Jog Through the Bible
About the Bible
FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE:
· The Holy Bible is the best-selling book in history by far.
· The printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg is considered by many the greatest invention in history. Gutenberg invented the printing press solely to print Bibles.
· The oldest version of the Bible can be found in Alexandria, Greece, and was written around 1050 A.D. (or almost 1000 years ago).
· The word “bible” means “little books.”
· Written between 1400 and 200 BC, before Christ, or between 3400 and 2200 years ago.
· Some writers are known, but many are unknown.
· Deals with the relationship between God and a nation or country.
· Written between 40 and 100 AD, anno domini (Latin), or after the birth of Jesus. (We are presently in the year 2010 AD.)
· Almost all of the writers are known.
· Deals with the relationship between God and the individual.
· Also called the New Covenant which is based on faith in Jesus Christ.
Both the Old and New Testaments are divided into smaller sections:
Old Testament:
The Pentateuch, Books of the Law or the Books of Moses
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
History Books
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Songs and Books of Wisdom
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
New Testament:
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
History Book (of the early Christian church)
The Acts of the Apostles (written by the gospel writer Luke)
The Epistles or the Letters (written by Paul, James, Peter and John)
Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, ! and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1 and 2 and 3 John, Jude