that one day
God would anoint a world leader with his
Spirit
Anoint – English
Messiah – Hebrew
Christ - Greek
 THE MESSAGE OF THE
PROPHETS OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT WAS

TheCHRISTiscoming

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New Testament
❖ All 27 books written
after the death of
Jesus.
❖First four tell an
independent account
of the life, death, and
resurrection of Jesus
 The New Testament
The First Four Books

• Called the four gospels (gospel is a Greek

word for “good news”)
• Named after the authors – Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John. Three were eyewitnesses, Luke
knew many of the eyewitnesses.
• Jesus lived & died in 30 A.D., all 27 New
Testament books were written while
eyewitnesses were alive
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New Testament .
❖ The Four Gospels
give evidence that
Jesus is the Christ
(the anointed of
God), the one
predicted in the Old
Testament times.
❖Shows how
prophecy was
fulfilled in the life
and death of Jesus
 The Four Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

• Tell the purpose of Jesus’ coming

• Reveal his perfect life and service
• Gives the true source of his teaching
• Gives evidence that he is the Son of God
and deserves our worship
• Help us understand why his own nation
killed him
 The Four Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Do not Contain everything Jesus did

(John 21:25) Jesus did many other things as well. If every

one of them were written down, I suppose that even the
whole world would not have room for the books that
would be written. (NIV)
(John 20:30-31) Jesus did many other miraculous signs in
the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this
book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you
may have life in his name. (NIV)
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New Testament
❖ Fifth Book –
Acts, written by
Luke tells the
story of the first
30 years of
Christianity
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New Testament – .
books 6-26
❖ Are letters written
by apostles and
prophets in the
church to various
churches and
individuals
❖Instruction in
Christian living
found here
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New Testament – Book
27
❖ A prophecy of the
destruction of
Jerusalem and the
fall of the Jewish
Nation in 70 A.D. at
the hand of the
Roman Empire
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Of the 72
books, 45 were
written before
the birth of
Jesus
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New Testament
❖ All 27 books
written after the
death of Jesus.
Mr. KEVIN E. DE CHAVEZ, LPT
Subject Teacher
Lesson 1
• an assembly of people sharing the same faith and beliefs
• became more known after the death and Resurrection of Jesus
Christ
• The word “Church” means a convocation or an assemble
Latin ecclesia, Greek ek-ka-lein, “to call out of”
• Ekklesia – Greek Old Testament, assembly of the Chosen
People before God
• Greek term Kyriake from the English word “Church”
• German Kirche means “what belongs to the Lord”
• CCC 752 – the word “Church” designates liturgical assembly
• Pentecost – the formal inauguration of the Christian Church
- Greek word “Pentekoste” meaning “the fiftieth day”
- Originally a Jewish Holiday, 50 days after the Passover
• community of people
• assembly of God’s people
• community of believers
• family of God
• temple
• synagogue
• tabernacle
• cathedral
• chapel
• parish
• a mystical body refers to the communion of all the
people
• Catholic Church believes that there are believers who
a. Militant – experiencing the temptation of church
b. Suffering – passed away but suffering in purgatory
c. Triumphant – left earthly life and now in heaven
• Church was instituted by Jesus Christ
• No longer for Israelites but for all people
• “New Kingdom of God”
• Peter, who was then called Simon, became the first
pope of the Church
• chosen as the first of all apostles
• visible head of the Church
The Church has a threefold mission in relation to God’s reign
1. Kerygma (Proclamation) – “apostolic proclamation of
salvation through Jesus Christ”, must proclaim the Good news
2. Koinonia (Community Fellowship) – intimate commitment to
one another
3. Diakonia (Servant) – as a servant of others
• The family is the Church in the home
• Family plays a key role in renewing Christian life
Mr. KEVIN E. DE CHAVEZ, LPT
Subject Teacher
Lesson 2
1. Teaching of the Apostles (Didache)
• Community of believers studied the teachings of the prophets
(Act 2:42)
• The Scriptures were authoritative for all Jews.
2. Community Life and Sharing of Common Goods
• most important practices of the community (koinonia) was
voluntary sharing of materials things or common goods
3. Breaking of Bread
• The Acts of Apostles depicted early Christians going regularly
to the temple to pray
• Eucharist is an added ritual
• commemorate the Death and Resurrection of Jesus
4. Prayer
• Early Christians believed that Jesus continued to say prayers
that they had known before.
• Gospel of Mark, Jewish prayer “Shema”
• The Lord’s Prayer that Jesus taught to His followers
4. Prayer
• Early Christians believed that Jesus continued to say prayers
that they had known before.
• Gospel of Mark, Jewish prayer “Shema”
• The Lord’s Prayer that Jesus taught to His followers
1. Prayer Meeting
• Regular coming together of the members to celebrate through
singing, dancing, and sharing of faith testimonies and praying
2. Household Meeting
• small gathering of Christians in a specific locality
• showing love or agape – Christian form of love for others
3. Life in the Spirit Seminar
• seminar given who are invited and challenged to accept God’s
call to conversion
4. Perpetual Adoration
• conduct continual prayers of adoration and praise to our Lord
in the church; devotion in the front of the monstrance
4. Christian Life Program
• Couples for Christ
• Renew the faith in God and encourage actively participation in
the activities of the Church