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Bible

from the Greek work “biblia” meaning “books”

Canon

Ecclesiastical Laws.

Testament

Agreement

Scripture

Sacred writings

Literalist

Text alone

Contextualist

Text and context

Old testament

the story of the Israelites in the light of the various covenants God made with them. It is also known as Hebrew Scripture or First Testament

Pentateuch

a Greek word meaning “ five scrolls” or the Books of Moses or Torah, a Hebrew word meaning “the law”

Historical Books

describe how God intervened in the history of his people

Wisdom Books

simple sayings full of wisdom and prayer of praise, thanksgiving and lamentations of one’s sins

Prophetic Books

expressed God’s sense of justice, his anger against deceit, and the oppression of the poor and the weak

New Testament

presents how God’s plan for redemption of all was achieved by sending his own Son into the world

Acts of the Apostles

the continuation of the Gospel of St. Luke. This book describes how the first Christian communities lived and worked and how they spread the Good News

Revelation

the last book of the New Testament

Apostolic letters

- letters to the early Christians that are in the New Testament. Most of the letters are from Paul.

THE GOSPELS

spreading “good news”

Matthew

Teacher and prophet

Mark

suffering servant of god

Luke

compassionate healer

john

incarnate word of god

annunciation

jesus coming is announced

incarnation

god becomes flesh