Eleventh Street Baptist Church EXALTING GOD… Extending God’s Love Evangelizing the Lost Edifying the Body Equipping the Saints TO SERVE THE LORD!

ABOUT THE BIBLE

1. The Bible is a collection of 66 books, written over a period of about 1500 years.

2. The Bible has two major divisions or parts:  The Old Testament: The creation of the world The history of God’s work in the world before Jesus The history of the Jewish nation Devotional and prophetic writings

The New Testament: The life and teachings of Jesus The history and teachings of the first Christians

3. The Bible is written in a variety of styles: history, stories, poetry, sayings, letters, and more.

4. To locate a book in the Bible, you can look it up in the Table of Contents at the beginning of the Bible.

5. Specific places in books of the Bible are located by means of chapter and verse numbers.

Chapter Verse Genesis 1:8

The Old Testament – Hebrew The New Testament – Greek 6. The Bible is translated into English from the languages it was originally written in: The Old Testament – Hebrew The New Testament – Greek  

Hebrew bet aleph

Greek beta alpha

7. The King James Version was translated into English in the year 1611 7. The King James Version was translated into English in the year 1611. A number of translations have been published in recent years which use modern English.

8. Good modern English translations: The New International Version (NIV) The New American Standard Version (NASB) The New King James Version (NKJV)

Good modern English paraphrases or simplified versions: The New Living Bible (NLB) Today’s English Version (TEV) Contemporary English Version (CEV)

“Translations” are most accurate when compared to the original languages. “Paraphrases” and “simplified versions” are a little less accurate, but often easier to read and understand.

9. It is usually best to begin reading the Bible in the New Testament, in one of the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.

10. The Bible is important.   The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives; it straightens us out and helps us do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16 LB

The Bible is inspired by God.   The Bible has been given to us by God to guide us in the right way in life.

Eleventh Street Baptist Church EXALTING GOD… Extending God’s Love Evangelizing the Lost Edifying the Body Equipping the Saints TO SERVE THE LORD!