Bible

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Bible

• 66 Books

Old Testament - 39 New Testament - 27
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Old Testament
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New Testament
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27
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X
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5
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Poetry
History
Prophets
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Major Prophets
Poetry
Pentateuch
Minor Prophets
History
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Inter-testamental Period

• Apocrypha is written
• Spreading of the Greek Culture
• Alexander the Great
• Septuagint is Written
• Seleucid EmpireAntiochus Epiphanes
• Maccabean Revolt
• In comes Rome

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New Testament

• Its a GALA

Gospels Acts Letters Apocalypse
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Gospels

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
• John

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Matthew

• Written by a Jew for Jews
• Reliance on OT

Mark
Quick Story-Telling Lots of ands Dictation by
Peter Shortest
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Luke

• Written by a Physician
• Most extensive Birth Account
• Lots of Healing Miracles

John
Fills in the Details
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Acts (of the Apostles)

• Jesus Ascension
• Pentecost
• 1st Half Peter and Disciples
• 2nd Half - Paul

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Letters

• Organized by Author and by Size
• Paul
• Unknown
• James
• Peter
• John
• Jude

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Paul

• To Churches
• Romans
• 1 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 2 Thessalonians

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Paul

• To Individuals
• 1 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon

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Hebrews

• Unknown Author
• Paul, Apollos, Barnabas
• Very Jewish
• Helps Explain OT

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James

• Very Controversial
• James 224 - You see that a person is justified
  by what he does and not by faith alone.
• Ephesians 28-9 For it is by grace you have been
  saved, through faith-- and this not from
  yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by
  works, so that no one can boast.
• Rubber Hits the Road

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1 2 Peter

• To churches
• Church Polity

1 2 3 John
God is love
Jude
Short and Strange
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Revelation

• Almost didnt make it in the Canon
• Continues to be Debated Today
• Next Sermon Series?

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