Introduction to the Bible Comunicación y Gerencia

The Bible is divided into two main divisions The Old TestamentThe Old Testament The New TestamentThe New Testament

The Old Testament Also referred to as the Hebrew Scriptures Contains 46 books Divided into 4 sections: –The Pentateuch –The Historical Books –The Writings –The Books of the Prophets

The Torah First five books of the Bible : –Genesis –Exodus –Leviticus –Numbers –Deuteronomy

The Torah, continued TorahLawAlso referred to as the Torah or the Law In the Jewish faith, these five books are the most important and are handwritten in scrolls by scribes

The Apocrypha The Apocrypha is 7 books included in the Catholic Bible The word apocrypha means hidden in Greek

The Apocrypha, continued The seven books of the Apocrypha are: –Baruch –Judith –Maccabees 1 –Maccabees 2 –Sirach –Tobit –Wisdom

The New Testament Also referred to as the Christian Scriptures Contains 27 books Divided into 4 sections: –Gospels –Acts of the Apostles –The Letters –Book of Revelation

The Gospels This is the first section of the New Testament There are four Gospels: –Matthew –Mark –Luke –John

The Gospels, continued The Gospels tell us the story of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ Matthew, Mark, and Luke are also called the synoptic Gospels The Gospels were written at different times and for different groups of people

Acts of the Apostles Written by the evangelist Luke Tells the story of the early church following the Ascension of Jesus

The Letters EpistlesAlso called the Epistles Many were written by Saint Paul Written to the early churches

Book of Revelation Last book of the Bible May have been written by the evangelist John Written using signs and symbols because of Roman persecution

Summary Slide The Old Testament The Torah The Apocrypha The Gospels Acts of the Apostles The Letters

Summary Slide (cont.) Book of Revelation