sources of wisdom and authority

Question 1

what beliefs overall do the books of the Bible contain?

Answer 1

means ‘books’.
expresses beliefs of god and gods purpose for humanity. has new and old testament.

Question 2

what is the meaning of the word testament?

Answer 2

means covenant/agreement

Question 3

what are the four main parts of the old testament?

Answer 3

1st five books- torah and contain many laws
2nd writings that tell the history of the jews
3rd prophetic books of gods purpose of the israelites
4th wisdom literature- examination of suffering, erotic poetry

Question 4

what are the four main parts of the NT?

Answer 4

1st- gospels, contain the good news of jesus
2nd- the acts of the apostles, history of the early church
3rd- the epistles, letters by christian community to give guidance
4th- the book of revelation, graphic imagery to describe day of judgement.

Question 5

what does ‘canon of the bible’ mean?

Answer 5

books believed by the early leader of the church to be inspired by god and is authoritative.