What is the Bible?
What country does the Bible come from?
Israel
The Bible is split into 2 main sections: What are they?
Old and New Testament
When we have an ancient copy of the Bible, what do we call it? A _______________
Manuscript
What language was the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew
The Bible is like a....
Library
How many years did it take to write the Old Testament?
800
What kind of paper are manuscripts written on?
Papyrus
What language was the New Testament written in?
Greek
TRUE/FALSE: The authors of the Bible knew they were writing scripture
FALSE
What did Jesus' Bible look like?
Just the Old Testament
How many years did it take to write the New Testament?
50
How did they use to make papyrus?
Reed stocks
No spaces
Written backwards
No vowels
Why do we have different Bibles?
Because there has never been only ONE version of Christianity!
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
What does the Timeline look like for the New Testament writings?
50ad-100ad
What is a variant manuscript?
A copy that is slightly different
"Refuse to be put in the bin"
How does this sentence show that translation is hard?
Words from a different country can mean something completely different
I showed you 4 different Bibles. Name one of them, and how many books are in that bible
Tanakh 24
Protestant 66
Catholic 73
Orthodox 81
How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
What does the Timeline look like for the Old Testament writings?
1200bc-400bc
How could a variant manuscripts accidentally be made?
Scribe skips a line, mis-hears the reader, etc.
"Time Flies when you are having fun." Name 3 ways you could interpret this sentence
Literally
As a command