Lesson 7 ~ review
Lesson 7 ~ review Pray Slide 1 General Presentation overview [the slides are from the Matthias Media package “The Bible Over” leader’s resource (DVD-ROM)]
Quiz in pairs 1. 2. 3. 4.
How many books are in the Bible? How many books in the Old Testament? How many books in the New Testament? What does “Testament” mean?
66 39 27 Covenant or contract
5. Who wrote the Bible (note there are two answers)? 1. Holy Spirit.
under the inspiration of the
2. More than 40 authors. 6. What kinds of people (by trade or profession) wrote the Bible? works of life:
People from all
Doctors, farmers, fishermen, kings, military leaders, philosophers, priests, shepherds, tentmakers, theologians. 7. Who wrote largest section of the Old Testament?
Moses
8. Who wrote the greatest number of New Testament Books? 9. When was the Bible written?
Paul he wrote 13 books.
From about 1450BC to before 200AD
10. Which was probably the last Old Testament Book to be written? about 400BC. 11. Which languages were the books of the Bible originally written in? Hebrew, a few verses of Aramaic. NT almost all in Greek.
Malachi
OT almost all
12. The first English translation of the Bible was completed in 1382, who made it? John Wycliffe 13. When was the Bible first printed?
1454 by Johannes Gutenberg
14. What is the oldest complete (or nearly complete copy) of the Old Testament? Codex Vaticanus 360AD currently held at the Vatican. 15. What is the oldest fragment of any part of the Old Testament? Scrolls date back to 2nd century BC.
Some Dead Sea
The
16. What is the oldest fragment of the New Testament? A scrap of John’s Gospel dated to around 125AD, currently held in Manchester, UK. 17. Which books in the Bible do not mention the word “God”? Esther and Song of Solomon
I am your God and you are my people. Ex 6:7; Dt 7: 6 and Ruth 1: 16
all state that there is a decision to be God’s people.
Compare with Is 52: 6 and Hosea 1: 9 the contrast is that in Isaiah we are told we will recognise God, while in Hosea we see God telling us we have failed to recognise Him. Rev 21: 3 does it match? Matches the Ex and other statements about God’s decision to adopt us. Gen 1: 31 Is “very good” used anywhere else in scripture?
No
Gen 3: 15b How can we understand this to be a promise of the Christ? The serpent is seen as a representative of Satan, is to have his head bruised, that is defeated, while human descendants will have their heal bruised. That is we will have superficial damage done, and the representative descendant is Jesus.
Finish by going through the General Presentation from MM Bible Overview in PowerPoint.
Homework 6 Prepared by Ps Bruce Clarke August 2014
The Bible Overview 8
1
A Bible overview can be viewed as a story of fifteen stages.
Day 1 Stages 1, 2, 3
Day 6 19. Write a prayer which praises God’s plan for His Creation.
Stage 1 = Creation 1. Who is the main character?
Who is the main person?
Where is this story told?
Stage 2 = The Fall 2. Who is the main character?
Who is the main person?
Where is the story told?
Stage 2b = God’s Kingdom So far in the history we have seen people setting themselves up as God. They have refused His leadership. Through the rest of the Bible we see God at work to save His people from their error. Stage 3 = The Pledge 3. With whom does God make His special covenant in Genesis 12: 1-3?
2
7
Day 5
Stages 13, 14, 15 Day 2 Stages 4, 5, 6
Stage 13 = Pentecost 16. The story of Pentecost is found in Acts 2. How does Paul summarise the event in 1 Cor 2: 12?
Stage 4 = Exodus from Slavery 4. Abraham’s descendants become known as Israel at this stage; where or who does Israel come from? (Read Gen 32: 28 & 35: 9 – 15)
Stage 14 = Return of Jesus 17. Read 2 Thes 1: 8-10. What will happen when Jesus returns?
Read Gen 11: 10 -26 5. The nation of Israel was the Hebrew people. Hebrew means the descendants of Eber. Who was Eber?
Stage 5 = The Promised Land 6. Who gave Abraham’s descendants the Promised Land? Why? (Gen 12: 1 – 9; 15: 7 – 21; 17: 8)
Stage 15 = New Creation 18. Read Rev 21: 3-4. What changes in the New Creation?
Stage 6 = The Law 7. What summarises the Law?
Please turn over for Day 6. 6
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8. Read Deut 6: 1-2. The Law was part of the covenant with Israel. What did it entail?
