1. Overview of the Bible

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

3. 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

5. 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

6. 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