THE BIBLE IS ONE BOOK

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THE BIBLE IS ONE BOOK
Composed of 66 letters
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30 A.D.
The Bible was written over a period of 1500 years
by 40 different authors
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The Forty Writers of the Bible

• Were
• Shepherds
• Kings
• Fishermen
• Peasants
• Doctors
• Tax-collectors

• From
• Rome
• Jerusalem
• Babylon (Iraq)
• Persia (Iran)
• Greece
• Turkey

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THE BIBLE Fun Facts

• 66 books
• 40 different writers
• Almost 1500 Years
• Over 10,000 events

• One Story
• Unity of Theme
• No contradictions
• 40 writers, 15 centuries, yet claims ONE AUTHOR

Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the
Spirit of God (2 Peter 121)
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THE BIBLE ITS PURPOSE

• We believe that the Bible serves one main purpose
  in our lives and in the world. It exists to
  share with us Gods Plan of SALVATION

You have known the Holy Scriptures, which are
able to make you wise for salvation through
faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 316
17)
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THE BIBLE ITS INSPIRATION

• We believe that God inspired each author of the
  BIBLE with the right WORDS and the right
  THOUGHTS. We call this work of the Holy Spirit
  VERBAL INSPIRIATION

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the man of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work
(2 Timothy 316 17)
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THE BIBLE GENRE

• The BIBLE is made up of many different GENRES
• History
• Poetry
• Proverbs
• Letters
• Parables
• Apocalyptic
• Unity of Theme

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Moses
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2000 A.D.
400 B.C..
1400 B.C..
Of the 66 books, 39 were written before the birth
of Jesus and are called the OLD TESTAMENT
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Moses
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2000 A.D.
1400 B.C..
400 B.C..
90 A.D.
Of the 66 books, 27 were written after the
Resurrection of Jesus we call this the NEW
TESTAMENT
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The Old Testament 39 books

• Testament covenant
• So the Old Testament reveals Gods covenant and
  plan with his people ISRAEL
• Noah
• Abraham
• Moses
• David
• Jeremiah (New Covenant Promise)
• The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and a
  little bit of Aramaic the language of Israel

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Moses
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2000 A.D.
1400 B.C..
Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible
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Moses
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Moses wrote the first five books of the
Bible GENESIS EXODUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS DEUTERONOMY
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Moses
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Beginning.
THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS -- LOOK BACK FROM THE DEATH
OF MOSES -- ALL THE WAY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORLD