Bible Sections
The two main sections of the Bible
Old Testament and New Testament
Main author of the Bible
God
Define Revelation and give an example
What God has shown about Himself to humans
Name one myth about the Bible either from class or your own example.
-The Bible isn't all true
-The Bible is the only truth
-Everything in the Bible is literally true
-The Bible is like a fairytale
Label each part of Joshua 1:9
Joshua - book
1 - chapter
9 - verse
The section of the Bible that tells the story of Jesus' life and the beginning of the Church
New Testament
Secondary authors of the Bible
Humans
The two main forms of Revelation
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Explain why this is false:
You must do everything that the Bible says word-for-word because it is God's words to us.
The word-for-word phrasing came from humans, so we cannot take everything literally.
True or false: The Bible is mostly organized in time order.
True
The section of the Bible that tells the story of God's relationship with the Jewish people before Jesus came
Old Testament
The main messages of the Bible come from __________; the wording and phrasing of the Bible came from ____________.
God, humans
List two examples of Sacred Tradition
Mass
Prayers
Teachings of the Church
Explain why this is false:
The Bible is only partially true because there are human mistakes in it.
The Bible is all true, and God preserved the main message of the Bible from error.
The number of books in the Old Testament and the New Testament
OT - 46
NT - 27
True or False: The Bible mostly contains stories about the life of Jesus
False
True or False: The Bible comes from God word-for-word. The humans recorded it exactly as He told it to them.
False
Explain the difference between Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture
Sacred Scripture is the Bible, and it has been written in the past and cannot be changed.
Sacred Tradition is everything God has revealed since the Bible has been written, and it is ongoing still today.
Explain why this is false:
You should only believe in what is written in the Bible because that is the only truth God has revealed to humans.
Use a term we studied in class in your answer.
God has also revealed Himself in other ways through Sacred Tradition, and we should also believe in that, too.
Explain the steps in order someone would take in order to find the verse Joshua 1:9.
1. Find the book of Joshua (table of contents or explain where it is in the Bible)
2. Find the bigger numbers that show the chapter
3. Look for the little number on each line that shows the verse
Explain the difference between the two main sections of the Bible
Old Testament tells the story of the Jewish people before Jesus, and the New Testament tells the story of Jesus' life and what happened afterward.
The Bible is considered to be true even though humans helped recorded it because...
God, as the main author, protected the Bible from human mistakes and errors.
God gave humans Revelation so that...
...we could know God better to have a friendship with Him. We would not be able to know much about God if He didn't explain anything about Himself.
Explain why this is false:
The Bible cannot be true because there are some things in the Bible, like Noah's Ark, that could not literally happen.
There are many things in the Bible that are not literal, and God can make anything happen, so it could have happened even if it's not realistic.
Explain how book, chapter, and verse is similar to the parts of the street address.
Book - City
Chapter - Street
Verse - House number