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The Bible
A book of faith that tells the story of God and Gods people
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The bible is:
Sacred Scripture (Holy Writing)
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The bible is:
God’s WordWritten by Humans,
inspired by the Holy Spirit
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The bible is:
A library of books that reveal Gods
truth to us.
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The Bibles essential message is God loves us and wants to be in a relationship with us.
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The bibleTells the story of Gods
love for us, revealed most perfectly in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Through Jesus God offers forgiveness,
freedom, companionship and new life.
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Official Canon of the Catholic Church
400 BCE
The authoritative list of books in the Scripture are known as:
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Divided into Two Major Sections
The Old Testament or Hebrew Scripture
The New Testament or Christian Scripture
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Divided into Two Major Sections
The Old Testament or Hebrew Scripture
The religious history, laws and sacred stories of the descendants of Abraham.