The Holy Bible
Introduction to
the Holy Bible
Introduction to the Holy Bible
General Comments on the Holy Bible:
1. The Holy Book consists of all Books inspired by God, related to the creation
of the world and its salvation, the history of the dealings of God with His people,
prophecies of the end time, and didactic (doctrinal and moral) commandments
that suit mankind over the different period of times.
2. ‘The Holy Bible’ or ‘the Holy Book’ is also called ‘the Scriptures’ and ‘the word
of God:’
“And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the
Scriptures”
(Luke 24:44)
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any…
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two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints
and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”
(Hebrews 4:12)
3. The number of authors of the Books of the Bible is forty and they came from
all kind of classes of people, from shepherd to fisherman to leader to tax
collector to prophet, to the king and to the politician. All authors were Jews,
except for Luke who was a Gentile from Antioch in Syria.
4. It was written over a period of 1,600 years.
5. Even though the Books of the Bible were written in different time periods,
from various places and with different text styles, they have in common the
same composition based on one divine inspiration. This is…
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in spite of the diversity necessitated by the circumstances occurring at the time
of writing.
6. Divergent literary styles are in the Scriptures, from prose, to poetry, to history,
to story, to wisdom, to literature, to prophecy, to education, to warning, to
philosophy and to proverbs.
7. In spite of the old ages where the Books were written in, they are still
relevant for past, present, and future times. The more civilization advances, the
more the Holy Book importance increases.
8. The Holy Book is the source of Christian faith. Consequent to the divine
inspiration of the Holy Book is its inerrancy and its inclusion of all that is
required for faith and spiritual life. It is the heavenly bread for all true Christians,
and his guide in life and in death.
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9. The Holy Book is divided into two sections: the Old Testament and the New
Testament.
10. The number of Books in the Bible is sixty-six. Thirty-nine of them are in the
Old Testament. These do not include Deuterocanonical Books that were
omitted by the Protestants. Twenty-seven Books are in the New Testament.
11. The Apostle Paul wrote the largest number of Books, which is 14 Epistles.
12. The longest Books are the Book of Psalm in the Old Testament, which
consists of 151 chapters, and the Book of Acts in the New Testament, which
consists of 28 chapters.
13. The shortest Books are the Book of Obadiah in the Old Testament,…
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which consists of one chapter (21 verses), and the 2nd of St. John in the New
Testament, which consists of one chapter (13 verses). Accordingly, it is the
shortest Book in the Bible.
14. The Holy Bible encompasses around the Lord Jesus Christ and its main
theme is ‘The Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of the World.’
15. The Bible is like a flower that was a bud in the Old Testament, opening very
slowly. In the New Testament, the flower fully opened showing beautiful colors
and carrying sweet aroma.
16. The message about ‘the Messiah’ is slowly declared in the Old Testament,
and it is fully revealed in the New Testament.
17. The beauty and value of this message in my personal life is that I, through
God’s grace, exert to explore it, keep it, live with it and enjoy it:
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“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and
these are they which testify of Me”
(John 5:39)
18. The Lord Jesus Christ then is the chief cornerstone that relates the Old
Testament with the New Testament:
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The Old Testament
The Need for
a Savior
The New Testament
The Savior Came
and Will Come Again
1. The Pentateuch
- The Law or Torah.
- Fallen Mankind need a
Savior from the curse of the
Law.
1. The Four Gospels
- The Law of the New
Testament.
- The Coming of the
Savior the life-giver.
2. The Historical Books
- History of God’s work with
His People in the New Land
and Captivity.
- Getting to know the Coming
Christ.
2. The Book of Acts
- History of God’s work in
the believers through His
Holy Spirit.
- The Lord Christ present
in His Church.
3. The Poetic Books
- The Need for the divine
wisdom.
- Practical doctrine to live
with God.
3. The Epistles
- True wisdom is to unite
with Christ.
- Practical doctrine to live
in Christ through the Holy
Spirit.
4. The Prophets
- Precise prophesies about
the Coming Messiah.
- Prophets calling for
repentance and asserting the
need of His Coming.
4. Book of Revelation
- Christ’s Second Coming
and Eternal Life.
- Encourages the
believers to strive in the
Lord, awaiting His Second
Coming.