S E C T I O N D : C h ri s ti a ni t y
l a w s f o r t h e J e wi s h p e o pl e (t h e T o r a h); b o o k s t elli n g t h e hi s t o r y of G o d’ s i nt e r a cti o n wit h t h e J e wi s h p e o pl e; b o o k s of
wi s d o m u s e d t o g ui d e t h e li v e s of b eli e v e r s; a n d T HI N K P AI R S H A R E b o o k s of t h e p r o p h e t s – ti g u r e s s e nt b y G o d t o u r g e p e o pl e t o st a y f ait hf ul t o G o d.
T h e N e w T e s t a m e n t t ell s of t h e lif e of J e s u s a n d t h e A p o stl e s a n d t h e e a rl y d e v el o p m e nt of t h e C h ri sti a n f ait h. T h e f o u r G o s p el s ( M att h e w, M a r k, L u k e a n d J o h n) d e s c ri b e t h e lif e of J e s u s, f o c u si n g o n w h at h e di d a n d s ai d. T h e A c t s of t h e A p o s tl e s d e s c ri b e s s o m e of t h e e a rl y hi st o r y of t h e C h u r c h u ntil a b o ut 6 0 C E. A s e ri e s of l e t t e r s ( s o m eti m e s r ef e r r e d t o a s E pi stl e s) gi v e s i n st r u cti o n s a b o ut h o w t o li v e a g o o d C h ri sti a n lif e. T h e m o st i m p o rt a nt of t h e s e l ett e r s w e r e w ritt e n b y S ai nt P a ul, a n e a rl y C h ri sti a n l e a d e r. A ti n al b o o k, t h e B o o k of R e v el ati o n, s et s o ut a vi si o n a b o ut h o w t hi s w o rl d will e n d. E a rl y C h ri sti a n s d e ci d e d t h at i n o r d e r t o b e i n cl u d e d i n t h e N e w T e st a m e nt, a b o o k m u st: • • • •
Q U E S TI O N S
g o b a c k t o t h e A p o stl e s t h e m s el v e s o r t h ei r cl o s e st c o m p a ni o n s b e a c c e pt e d b y all C h ri sti a n c h u r c h e s h a v e a n e a rl y d at e
a g r e e wit h ot h e r r e p r e s e nt ati o n s of J e s u s a n d hi s t e a c hi n g s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. 3.
D E B AT E4. W h er e d o es t h e w or d ‘ Bi bl e’ c o m e fr o m ? W h y d o C hristi a ns r ef er t o t h e Bi bl e as t h e w or d of G o d ?
D escri b e t h e f o ur i m p ort a nt ty p es of writi n g w e fi n d i n t h e Ol d Test a m e nt. I N T H E Z O N E
H o w di d t h e e arly C hristi a ns d eci d e w hic h b o oks t o i ncl u d e a n d excl u d e fr o m t h e N ew Test a m e nt ?
W at c h a vi d e o o n h o w t h e s a cr e d s cri pt ur e s of C hri s fi a nit y a n d J u d ai s m w er e c o m pil e d. T h e m o st i m p ort a nt p art of t h e vi d e o i s b et w e e n 1: 0 3 a n d 2: 4 8. Writ e d o w n at l e a st t hr e e t hi n gs y o u l e ar n a b o ut h o w t h e Bi bl e c a m e t o h a v e it s c urr e nt f or m. ( T o w at c h t h e
vi d e o, B. E x pl o r e
T h e n at ur e of G o d a s r e v e al e d t hr o u g h t h e Bi bl e F o r C h ri sti a n s, G o d i s b e y o n d o u r a bilit y t o g r a s p a n d u n d e r st a n d. H o w e v e r, G o d h a s c h o s e n t o r e v e al hi m s elf o v e r ti m e t o h u m a nit y. H e h a s r e v e al e d hi m s elf t h r o u g h t h e n at u r al w o rl d, t h r o u g h t h e Bi bl e a n d t h r o u g h p e o pl e’ s p e r s o n al e x p e ri e n c e s. A s a r e s ult, C h ri sti a n s h a v e c o m e t o b eli e v e t h at t h e r e a r e c e rt ai n t hi n g s w hi c h c a n b e s ai d t o b e t r u e a b o ut G o d.
1 8 1 cli c k s el e ct J u ni or C y cl e R E/ D 3/ T h e Bi bl e)
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