The Bible: A Journey Through History

The Bible: A Journey Through History

Explore the rich history and significance of the Bible as we take a captivating journey through its pages. Discover the stories, teachings, and impact of this ancient text that has shaped cultures and influenced millions of lives.

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Nowadays the Bible is frequently printed as one book. But how did people from the past encounter it?

• As a book of old stories.

• Most people encountered the Bible as a library of multiple volumes or multiple scrolls.

• As scrolls that didn't create a unified story.

• As a library of digital downloads.

Multiple Choice

The Jewish Bible today is known as the

• Old Testament

• Torah

• Tanakh

• Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.

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The Tanakh contains three collections: the

(Law), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings).

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The Christian Bible contains two major collections:

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the Old Testament

the New Testament

The Tanakh

The Prophets

The Writings

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All christian old testament matches the Tanak? True or False?

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Match the following

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Orthodox Christian

Matches the Tanak / organized different

Organized like Protestant but more books

Have the most books in their OT's.

• Matches the Tanak / organized different

• Organized like Protestant but more books

• Have the most books in their OT's.

Multiple Choice

Why do different Christian traditions have the same New Testament, but disagree about the part of the Bible they share with Judaism?

• The answer is farming.

• The answer is timing.

• The answer is greek to me.

• The answer is rhyming.

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Have you ever thought about how different books became part of the Bible?

Each book went through at least three basic stages:

First, it was ​

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.

Second, it was ​

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and used, first on a smaller scale and then more widely.

In many cases, it was also collected together with related books.

Lastly, all the books and smaller collections were ​

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as part of a closed canon.

The Canonization of the Bible

• Definition: The process of determining which books should be included in the Bible

• Criteria: Apostolic authorship, orthodox content, and widespread acceptance

• Timeline: Spanned several centuries, with final decisions made in the 4th century

• Outcome: The Bible was officially recognized as a collection of sacred texts

Criteria for Bible Books

Trivia: The books included in the Bible were chosen based on widespread acceptance. Other criteria included apostolic authorship, orthodox content, and historical accuracy. The process of determining the canon took several centuries and involved debates among early Christian communities. Fun Fact: The Bible contains 66 books in total, divided into the Old and New Testaments.

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For the New Testament, this process took place between the .......

• the first and second temple period.

• rock and a hard place

• Monday and Thursday.

• first and fourth centuries.

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The divisions between todays major Christian traditions all occurred ​

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later

before

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Other Epistles (not Paul)

Gospels

Histories

Prophets

Pentateuch

Epistles (letter by Paul)

Poetry/Wisdom

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The overall process that produced the Jewish Tanakh was similar.

But the....

• timing was different.

• language was the same

• people were more difficult

• Bible was completed.

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The Torah and Prophets were well established collections by the second century ​

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In the first century CE, Christianity was born as a variety of Judaism. True or False?

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Match the following Jewish branches we have studied.

• Hellenistic

• Sadducess

• Pharisees

• Christianity

Jews who thought more like the Greeks

Jews who didnt believe in resurrection

Strict followers of the law

Jews who Believed Jesus was Messiah

• Jews who thought more like the Greeks

• Jews who didnt believe in resurrection

• Strict followers of the law

• Jews who Believed Jesus was Messiah

Multiple Choice

After the what major event did some varieties of Judaism die out, and Christianity

gradually became a separate movement.

• After the new testament was canonized.

• Only after taco Tuesday.

• After the Romans destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem

• Right AfterJesus died not the cross.

Open Ended

Do you think that the formation of this book is a testament to Jewish and Christian belief that God works

through human history? Yes or No and explain why.