A LOVE LETTER FROM GOD TO HIS PEOPLE

It is God's divine revelation to the World It is God revealing himself to the World Speaking to us.

 It is written at different times over 1100 year period 1000 BC to 100 AD. Style Metaphor Song/Poem Sayings Prose Narrative History Apocalyptic

Old Testament the Old Covenant the Hebrew Scriptures express a binding union between God and His people which is unbreakable. New Testament the New Covenant- the Christian scriptures - New personal relationship based on the relationship with Jesus Christ.

How the Bible Developed

Events and experience of life

Oral Tradition

Began to be written
Edited - interweaving them Canonically approved 382 AD

God's Covenant - God's Plan The Meaning of God's covenant and His plan of salvation God calls people - revealing himself
Gods Plan of Salvation God creates out of love We fail to respond to love God's promise Scripture is the unfolding of the promise Concept of Messiah

 Adam & Eve - given the promise Noah son Shem - The Semitic race is singled out as the bearer of the promise. Abraham - sons Ishmael & Isaac Isaac - sons Esau & Jacob Jacob ( Israel ) Israel: The People of the Covenant (12 tribes) Story of Joseph Exodus/Passover The Covenant

The Messiah
King David - (1000 BC) the Messiah will come from the descendant of David.

The Christ the Old Testament finds its promise fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

The first 4 books of the New Testament are called Gospels - meaning good news.
New Testament Canon 1 - Gospels 2 - A Church history - the Acts of the Apostles 3 - Narrative of Visions Letters/ Revelation

Matthew (70 AD - 90 AD)

Mark (64-67 AD )

Luke (85-90 AD)

John (90 - 100 AD)