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Bible for Beginners

Bible for Beginners. January 25 th – March 1 st , 2011 Dave Ujifusa. Agenda. Week 1 – Intro to Bible, Books of the Bible, How to Choose a Bible Weeks 2-5 Bible Eras – Stories of the Bible Week 6 – Are you Smarter than a 5 th Grader game show. Game Show. Goals.

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Bible for Beginners

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  1. Bible for Beginners January 25th – March 1st, 2011 Dave Ujifusa

  2. Agenda • Week 1 – Intro to Bible, Books of the Bible, How to Choose a Bible • Weeks 2-5 Bible Eras – Stories of the Bible • Week 6 – Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader game show

  3. Game Show

  4. Goals • Become more comfortable navigating the Bible • Learn how the pieces of the Bible fit together • Read the Bible- history, stories, characters, letters, poetry, songs • Memorize the books of the New Testament

  5. New Testament House

  6. The Big Picture of the Bible • Old Testament —The story of God’s people (the nation of Israel ) up until the time of Christ. • New Testament —The story of Jesus and God’s people (the Church ) since the time of Christ.

  7. The Old Testament Books • The Old Testament has 3 major types of books: • 1. History (First 5 books are the Pentatuch or Torah) • 2. Poetry • 3. Prophecy (Major Prophets and Minor Prophets)

  8. Torah

  9. The OT Historical Books • Of the 17 historical books, 11 are “primary” in the sense that they advance the storyline, and 6 are “secondary” (they amplify and supplement the primary books). • The latter are Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Ruth, 1 & 2 Chronicles, and Esther.

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  11. The New Testament Books • The New Testament has 3 major types of books: • 1. Historical Books (the 4 Gospels and Acts) New Testament —The story of Jesus and God’s people (the Church ) since the time of Christ • 2. Letters written by the Apostle Paul (sometimes called Pauline Epistles). Some of Paul’s letters are written to entire churches and some are to individuals leaders • 3. Letters written by other NT authors (sometimes called General Epistles)

  12. Prizes for Reciting Books • Two prizes for the reciting the Books of the Old Testament and New Testament in class

  13. How to Choose a Bible • Versions • Translation versus Paraphrase • www.biblegateway.com. Try Romans 12:1 Message Translation • Study Bible

  14. Luke 23:43 – Different Versions • KJV (King James Version) • “Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise”. • NLT (New Living Translation): • “I assure you today you will be with me in paradise”. • NIV (New International Version): • “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise”. • Message • "Don't worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise."

  15. Overview Reference Books

  16. Between classes • Weekly updates posted on www.ujifusa.com • Powerpoint • Era Details • I’ll email you with a reminder each week • The assignment for week 1 is to show the New Testament house to one other person

  17. Trust in the Lord Trust in the Lord With all your heart And lean not to your own understanding In all your ways acknowledge him And he will direct your paths Proverbs 3:5-6

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