Overview of the Bible. Revelation in the Bible Scripture is about Revelation Old (First) Testament – God unveiled in nature, prophets, history New (Second)

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Overview of the Bible

Revelation in the Bible Scripture is about Revelation Old (First) Testament – God unveiled in nature, prophets, history New (Second) Testament – God unveiled through Jesus

How Was the Bible Composed Oral tradition Eventually written 73 separate writings Written in Rome, Turkey, Greece, Persia, Egypt Written in three different languages Suptuigent in 275 BCE Canon in 4 th century Vulgate in 382 CE

Divinely Inspired What does this mean? From Latin, inspirare (to breath into) Divine and human authorship Scripture has normative (binding) character Foundation of faith Lived experience of God

Rise of Canon Parallel rise of Magisterium Normative texts means normative interpreter 200 year process Criteria to make it into canon: 1.Useful for liturgy 2.Apostolic 3.First century