THE BIBLE

Anna Villanueva
Jerson Delos Santos
Reporter
 Who wrote the Bible?
OLD TESTAMENT - authorship
Books of the Old Testament were
not planned.
They just evolved over the
centuries.
The bible is a religious book; it tells about
God & His plan for humanity: It tells of what
great deeds God did for us out of love.
traces the history of the Jewish people, to
whom God first revealed Himself. Is a guide
to our daily life, living as children of God.
Is the living Word of God, living because
the word of God is as relevant today as it
was hundreds of years ago.
 WHAT IS THE BIBLE ?
"Bible" from Gk "biblia" meaning
books.
It is a collection of 73 books,
written by numerous authors who
were inspired by God to write.
The books were written over a
period between 1000 BC & 100 AD.
Bible is called the Word of God
because through it God
communicates, expresses Himself
to us.
Bible also referred to as Sacred
Scripture.
The Bible consists of two parts:

 OLD TESTAMENT
 NEW TESTAMENT

THE OLD TESTAMENT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO

FOUR PARTS:
• The Law
• History
• Poetry
• The Prophets
NEW TESTAMENT
• Acts
• Four Gospels
• Letters
• Revelation

What does the Old Testament talk about?

THE LAW
• God created the heaven and the earth.
• Man sinned the feil.
• God prepared the salvation.
• God called out a person- Abraham
• From one man to multitude of people.
• The people of Israel came out of Egypt.
• God gave the Law to the Israel.
HISTORY
• The Israel took over the land of Canaan.
• The kingdom was established.
• The kingdom was split into two.
• The kingdoms fell and people were exiled.
• The exiles returned.

POETRY
• Why does righteous suffer?
• Praise and prayer to God.
• What is true wisdom?
• Everything is meaningless without God.
• Love between God and man.
The Prophets
• Admonitions
• Prophecies

What does the New Testament talk about?

Four Gospels
• God the Son became flesh.
• He died for man's sins.
• Salvation was occomplished.
Acts
• The Holy Spirit was poured down.
• The churches was established.
• The salvation was proclaimed.

Letter
• Explanation of Salvation

Revelation
• The end of the world.
New Testament forms the
second part of bible, consisting
of 27 books.
Both Catholic & Protestant
bibles contain the same 27
books.
OLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENT
The 73 books are divided into 2 parts:
• Old Testament
New Testament
Old Testament is the first & longer part with
46 books in Catholic edition, 39 in Protestant
edition.
It is called O/d Testament by Christians &
Hebrew Scripture by Jews who profess
Judaism.
 Meaning & Significance of
"Testament"
Testament means covenant;
agreement.
-A covenant is a sacred agreement or
relationship between God & humans.
An ancient times, such covenants were
finalized & confirmed through sacred
rituals & ceremonies.
NEW TESTAMENT
Gives an outline of Jesus Christ's life &
teachings.
 Centers on his life, suffering, death &
resurrection, and
on the early community of His followers
called Christians, whose mission was to
preach & spread Jesus' good news of
salvation, first to the Jews & then to all
humanity, the people of God on earth.
OLD TESTAMENT
tells story of how God revealed Himself & His
plan for humanity, up to just before the coming
of Jesus Christ
Shows how man came to know the One True
God.
Traces the history of the Jewish people /
Hebrews /Israelites, the people God chose to
reveal - Himself.
Some books of OT forehore told the coming of
a Messiah /Savior of the Jewish people.
THANK YOU AND GODBLESS 😇
KEEP SAFE EVERYONE ❤