CHRISTIANITY (THEME 1) religous figures and sacred texts Flashcards
what are the books of the bible in order?
(NOT ALL BOOKS/just what i need to know)
the bible is made up of the old testament (jewish bible) and the new testament.
OT
- starts with genesis (genesis 1) that describes the story of creation and the origins of humanity.
NT
- starts with the gospels: matthew, mark, luke & john which give an account of jesus’ life.
- then comes acts which describes the origins and formation of the early church
- the NT/bible ends with the book of ‘revelation’ that describes the afterlife: heaven/hell
book of genesis
the book of genesis is the first book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament (OT). genesis is an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity and the origins of the Jewish people.
book of exodus
the book of exodus is the second book of the bible. it is a narrative of the exodus, the original myth of the israelites leaving slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of their deity named Yahweh (hebrew name for God, NOT JESUS). The israelites then journey with the legendary prophet Moses to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh gives the 10 commandments and they enter into a covenant with Yahweh who promises to make them a ’holy nation, and a kingdom of priests’ on the condition of their faithfulness.
** who wrote the gospels?**
matthew
mark
luke
john
the gospel of matthew
matthew is the first gospel of the four. this gospel was written for people familiar with the OT, both the laws of moses and the prophets. matthew makes more references to the OT than any other gospel.
matthew takes great care to show how jesus fulfills the prophecies made about him earlier in the Bible- especially focusing on Jesus’ role as the Messiah.
his opening verse makes it clear what the book is about: Jesus the Messiah, the son of David and the son of Abraham.