Day 4
Stages 10, 11, 12
Stage 10 = Life of Jesus 13. Read Luke 2: 11 and Mark 1: 14-15. God was keeping His pledge in sending Jesus. How did He fulfil the promise?
Day 3
Stages 7, 8, 9
Stage 7 = Kings 9. Who was the first and always king of Israel? (1 Sam 8: 7) Stage 11 = Death of Jesus
10. Read 1 Sam 12: 13 – 14. What was the role of the king of Israel?
14. Read Rom 5: 6-8. What phrase in these verses sticks out to you the most?
Stage 12 = Resurrection of Jesus
Stage 8 = Exile 11. Read Ps 137. What is the mood in the song? Why was it so hard to sing?
15. Read 1 Cor 15: 3-4. What is most important thing according to Paul?
Stage 9 = The Prophets 12. Read Jer 31: 31 -33. What was the role of the Prophets?
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5
Preparing for Lesson 7 ~ Review answers Bible overview can be viewed as a story of fifteen stages.
Day 1
Stages 1, 2, 3
Stage 1 = Creation 1. Who is the main character? God
Who is the main person?
Where is this story told?
Adam
Genesis
Who is the main person?
Where is the story told?
Stage 2 = The Fall 2. Who is the main character? Serpent
Adam
Genesis
Stage 2b = God’s Kingdom So far in the history we have seen people setting themselves up as God. They have refused His leadership. Through the rest of the Bible we see God at work to save His people from their error. Stage 3 = The Pledge 3. With whom does God make His special covenant in Genesis 12: 1-3? Abram
Day 2
Stages 4, 5, 6
Stage 4 = Exodus from Slavery 4. Abraham’s descendants become known as Israel at this stage; where or who does Israel come from? (Gen 32: 28 & 35: 9 – 15) Jacob (Abraham’s great grandson) is renamed Israel by God. Read Gen 11: 10 -26 5. The nation of Israel was the Hebrew people. Hebrew means the descendants of Eber. Who was Eber?
He was Abram’s great, great, great, great grandfather. Stage 5 = The Promised Land 6. Who gave Abraham’s descendants the Promised Land? Why? (Gen 12: 1 – 9; 15: 7 – 21; 17: 8) God gave it to Abraham and his descendants as part of the covenant. Stage 6 = The Law 7. What summarises the Law? The Ten Commandments 8. Read Deut 6: 1-2. The Law was part of the covenant with Israel. What did it entail? The law was to be done in the Promised Land – so that they would fear God and keep all His statutes and commandments.
Day 3
Stages 7, 8, 9
Stage 7 = Kings 9. Who was the first and always king of Israel? (1 Sam 8: 7) God was and is the King. 10. Read 1 Sam 12: 13 – 14. What was the role of the king of Israel? He needs to follow God. Stage 8 = Exile 11. Read Ps 137. What is the mood in the song? Why was it so hard to sing? Sombre, it is hard to sing in captivity. Stage 9 = The Prophets 12. Read Jer 31: 31 -33. What was the role of the Prophets? To speak for God, in this case to proclaim the new covenant that was to come and a new relationship with God.
Day 4
Stages 10, 11, 12
Stage 10 = Life of Jesus 13. Read Luke 2: 11 and Mark 1: 14-15. God was keeping His pledge in sending Jesus. How did He fulfil the promise?
He sent Jesus to fulfil it. The promise of God. Stage 11 = Death of Jesus 14. Read Rom 5: 6-8. What phrase in these verses sticks out to you the most? E.g. Christ died for the ungodly. Stage 12 = Resurrection of Jesus 15. Read 1 Cor 15: 3-4. What is most important thing according to Paul? Christ died and was raised – there were many witnesses of these things. Also ‘as recorded in scripture’.
Day 5
Stages 13, 14, 15
Stage 13 = Pentecost 16. The story of Pentecost is found in Acts 2. How does Paul summarise the event in 1 Cor 2: 12? The spirit came that we might understand, He came from God. Stage 14 = Return of Jesus 17. Read 2 Thes 1: 8-10. What will happen when Jesus returns? The saints will be glorified and others will be destroyed. Stage 15 = New Creation 18. Read Rev 21: 3-4. What changes in the New Creation? God will dwell with mankind and there will be no more sorrow or pain.
Day 6 19. Write a prayer which praises God’s plan for His Creation.
