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God’s Word in the Scri

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The English word Bible is from the Latin biblia,from the same word inMedieval Latin and

Late Latin and ultimatelyfrom Koine Greek  τὰβιβλ!,ta biblia "the #ooks"

$singular βιβλ%& 'biblion(

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Biblehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Latinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine_Greekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine_Greekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Latinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Latinhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bible

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)* The +i#le is a#out God*Through it we get toknow our God' is

identity, is -hara-terand his .ur.ose for-reating us, redeemingand san-tifying us*

/* The +i#le is a#out .eo.le 0 .art of the +i#le-onsists of narratives 0#out real men and women who were-hosen #y God to .lay arole is his saving .lan*

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1* The +i#le is a#out salvation

history *2alvation history is a story 3fGod4s .lan of salvation that

 #egan with 5srael, a small #utsignifi-ant grou. of .eo.le, whom had God li#erated fromthe Egy.tian slavery and #rought

to the .romised land and rea-hedits -lima6 in 7esus 8hrist*

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9* The +i#le is a#out faith*  The Bible is not a collection ofscientific and historical records but abook faith that grew from a believingcommunity a living witness of Godand the central source of hisrevelation and his gift of salvation to ustoday.

:* The +i#le is a#out us*The universal themes of the Bible

speak to us like no other book or moviecan.

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The stories great leaders and.eo.le in the +i#le that s.eak of

their strengths and weaknesses,sins and failures, .ride andgreediness, o#edien-e and

relu-tan-es to follow God4s wills.eak a#out our own-hara-teristi-s and traits* They.rovide us with a uni;ue meansof understanding the true eventsin our lives and our relationshi.

 with God*

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+y reading the +i#le, we grow in the

knowledge of ourselves, others andmost of all our knowledge God*

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  uman authors

 were em.oweredto use their owntalents, a#ilities,

style and vo-a#ulary to write what God wanted

to -ommuni-ateregarding oursalvation*

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Two E6tremes to #e avoided inunderstanding the -on-e.t of+i#li-al 5ns.irationa*

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/* 5nerran-y of the

2-ri.turesThe +i#le is withouterror regardingreligious truths for

our salvation*1* 8anon of 2-ri.turesThe num#ers of +ooksin the +i#le whi-h are

-onsidered ins.iredand a--e.ted #y the

 #elieving -ommunity*

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The 2e.tuagint has 9 divisions ofthe ?ld Testament namely***

)*Aentateu-h =five #ooks>/*istori-al +ooks

1*Bisdom Britings9*Aro.hets

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+* Cew Testament

The Cew Testament deals with the

Cew 8ovenant of God4s .eo.le with7esus 8hrist* 7esus4 death andesurre-tion fulfilled God4s .romises

in the ?ld Testament of a 2avior and #rought universal deliveran-e of allhumanity*

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The +ooks of the Cew Testamentare grou.ed into fourF)'The Gos.els $Matthew, Mark,

Luke and 7ohn(/'0-ts of the 0.ostles

1'0.ostoli- Letters or E.istles

9' The +ook of evelation

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  ?ld Testament

  9@ +ooks

  : #ooks D Aentateu-h)@#ooks ' istori-al  #ooks D Bisdom)H#ooks ' Aro.heti-

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+asi-

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The istori-al +ooksThe story of the 5sraelJs u.s and downs as they lived

out the .romises they made in the -ovenant*Mainly it is a story of infidelity*

1. Joshua

2. Judges

3. 1 Samuel

4. 2 Samuel

5. 1 Kings

6. 2 Kings

7. 1 Chronicles8. 2 Chronicles

9. Ezra

1. !ehemiah

11. 1 "acca#ees12. 2 "acca#ees

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)* 5saiah

/* 7eremiah

1* Eekiel

9*

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)* 7o#

/* Arover#s

1* E--lesiates9* 2ong of 2ongs

:* uth

@* Lamentations

* EstherH* To#it

* 7udith

)3* +aru-h

))* Bisdom

)/* 2ira-h)1* Asalms

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  Cew Testament

/ +ooks

  9' Gos.el +ooks

  )' 0-ts of the 0.ostles)9' Aauline Letters  ' 8atholi- E.istles  )'evelationI0.o-aly.se

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Nour Gos.elsThey are -on-ern with the story of 7esus

and the good news of salvation offered #y

him*

)* Matthew 

/* Mark 

1* Luke

9* 7ohn

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)* omans

/* ) 8orinthians

1* / 8orinthians9* Galatians

:* E.hesians

@* Ahili..ians

* 8olossians

H* Ahilemon

* ) Thessalonians

)3* / Thessalonians

))*  ) Timothy )/*  / Timothy 

)1*  Titus

)9*  e#rews

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)* 7ames/* ) Aeter1* / Aeter9* ) 7ohn:* / 7ohn

@* 1 7ohn* 7ude

evelation' the last of the CT

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5nter.reting God4s Bord

 Be must knowF)*Bhat the author intends to say /*Bhy the message is im.ortant to

him1*ow far he is -ommitting himself 9*ow he is using various literarydevi-es

:*2eeking the truth through the hel. ofthe tea-hing authority of the 8hur-h*

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=Every te6t in the +i#lehas a world #efore it and

a world in front of it*>

?ne must have a realknowledge of the so-ial,

e-onomi- and religious-onditions of the authorsin their .arti-ularhistori-al -onditions torefrain from -ommitting misunderstanding of thete6t.

