Books of the Bible
How many books are in the old testament?
39
What are the sections of the New Testament?
Gospels, Church History, Letters, Prophecy
What is a testament?
an agreement, contract, or covenant, specifically between God and man.
How accurate was the Old Testament after 2,000 years?
95%
What are the first 5 books of the bible?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
What are the sections of the OT?
Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets
What is the Old Testament?
records the history of God's agreement or special promise to the people of Israel through law.
How many languages is the Bible translated in?
2,000
How accurate was the New testament after 25 years?
99.5%
How many books are in the new testament?
27
What are the different types of books in the Old Testament and what are they about?
Law: God's commands for his people.
History: a record of events told in a narrative.
Poetry: poems, songs, and wisdom.
Prophets: people who foretell the future or speak God's words to the people.
What is the New Testament?
records the history of God's agreement or special promise to all people, through Jesus Christ.
The Hebrew sacred writings were gathered into 3 collections. What were they?
The Law, The Prophets, and The Writing.
The biographies of Jesus were written within what time frame after he passed?
25 years.
How many books in total are in the bible?
66
Name all the sections in order from OT to NT.
Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, Gospels, Church History, Letters, Prophecy.
What is the Holy Bible?
it's a collection of ancient scriptures that claim to be inspired by God
The Septuagint Bible was used by who?
Jesus and the early Christians.
What people also wrote about Jesus' life?
Non-Biblical people
What are books 5-17?
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
What are the different types of books in the New Testament and what are they about?
Gospels: biographies of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection.
Church History: a record of church growth.
Letters: encouragement, correction and teaching.
Prophecy: a foretelling of "end times"
What does "inspired by God" mean?
means that the people who wrote each sacred writing claim to be directly led by God or influenced by God to write specific stories, poetry, wisdom, teachings and prophecies.
The language the Hebrew Bible was translated into in the 3rd century was?
Greek
How many ancient copies of the bible are in existence today?
24,000