Lesson 7 ~ Review worksheet Quiz Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Question
I am Your God, you are my people
“Very good”
Other notes on the new overview
Answer
Quiz in pairs 1. 2. 3. 4.
How many books are in the Bible? How many books in the Old Testament? How many books in the New Testament? What does “Testament” mean?
66 39 27 Covenant or contract
5. Who wrote the Bible (note there are two answers)? 1. Holy Spirit.
under the inspiration of the
2. More than 40 authors. 6. What kinds of people (by trade or profession) wrote the Bible? works of life:
People from all
Doctors, farmers, fishermen, kings, military leaders, philosophers, priests, shepherds, tentmakers, theologians. 7. Who wrote largest section of the Old Testament?
Moses
8. Who wrote the greatest number of New Testament Books? 9. When was the Bible written?
Paul he wrote 13 books.
From about 1450BC to before 200AD
10. Which was probably the last Old Testament Book to be written? about 400BC. 11. Which languages were the books of the Bible originally written in? Hebrew, a few verses of Aramaic. NT almost all in Greek.
Malachi
OT almost all
12. The first English translation of the Bible was completed in 1382, who made it? John Wycliffe 13. When was the Bible first printed?
1454 by Johannes Gutenberg
14. What is the oldest complete (or nearly complete copy) of the Old Testament? Codex Vaticanus 360AD currently held at the Vatican. 15. What is the oldest fragment of any part of the Old Testament? Scrolls date back to 2nd century BC.
Some Dead Sea
The
16. What is the oldest fragment of the New Testament? A scrap of John’s Gospel dated to around 125AD, currently held in Manchester, UK. 17. Which books in the Bible do not mention the word “God”? Esther and Song of Solomon
I am your God and you are my people. Ex 6:7; Dt 7: 6 and Ruth 1: 16
all state that there is a decision to be God’s people.
Compare with Is 52: 6 and Hosea 1: 9 the contrast is that in Isaiah we are told we will recognise God, while in Hosea we see God telling us we have failed to recognise Him. Rev 21: 3 does it match? Matches the Ex and other statements about God’s decision to adopt us. Gen 1: 31 Is “very good” used anywhere else in scripture?
No
Gen 3: 15b How can we understand this to be a promise of the Christ? The serpent is seen as a representative of Satan, is to have his head bruised, that is defeated, while human descendants will have their heal bruised. That is we will have superficial damage done, and the representative descendant is Jesus.
Finish by going through the General Presentation from MM Bible Overview in PowerPoint.
Homework 6 Prepared by Ps Bruce Clarke August 2014
The Bible Overview 8
1
A Bible overview can be viewed as a story of fifteen stages.
Day 1 Stages 1, 2, 3
Day 6 19. Write a prayer which praises God’s plan for His Creation.
Stage 1 = Creation 1. Who is the main character?
Who is the main person?
Where is this story told?
Stage 2 = The Fall 2. Who is the main character?
Who is the main person?
Where is the story told?
Stage 2b = God’s Kingdom So far in the history we have seen people setting themselves up as God. They have refused His leadership. Through the rest of the Bible we see God at work to save His people from their error. Stage 3 = The Pledge 3. With whom does God make His special covenant in Genesis 12: 1-3?
2
7
Day 5
Stages 13, 14, 15 Day 2 Stages 4, 5, 6
Stage 13 = Pentecost 16. The story of Pentecost is found in Acts 2. How does Paul summarise the event in 1 Cor 2: 12?
Stage 4 = Exodus from Slavery 4. Abraham’s descendants become known as Israel at this stage; where or who does Israel come from? (Read Gen 32: 28 & 35: 9 – 15)
Stage 14 = Return of Jesus 17. Read 2 Thes 1: 8-10. What will happen when Jesus returns?
Read Gen 11: 10 -26 5. The nation of Israel was the Hebrew people. Hebrew means the descendants of Eber. Who was Eber?
Stage 5 = The Promised Land 6. Who gave Abraham’s descendants the Promised Land? Why? (Gen 12: 1 – 9; 15: 7 – 21; 17: 8)
Stage 15 = New Creation 18. Read Rev 21: 3-4. What changes in the New Creation?
Stage 6 = The Law 7. What summarises the Law?
Please turn over for Day 6. 6
3
8. Read Deut 6: 1-2. The Law was part of the covenant with Israel. What did it entail?
Day 4
Stages 10, 11, 12
Stage 10 = Life of Jesus 13. Read Luke 2: 11 and Mark 1: 14-15. God was keeping His pledge in sending Jesus. How did He fulfil the promise?
