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What is the Bible? (text pg. 38)
bible – from the Greek word:
biblia = a collection of
writings
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3 main sections of The Bible:1. - The Torah (or Tora)
Torah = lawThe Torah consists of the first
five books of The Bible:• Genesis• Exodus • Leviticus• Numbers• Deuteronomy
The Torah includes:*The LAW for the
Hebrews*The Story of
Creation*Narratives 2
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Genesis• Comes from the Greek word
•gignesthai• Meaning to be born
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Literary Types in The Bible
• Origin myths – found in Genesis• Short Stories – found in Ruth• Historical accounts – found in Exodus
and Samuel• Poetry – found in the Psalms
Dialogue is found in most of the books.
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2 – Historical AccountsIncluding The Book of Samuel
Includes:•Writings of the prophets•The path of justice & faith
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3 – a variety of works:
Poetry – Psalms
Short Story – The Book of Ruth
Religious Dialogues – The Book of Job
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Who wrote the Bible?There are
several beliefs
and
theories…
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Mosessome
believed Moses wrote the first five
books of The Bible
The Ten Commandments from Exodus
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King David
some believed
David wrote the Psalms
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Divine Inspiration
the belief that man heard the word of God and wrote it down per God’s
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during the 1800s…
different writing styles and
content suggest many “authors” wrote The Bible
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main themes through The Bible
•The power of God
•The goodness of God
•The mercy of God
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another theme…
The covenant between God and Man
A covenant which guarantees that God will do His part when the human requirements
stipulated in that covenant are met. 13
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another theme…
*the sinfulness of man
and
*the forgiveness of God
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The Bible’s influence…
Judaism Islam Christian
foundation
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When was The Bible written?*some believe
The Torah dates back to
the 10th Century BC up to
the 5th Century BC
*written over a period of 500 years
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We are studying the Jewish Publication
Society and the
King James versions of The Bible
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Biblical Archetypes• Apple = temptation and
seduction• Serpent = evil• Rainbow = hope• Ark = survival• Trees = knowledge and life
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Where is Noah’s ark today?
Archeologists believe that it is located
on Mt. Ararat,
in modern-day Turkey
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Biblical AllusionThe liteary term used
when a part of The Bible
is referred to is called a biblical allusion
“Let there be light”
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a new belief system…
monotheism
the belief and worship of one God
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The Bible = A Written Temple
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a “written temple”…
The Bible “housed”(kept safe) Jewish culture and beliefs
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Versions and Translations• Translated into Greek, Latin, and every
important Western language• Christians believe it is the “pre-qual” to
the New Testament• Martin Luther translated it into German
and began the Protestant sect of Christianity
• King James Version – translated in 1611 – during the time of Shakespeare
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Patriarch
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•Main Characters•Plot sequence
•Theme(s)•Significance of the Story
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