consists of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis‚ Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ Numbers and Deuteronomy. The second part is called the Prophets (Nevi im)‚ which is further divided into three parts‚ consists of the early prophets: Joshua‚ Judges‚ 1st and 2nd Samuel‚ and 1st and 2nd Kings; the later prophets: Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ and Ezekiel; and the twelve books of the “minor” prophets: Hosea‚ Joel‚ Amos‚ Obadiah‚ Jonah‚ Micah‚ Nahum‚ Habakkuk‚ Zephaniah‚ Haggai‚ Zechariah‚ and Malachi. The third part is called the
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Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books The Book of Genesis uses narrative text to tell us how God created the universe and our world and how God then created man. Adam and Eve did not pay attention to God and were punished; this was the beginning of what is called “the fall of man". God gave orders to Adam and Eve to populate the land‚ to control and have authority over everything. From what we are told about family trees in sections called toledots. The Book of Genesis also includes
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sixty-six books of the Protestant canon to the eighty-one books of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church canon. The Hebrew Bible‚ or Tanakh‚ contains twenty-four books divided into three parts: the five books of the Torah ("teaching" or "law")‚ the Nevi’im("prophets")‚ and the Ketuvim ("writings"). The first part of Christian Bibles is the Old Testament‚ which contains‚ at minimum‚ the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible divided into thirty-nine books and ordered differently than the Hebrew Bible. The Catholic
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The Bible The “revealed Word of Ta Biblia “The God” Books” We also find God’s Word So‚ the Bible is in: derivatively Jesus’ words & deeds “God’s word” Jesus’ words & deeds in the proclamation of the apostles (= the kerygma) the Bible‚ a written record of the apostolic proclamation The Bible is God’s Word in human words This is the official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church God did not write the Bible; God “inspired” human authors to write the Biblical materials “inspiration”
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When reading through the Bible many people easily pass over the prophet books. The books of Ruth‚ Esther‚ and Jonah are filled with anxiety and fear. These books are about judgment. When reading through these books there are a few major themes that we apply to our lives today such as: idolatry‚ social injustices‚ and religious ritualism. Many may think of these issues in past tense but they are very much relevant in today’s world. Along with those three major themes there is another theme that comes
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There were seven prophets – Joshua‚ Judges‚ Samuel‚ Kings‚ Isaiah‚‚ Jeremiah‚ and Ezekiel are referred to as the Former Prophets (part one) and for the most part‚ focuses on the history of the kingdom of Israel (Molloy‚ 287). These books are followed by the Book of Twelve that tend to be more visionary and moral in nature‚ called the Latter Prophets (part two). These include Hosea‚ Joel‚ Amos‚ Obadiah‚ Jonah‚ Micah‚ Nahum‚ Habakkuk‚ Zephaniah‚ Haggai
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the Old Testament‚ demonstrating how Jesus fulfilled them. He begins his Gospel with the genealogy of Jesus‚ tracing Him back to Abraham‚ the progenitor of the Jews. From there‚ Matthew quotes extensively from the prophets‚ frequently using the phrase “as was spoken through the prophet(s)” (Matthew
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A ’gospel’ The written gospels have always been of the greatest significance to the Christian church‚ because they form the principal source of knowledge of the life of the Lord Jesus. The word ’gospel’ means good news and the use of the term for a written report about Jesus goes back to the first- or second-generation Christians. It does not so much indicate a literary genre but characterises the contents of the book: good news about Jesus Christ. The gospel describes the good news of how God
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The Books of the Old Testament The Pentateuch/ The Torah (5 books) Genesis - Genesis‚ which means "beginnings‚" begins with the creation of the world and man. The first half of the book also covers the early history of man‚ the story of Noah and the Flood‚ and the Tower of Babel. The second half of the book is about the Patriarchs of God’s chosen people ... from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob. It ends with the story of Joseph and the Israelites moving to Egypt. Exodus - Enslaved in Egypt for
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Amos the Prophet The historical background A wandering people At the start of what is a series looking at some of the prophets of Israel‚ it might be helpful to do a little history which gives us a feel of the background. When I recently visited Israel and went in to the desert‚ it was interesting to note the Bedouin still living there in tents in a very primitive way. I wondered if the reaction to these roaming people was the same as the reaction in England to gypsies. Here in England the wandering
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