Bible 101

Intro to the Bible

Class Notes

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105


1) How people think of the Bible

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Antiquated and irrelevant                                                                      Every Word comes from God’s mouth

 

2) What is the Bible For?

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. (1Ti 3:16-17)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. (James 1:22-25)

“You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” (John 5:39-40)

3) How the Bible is Organized

Open bible in the middle

66 Books, 39 OT, 27 NT

Old Testament                                                            Books

Law (Torah): Gen-Deu   `                                             5

History: Jos-Est                                                               12

Wisdom: Job-SoS                                                           5

Prophets            

                Major: Isa-Dan                                                 5

                Minor (The Twelve): Hos-Mal                    12

 

New Testament

 

History

Gospels: Mat-Joh                                           4

Church History: Act                                      1

Letters of Paul: Rom-Phi                                             13

General Letters: Heb-Jud                                           8                                                                            

Apocalypse: Rev                                                             1

 

 

4) Personal Bible Study

 

o   What do I want to ask God about this passage? (Interpretation)

o   What is God asking of me through this passage? (Application)

 

Translations

                Word for Word: KJV, ESV, NASB, NET

                Dynamic Equivalency: NIV, NRSV, CSB (HCSB)

                Paraphrase: Living Bible, New Living Translation, Good News, The Message

 

Special Resources

                Devotional Bibles – Men’s, Women’s, Teen, Child, Spirituality, Recovery

                Study Bibles – Key Word, Study Bibles, Translators Notes, Parallel

                Lexicons, Bible Dictionaries, Bible Encyclopedias, Who’s Who,

Atlas, Maps and Charts

                               

 

5) Online Resources

               

                Apps: YouVersion

                             Blue Letter Bible

               

Web Resourses:

                                Bible.com (YouVersion)

                                Blueletterbible.org

Biblegateway.com

Biblestudytools.com

                                Bibleatlas.org

                                Bible-History.com

 

 

 


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