“Hobbits are Hobbits because
of the stories that they tell and
the songs that they sing.”
-J.R.R. Tolkien
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What details would you include in your story?
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What details would you include in your story?
What are some examples of people telling their
story in our culture today?
The Bible is the official collection of stories and
songs that define the church and its people.
Define: Salvation History.
The *BIBLE* is the official collection of stories and
songs that make the church what it is today.
Bible = The written account of God’s
revelation and His relationship with His
people.
Old Testament
The first part of the Bible Containing 46 books. In
them we read about the faith relationship
between God and The Israelites, later called the
Jews.
New Testament
The Second Part of the Bible consisting of 27
books about Jesus Christ, The Son of God, his
mission, and message, and his first followers
Old Testament
Pentateuch
New Testament
Prophecy
History
Prophecy
History
Poetry
Major Prophets
Gospels
Minor Prophets
Letters
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Who wrote these stories? And with what help?
God worked through the human writers of the
Bible. The Holy Spirit provided the writers of
the Bible with *DIVINE INSPIRATION*.
Divine Inspiration = The special guidance that the
holy spirit gave to the human authors of the
bible.
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God has revealed himself to us through the
Bible and through *TRADITION*.
Tradition = The living transmission of God as
entrusted to the apostles and their successors
by Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
It includes the Church’s teachings, documents,
worship, prayer, and other practices.