by Naek R. Sijabat

BooksWrittenFirst Copy from Original (Years) Number of Copies Illiad by Homer800 BCc. 400 BC400 years643 Herodotus BCc. 900 AD1350 years8 Thucydides BCc. 900 AD1300 years8 Plato400 BCc. 900 AD1300 years7 Gallic Wars SMc. 900 AD1000 years10 NT ADfragment - c.114 some books - c.200 almost complete - c.250 complete - c years 100 years 150 years 225 years 5366

The Ebers Papyrus: “To prevent hair from turning gray, anoint it with the blood of a calf which has been boiled in oil or with the fat of a rattlesnake.” “A mixture of six fats, namely those of the horse, the hippopotamus, the crocodile, the cat, the snake and the ibex.... to prevent hair loss.” Key words: Other Document; Advise; Compare to the Bible

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)

Genesis: He is the seed of the woman Exodus: He is the passover lamb Leviticus: He is the high priest Numbers: He is the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night Deuteronomy: He is the prophet like unto Moses Joshua: He is the captain of our salvation Judges: He is the judge and lawgiver Ruth: He is the kinsman redeemer I & II Samuel: He is the trusted prophet Kings and Chronicles: He is the reigning king Ezra: He is the faithful scribe Nehemiah: He is the rebuilder of the broken wall Esther: He is the Mordecai Job: He is the ever- living redeemer Psalms: He is the Lord our shepherd Proverbs & Ecclesiastes: He is true wisdom Song of Solomon: He is the true lover and bridegroom Isaiah: He is the prince of peace Jeremiah and Lamentations: He is the weeping prophet Ezekiel: He is the wonderful four- faced man Daniel: He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace Hosea: He is the eternal husband -forever married to the backslider Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Spirit Amos: He is the burden-bearer Obadiah: He is the Savior Jonah: He is the great foreign missionary Micah: He is the messenger with beautiful feet Nahum: He is the avenger Habakkuk: He is God's evangelist pleading for revival Zephaniah: He is the Lord mighty to save. Haggai: He is the restorer of the lost heritage Zechariah: He is the fountain opened in the house of David for sin and for cleansing Malachi: He is the sun of righteousness arising with healing in His wings

Collosians 2:16-17 …These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ

Attitudes/ Actions towards the Bible: 1.Respect 2.Read 3.Remember 4.Respond (Do)

Bibliography: NIV Bible Science & Christianity by Dr. John Oakes PhD Christ & the Law; The Power of the Word by John Mac Arthur Wikipedia

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