Scholars debate Pauline authorship of Ephesians,Ĭolossians, and 2 Thessalonians, as well as the pastoral letters of 1 & 2 TimothyĪnd Titus. With the apostles Paul and Peter, instead of Jesus, being the primary protagonists.Īccording to modern critical scholarship, appears to have unquestionably authoredĪt least seven of these (Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians,ġ Thessalonians, and Philemon). The Gospels are followed by the Acts of the Apostles and is written by the sameĪuthor that wrote the Gospel of Luke and carries many of the same literary themes
Written and the most different from the others, emphasizing the divinity of Jesus. To be the first written, and a source for both Matthew and Luke. “Gospel” means “Good News.” Mark is believed by most scholars All of these, except the narrative folktale of Jonah,Īre varied prophetic texts that speak about immoral behavior, inappropriate worship, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi), all of which will fit on one scroll due Of the Old Testament is referred to as the 12 minor prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Literature, likely dating from the time when Antiochus IV ruled Judea prior to the Daniel is a text that may be better characterized as Apocalyptic Ezekiel appears to be prophetic writings by a prophet in exile toĪ people in exile. Lamentations is a book of poetic laments for the destruction Then continuing into the period after the exiles were taken away from the perspective Under the leadership of Nebuchadnezzar, destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple, and Was mostly written during the final days of Judah existence before the Neo-Babylonians, The latter being the years following the return home of the Babylonian exiles. Of the Divided Kingdom, before the Northern Kingdom was captured by Assyria with Isaiah includes writings fromĪt least three different time periods in Judah, the first being during the period Isaiah, Jeremiah, and EzekielĪre large collections of poetic oracle and narrative. (traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah) in this section. Scroll: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel Protestant Bibles also include Lamentations Of books contains the major prophets, each large enough to fill an ancient “why do bad things happen to good people?” and “what makes life worth living?” To live a moral and productive life, and the exploration of the big questions like To as “Wisdom Literature” and reflect a tradition of both passing on advice on how
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.
This section of the Old Testament also contains Ezra, Nehemiah,Īnd 1 & 2 Chronicles (products of the Second Temple period that followed theĭefeat of the Neo-Babylonians by the Persians) and Ruth and Esther, novellas probably Stories and details that serve to make the theological points that they were seeking While some aspects of these accountsĬan be verified in other ancient sources, it’s important to remember that this isĭifferent from contemporary historical writing. The next section “ History.” This sectionĬontains what we often refer to as the work of the Deuteronomic Historian: Joshua, This set of biblical writings is also known as the Pentateuch Version of the Bible begins with the five traditional books of the Torah, or law of God: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, This sacred conversation every time we encounter God’s word in scripture. As Karl Allen Kuhn writes, scripture can be understoodĪs an “ongoing dialogue between God and God’s people, and of God’s people with oneĪnother, as they sought to know God.” We join Do you accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be, by the Holy Spirit, the unique and authoritative witness to Jesus Christ in the Church universal, and God’s Word to you?Īmazing anthology of books with contributions from different writers, representingĭifferent time periods, utilizing different genres, and reflecting different cultures.īut the Bible is more than being a self-contained library of ancient writings.
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