What Is the Bible?

The Bible Course

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Bible (English)
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Biblia (Greek)
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“Books” (Literal Meaning)

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The Bible
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How many books of the Bible can you
name?
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What are the main sections of the Bible?

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Books of Historical
Law Books
The first five Sixteen books
books of the of religious
Bible, the heart history and a
of the Old few “historical
Testament novellas”

Prophetic
Books Wisdom
Eighteen books Books
recording the Seven books
warnings and of poetry and
promises of wise sayings
Israel’s prophets

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Connect the Old Testament Books
to Their Sections

Micah
2 Chronicles BOOKS OF LAW

Song of Songs
Jeremiah HISTORICAL BOOKS

Deuteronomy
Proverbs PROPHETIC BOOKS
Exodus
Judges WISDOM BOOKS
Gospels
The story of Jesus’
life and ministry and
Pauline Letters
the start of the (Epistles)
Church, told from Fourteen letters by
four complementary Saint Paul or his
faith perspectives disciples written to
provide teaching
Acts and to correct
This books tells abuses in the early
about the early churches
Christian community
Non-Pauline Revelation
Letters A book written
Seven letters as apocalyptic
written by Christ’s literature,
Apostles or their during a time
disciples to provide when
teaching and to Christians
correct abuses in were being
the early churches persecuted

© Saint Mary’s Pres/Paul Casper

Connect the New Testament Books
to Their Sections
2 John GOSPELS

Mark
ACTS
Galatians
John
PAULINE LETTERS
Revelation to John
Romans
James NON-PAULINE LETTERS

Acts of the Apostles

REVELATION
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The Bible Is the Story of Our Salvation
Points to Remember

• The Bible is a library of seventy-three books.

• The Bible has two main sections: the Old
Testament and the New Testament.
• Testament is another word for covenant.
A covenant is a sacred vow.
• The Old Testament covenants are between
God and his Chosen People, who are called
Hebrews, Israelites, or Jews.
Points to Remember (cont.)

• The New Covenant (New Testament) shows

how the former covenants are fulfilled by the life,
death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• The Old Testament is divided into four sections
of books.
• The New Testament can also be divided into
four sections.
• In the Bible God reveals his plan for our
salvation.
Books of Historical
Law Books
The first five Sixteen books
books of the of religious
Bible, the heart history and a
of the Old few “historical
Testament novellas”

Prophetic
Books Wisdom
Eighteen books Books
recording the Seven books
warnings and of poetry and
promises of wise sayings
Israel’s prophets

© Saint Mary’s Pres/Paul Casper

Gospels
The story of Jesus’
life and ministry and
Pauline Letters
the start of the (Epistles)
Church, told from Fourteen letters by
four complementary Saint Paul or his
faith perspectives disciples written to
provide teaching
Acts and to correct
This books tells abuses in the early
about the early churches
Christian community
Non-Pauline Revelation
Letters A book written
Seven letters as apocalyptic
written by Christ’s literature,
Apostles or their during a time
disciples to provide when
teaching and to Christians
correct abuses in were being
the early churches persecuted

© Saint Mary’s Pres/Paul Casper