Day 3
Stages 7, 8, 9
Stage 7 = Kings 9. Who was the first and always king of Israel? (1 Sam 8: 7) Stage 11 = Death of Jesus
10. Read 1 Sam 12: 13 – 14. What was the role of the king of Israel?
14. Read Rom 5: 6-8. What phrase in these verses sticks out to you the most?
Stage 12 = Resurrection of Jesus
Stage 8 = Exile 11. Read Ps 137. What is the mood in the song? Why was it so hard to sing?
15. Read 1 Cor 15: 3-4. What is most important thing according to Paul?
Stage 9 = The Prophets 12. Read Jer 31: 31 -33. What was the role of the Prophets?
4
5
Preparing for Lesson 7 ~ Review answers Bible overview can be viewed as a story of fifteen stages.
Day 1
Stages 1, 2, 3
Stage 1 = Creation 1. Who is the main character? God
Who is the main person?
Where is this story told?
Adam
Genesis
Who is the main person?
Where is the story told?
Stage 2 = The Fall 2. Who is the main character? Serpent
Adam
Genesis
Stage 2b = God’s Kingdom So far in the history we have seen people setting themselves up as God. They have refused His leadership. Through the rest of the Bible we see God at work to save His people from their error. Stage 3 = The Pledge 3. With whom does God make His special covenant in Genesis 12: 1-3? Abram
Day 2
Stages 4, 5, 6
Stage 4 = Exodus from Slavery 4. Abraham’s descendants become known as Israel at this stage; where or who does Israel come from? (Gen 32: 28 & 35: 9 – 15) Jacob (Abraham’s great grandson) is renamed Israel by God. Read Gen 11: 10 -26 5. The nation of Israel was the Hebrew people. Hebrew means the descendants of Eber. Who was Eber?
He was Abram’s great, great, great, great grandfather. Stage 5 = The Promised Land 6. Who gave Abraham’s descendants the Promised Land? Why? (Gen 12: 1 – 9; 15: 7 – 21; 17: 8) God gave it to Abraham and his descendants as part of the covenant. Stage 6 = The Law 7. What summarises the Law? The Ten Commandments 8. Read Deut 6: 1-2. The Law was part of the covenant with Israel. What did it entail? The law was to be done in the Promised Land – so that they would fear God and keep all His statutes and commandments.
Day 3
Stages 7, 8, 9
Stage 7 = Kings 9. Who was the first and always king of Israel? (1 Sam 8: 7) God was and is the King. 10. Read 1 Sam 12: 13 – 14. What was the role of the king of Israel? He needs to follow God. Stage 8 = Exile 11. Read Ps 137. What is the mood in the song? Why was it so hard to sing? Sombre, it is hard to sing in captivity. Stage 9 = The Prophets 12. Read Jer 31: 31 -33. What was the role of the Prophets? To speak for God, in this case to proclaim the new covenant that was to come and a new relationship with God.
Day 4
Stages 10, 11, 12
Stage 10 = Life of Jesus 13. Read Luke 2: 11 and Mark 1: 14-15. God was keeping His pledge in sending Jesus. How did He fulfil the promise?
He sent Jesus to fulfil it. The promise of God. Stage 11 = Death of Jesus 14. Read Rom 5: 6-8. What phrase in these verses sticks out to you the most? E.g. Christ died for the ungodly. Stage 12 = Resurrection of Jesus 15. Read 1 Cor 15: 3-4. What is most important thing according to Paul? Christ died and was raised – there were many witnesses of these things. Also ‘as recorded in scripture’.
Day 5
Stages 13, 14, 15
Stage 13 = Pentecost 16. The story of Pentecost is found in Acts 2. How does Paul summarise the event in 1 Cor 2: 12? The spirit came that we might understand, He came from God. Stage 14 = Return of Jesus 17. Read 2 Thes 1: 8-10. What will happen when Jesus returns? The saints will be glorified and others will be destroyed. Stage 15 = New Creation 18. Read Rev 21: 3-4. What changes in the New Creation? God will dwell with mankind and there will be no more sorrow or pain.
Day 6 19. Write a prayer which praises God’s plan for His Creation.
Lesson 7 ~ Review worksheet Quiz Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Question
I am Your God, you are my people
“Very good”
Other notes on the new overview
Answer