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The 8onte6t of the te6t in relation to the whole +i#le

)*Look for its literary form Fhistori-al narratives.ro.heti- ora-les.oems or .ara#les whi-h

the author is using*/*The te6t must #e viewed within the unity of the whole +i#le* The ?ld and the Cew Testament areread #y 8hristians in the light of the isen 8ru-ified

8hrist*The CT4s own use of the ?ld Testament events,.ersons, and things as =ty.es> foreshadowing itsown, e6em.lifies the unity of the two Testaments*

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E6am.lesF

Ty.es and Aroty.es

 0#raham and Mel-hisedek O 8hrist$%e#. 6&2'28(Nlood O +a.tism$1 )*. 3&2'21(

Manna in the desert O Eu-harist$Jn. 6&48'51(

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1* 5n seeking what the 2-ri.ture te6t means =formeI us,> we need to -onsider the witnesses

offered in the lives of holy men and women inthe 8hur-h through the -enturies* 0nyauthenti- inter.retation of the te6t for the8hristian -ommunity today must #e in

-ontinuity and harmonie with this tradition ofmeaning that has grown out of the te6t4s im.a-ton 8hristian -ommunities through the ages*

9*Be need also the guidan-e of the living tea-hingauthority of the 8hur-h*

:*2eek for the guidan-e and assistan-e of the oly2.irit for the authenti- inter.retation of the8hur-h4s tea-hing authority*

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SacredScriptures

SacredTradition

Holy SpiritMagisterium

5nter.lay of the ight 5nter.retation of the Te6t

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Le-tio

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2te.sF

)*Le-tio* ead thete6t* Bhat is the-ommon sense idea

of the te6tS Bhatdoes it meanS Bhatstory does it tellS

 Bhat does it tell toany ordinaryreaderS

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/* Meditatio*

ea-t to thete6t* Bhat isit telling me

in .arti-ularS Bhat word$s( or .hrasein the te6tstrikes a vital-hord in meS

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1* ?ratio* Aray*

8onverse with7esus a#out thisstriking word$s(

or .hrase* Brestle with the Bord* Tell 7esus

 your diffi-ultiesif you were to liveout is word*

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9* 0-tio*

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:* 8ontem.latio* Gointo ;uiet* Rouhave already.resented your-ase #efore the

Lord* Cow,sim.ly listen* 0llow the Lord togive you s.iritual

insight a#out thete6t Let God workin you*

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 Paluing the ?ld Testament

To -on-rete see the value of the?ld Testament let us ourney with

the different stages of God4s salvifi-a-t in the history of one4s faith orsim.ly in your life e6.erien-e as

individual* 2ee the ta#le #elow*

?ld Testament 2alvifi- istory Aersonal e6.erien-e and

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?ld Testament 2alvifi- istory Aersonal e6.erien-e and7ourney to God4s 2alvifi- 0-t

)* Aatriar-hal Events$0#raham, 5saa-, 7a-o#, and7ose.h(The e6.erien-e of #eing -hosenfrom the -ovenant God made to

 0#raham.

ow do you e6.erien-e God in yourfamilyS ow do res.ond to God4s-all of faith in the -ondition of yourfamilyS Rou are mira-ulously #ornto it*

/ * E6odus Event  $Moses Dleading 5sraelites

out of Egy.t(

The e6.erien-e of li#eration fromo..ression*

Transition stage* Entering the lifeof an adoles-en-e is an e6odus from-hildhood to adulthood*

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1* Tri#al Event$7oshua leading the 5sraelites tothe .romised land(The e6.erien-e of having a land

of their own after a long awaiteddream)

Like 7oshua you are also -alled tolead your family to the .romisedland of .ros.erity*

9* The esta#lishment of the

Kingdom  $2aul*

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@* E6ile$The 7ews turn #a-k to the

 word of God as their means torestore their nationality anddignity(* ?ral Traditions were.ut into writing*

The rise of the .ro.hets to warn, to -onsole and toen-ourage

Listen to the -ounsel of the wise intimes of diffi-ulties , trials and-hallenges.

* +irth of 7esus 8hrist  The -oming of the

Aromised 2aviourI TheMessiah

The fulfilment of the .romise findsmeaning in nurturing thefriendshi. with 8hrist and

 ourneying in is oyful, sorrowful

and glorious moment

Living the right attitude to attainha..iness * $ The +eatitudes(