The Bible

“Bible” comes from the Greek “biblos,” which

simply means: BOOK

THE BIBLE IS NOT ONE BOOK BUT A

LIBRARY OF 66 BOOK

Written by over 40 men,Over a period of 1500

Years 1400 B.C. to approx 95 A.D.

The Forty Writers of the Bible

Were
• Shepherds
• Kings The Old Testament – 39 books
• Fishermen • All written before Jesus came.
• Peasants • 1400-400 B.C.
• Doctors • “Testament” means “covenant or agreement”
• Tax-collectors • The Old Covenant is an agreement that God
made with the nation of Israel
From • The Old Testament was written in Hebrew –
• Rome the language of Israel
• Jerusalem
• Babylon (Iraq)
• Persia (Iran)
• Greece
• Turkey

40+ “writers”….but…
• According to the Bible itself, only ONE
AUTHOR:
• “All scripture is inspired by *GOD* and is
useful for doctrine, teaching, and correcting”
(2Tim 3:16).
• Inspired = “God-breathed