Bible Introduction 1 (English)

Getting To Know The
BOOK OF LIFE
THE BIBLE IS NOT
ONE BOOK
BUT A
LIBRARY OF
66 BOOKS
Written by over 40 men
Over a period of
1500 Years
1400 B.C. to 65
A.D.
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Moses wrote the
first five books of
the Bible
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
The Forty Writers of the Bible
Were From
• Shepherds • Rome
• Kings • Jerusalem
• Fishermen • Babylon (Iraq)
• Peasants • Persia (Iran)
• Doctors • Greece
• Tax-collectors • Turkey
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
40 Different
Writers –
Almost 1500
years
THE BIBLE
• 66 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)
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Of the 66
books, 39 were
written before These 39 are called the
the birth of
Old
Jesus
TESTAMENT
Moses
1400 400 30 2000

B.C.. B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Of the 66
books, 27 were
written soon
after the death
of Jesus
NEW
TESTAMENT
The Old Testament – 39 books
• All written before Jesus came.
• 1400-400 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
– 39 books – 27 books
• All written 400 years • All written AFTER his
before Jesus’ birth death
• 1400-400 B.C. • 48-65 A.D.
• “Testament” means
“covenant or agreement”
• The Old Covenant is an
agreement that God made • The New Covenant is an
with the nation of agreement that God has
ISRAEL made for ALL NATIONS
• The Old Testament was • The New Testament was
written in Hebrew – the written in Greek
language of Israel
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Moses wrote the
first five books of
the Bible
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
They are .
sometimes called
the Law of Moses
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
Moses
Beginning. 1400 30 2000

B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
THE FIRST FIVE

BOOKS -- LOOK
BACK FROM THE
DEATH OF
MOSES -- ALL
THE WAY TO
THE BEGINNING
OF THE WORLD
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 30 2000
B.C. B.C.. A.D A.D.
The First Book .
GENESIS – Chapters 1-11

• Creation of the world
• First human family
• Spread of evil
• World wide flood
• Division of mankind into
nations and languages
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 30 2000
B.C. B.C.. A.D A.D.
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
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 30 2000
B.C. B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Books 2-5 (Moses)
EXODUS, LEVITICUS,
NUMBERS,
DEUTERONOMY
 Tells about the

beginning of the nation
 And how God gave
them His Laws
Moses
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of world 2500 1400 400 30 2000
B.C. B.C.. B.C.. A.D A.D.
Books 6-17 .
ARE BOOKS OF HISTORY

WRITTEN BY VARIOUS
AUTHORS
 1400 – 400 B.C.

 Possession of their land,
the establishment of the
kingdom, the captivity and
return to their land
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 400 30 2000
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
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 400 30 2000
Books 18-22 .
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
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 400 30 2000
.
Books 23-39
Throughout the history
of Israel, various
prophets predicted that
SOMEONE from Israel
will one day be a
SAVIOR & KING of the
world
Moses
Creation
of world 2500 1400 400 30 2000
.
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
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
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of world 2500 1400 400 2000
B.C. B.C.. B.C.. A.D.
Moses
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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
Moses
1400 400 30 2000

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)
Moses
1400 400 30 2000

.
New Testament
 Fifth Book –
Acts, written by
Luke tells the
story of the first
30 years of
Christianity
Moses
1400 400 30 2000

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
Moses
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B.C.. B.C.. A.D.A.D. A.D.
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
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
Of the 66
books, 39 were
written before
the birth of
Jesus
Moses
1400 30 2000
B.C.. A.D A.D.
.
New Testament
 All 27 books
written after the
death of Jesus.
Summary
• The OLD TESTAMENT emphasizes the
history of one nation – Israel
• This nation is emphasized because it was
one man – from that nation, that would
one day change the world
• The Coming of Jesus Christ is the
CENTRAL EVENT IN ALL OF HUMAN
HISTORY
• How did the writers of the Bible know to
record the history of his ancestors?
Jesus Christ is more than a historical
Will you figure
investigate the
claims of the Bible?
The Evidence presented in the
Bible proves that …..

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Getting To Know The

1400 400 30 2000

Beginning. 1400 30 2000

THE FIRST FIVE

GENESIS – Chapters 1-11

GENESIS – chapters 12-50

 Tells about the

ARE BOOKS OF HISTORY

 1400 – 400 B.C.

1400 400 30 2000

• Called the four gospels (gospel is a Greek

1400 400 30 2000

• Tell the purpose of Jesus’ coming

Do not Contain everything Jesus did

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

1400 400 30 2000

1400 400 30 2000

1400 400 30 70 2000

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