One Book or Many Books Lesson 7 Covenant

One Book or Many Books? Lesson 7

Covenant- an agreement between two individuals or groups Promise, agreement, contract God often made covenants in the Bible with humans—making promises to them

Torah- the first five books of the Bible which were written by Moses Hebrew name for the first 5 books of the Bible These 5 books mainly teach about the origins of Israel and their laws

Nebiim- the prophetic books of the OT

Ketubim- a collect of 13 Old Testament books containing the poetic books and other writings Ketubim means “the writings” in Hebrew

Old Covenant- the agreement recorded in the Old Testament that God made with the nation of Israel making them His people Recorded the history and dealings between God and mankind before Christ came to earth. Genesis to Malachi in the English Bible

New Covenant- the new agreement recorded in the New Testament that God has made with all who repent and believe on Jesus Christ, who has fulfilled all the covenant’s demands Recorded the new age and revelation of God’s plan to mankind that began with Jesus Christ Matthew to Revelation in the English Bible

Gospels- literally meaning “good news. ” The name given to the first 4 books of the NT which portray the person and work of Jesus Christ The Gospel books are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John They are the first 4 books of the New Testament

Epistles- letters of the New Testament written to explain and apply the truth about Jesus Christ to Christian living Epistle is a fancy word for a letter (편지) Paul wrote most of the epistles of the NT

one The Bible-- _____ Book • diversity The Bible’s _________ (Heb. 1: 1 -2) • Different time ______ periods (over 1500 years) • Different _______ means (dreams, angels, oral communication) God, the LORD • The Bible’s unity (only one Author)-- _______

Many The Bible-- _____ Books • Old Testament Hebrew Bible) • Threefold arrangement (_______ • Fourfold arrangement (Septuagint and _______ English Bibles) • New Testament

Testaments The Bible– Two ______ Covenant • Testament = ______ agreement • Covenant= an _____ between two parties • Need for two covenants • The Old Covenant was limited temporary • Because it was _______--pointing to Christ readers • Because of its ____-highlighting their sinfulness

• The New Covenant is Superior forever accomplished • Because it is ________-by having been fulfilled by Christ divinely enabled • Because it is_______-by spirit empowered obedience

Necessity of the Old Testament Apostles LORD • The Bible of our ____ and His _____ root • The Old Testament is the _____; the New fruit Testament is the _____. admonishment (1 Cor. 10: 1 -11) • Written for our ______ grace glory • Written to reveal God’s ____ and ____.