1. What does “Bible” mean?
The Bible, a Greek word meaning - books
2. What is the Bible?
The collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion comprising the Old and New Testaments.
3. What are the three parts of the Old Testament
1. The Law
2. The Prophets
3. The Writings
4. What are the main divisions of the New Testament?
1. The Gospels (4 books).
2, The Acts of the Apostles (1 book).
3. The Epistles or letters (21 books).
4. The Revelation of St. John the Devine (1 book).
In total: 27 books.
5. What does “Gospel” mean?
A gospel is any of the four New Testament books narrating the life, death and teachings of Jesus - they have been named Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and placed at the beginning of the New Testament.
The Gospel gets its name from a Greek word meaning “good news”
6. How many books are in the Bible?
The Protetant Bible contains 66 books (39 OT, 27 NT);
7. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."
8. Who wrote the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)?
Most of the writings in the Old Testaments are authored by anonymous Israelites, and in many cases it is not known whether they were compiled by individuals or groups.
9. Who wrote the New Testament?
The four gospels, according to tradition, were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and john (the four evangelists); the Acts of the Apostles was probably written by the evangelist Luke; most of the Letters or Epistles were written by Paul.
10. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe.
11. When was the Bible first printed?
The Bible was first printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.
12. What is the meaning of “apostle”?
From a Greek word that means “person sent” such as an envoy or ambassador.
The Bible, a Greek word meaning - books
2. What is the Bible?
The collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion comprising the Old and New Testaments.
3. What are the three parts of the Old Testament
1. The Law
2. The Prophets
3. The Writings
4. What are the main divisions of the New Testament?
1. The Gospels (4 books).
2, The Acts of the Apostles (1 book).
3. The Epistles or letters (21 books).
4. The Revelation of St. John the Devine (1 book).
In total: 27 books.
5. What does “Gospel” mean?
A gospel is any of the four New Testament books narrating the life, death and teachings of Jesus - they have been named Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and placed at the beginning of the New Testament.
The Gospel gets its name from a Greek word meaning “good news”
6. How many books are in the Bible?
The Protetant Bible contains 66 books (39 OT, 27 NT);
7. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."
8. Who wrote the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)?
Most of the writings in the Old Testaments are authored by anonymous Israelites, and in many cases it is not known whether they were compiled by individuals or groups.
9. Who wrote the New Testament?
The four gospels, according to tradition, were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and john (the four evangelists); the Acts of the Apostles was probably written by the evangelist Luke; most of the Letters or Epistles were written by Paul.
10. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe.
11. When was the Bible first printed?
The Bible was first printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.
12. What is the meaning of “apostle”?
From a Greek word that means “person sent” such as an envoy or ambassador.
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