The document discusses the divisions and contents of the Old Testament and New Testament in the Bible. It provides details on the Hebrew canon, Protestant canon, and Catholic canon. The Old Testament is sealed with animal blood while the New Testament is sealed with Jesus' blood. The document also examines why different religious groups include different books in their biblical canons.

1. Books of the Bible

2. TESTAMENTS
Comes from the Latin Word:
testamentum = written agreement
- latter & weaker translation
Originated from the Hebrew Word:
berith = covenant

3. Did you know that there are 2
General Divisions of the Bible?
1 Old Testament
2 New Testament

4. Old Testament
 Accounts the loving relationship
of God with His Chosen People
New Testament
Continuation of the first and accounts the
loving relationship between God and the
people of God through Jesus Christ

5. Old Testament New Testament
 Sealed with the blood  Sealed with the blood of
of animal offerings the saviour, Jesus Christ
 Narrates the love to  Narrates the love to
His people despite of His people through the
unfaithfulness person of Jesus Christ

6. What is a Canon?
 The word canon comes from a Greek
word that means "standard" or
"measurement." It simply refers to the list
of writings that are considered
authoritative within a religious group.
Source: http://www.cresourcei.org/canonot.html

7. Why do we have different Canons?
 There was no "official" canon for either Judaism
or Christianity until tensions between the two
traditions forced official lists to be made.
 debated in both Eastern Orthodoxy and
Protestantism as late as the 16th century.
Source: http://www.cresourcei.org/canonot.html

8. Hebrew
The Law (Torah):
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
Canon
Latter Prophets:
3. Leviticus 11. Isaiah
4. Numbers 12. Jeremiah
5. Deuteronomy 13. Ezekiel
Historical Books:
14. The Writings (The
20. Daniel
Twelve)
21. Ezra-Nehemiah
15. Song of Songs
The Prophets (Nebhim): 22. Chronicles
16. Ruth
6. Joshua 17. Lamentation
7. Judges 18. Esther
8. Samuel 19. Ecclesiastes
9. Ruth
10. Kings

9. Protestant
Pentateuch:
 Genesis
1 canon
3
Wisdom Books:
 Job 
Prophets:
Isaiah
4
 Exodus  Psalms  Jeremiah
 Leviticus  Proverbs  Lamentations
 Numbers  Ecclesiastes  Ezekiel
 Deuteronomy  Daniel
 Song of Songs
 Hosea
 Joel
 Amos
Historical Books:  2 Kings 2  Obadiah
 Joshua  1 Chronicles  Jonah
 Judges  2 Chronicles  Micah
 Ruth  Ezra  Nahum
 1 Samuel  Nehemiah  Habakkuk
 2 Samuel  Esther  Zephaniah
 Malachi
 1 Kings

10. Catholic canon
PROTESTANT CANON +
1 Esdras
2 Esdras
Tobit
Judith
Additions to Esther
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus
Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah
Prayer of Azariah
Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Manasseh
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees

11. There are mainly four reasons:
1. They abound in historical and
geographical inaccuracies and
anachronisms.
2. They teach doctrines which are
false and foster practices which are
at variance with inspired Scripture.
3. They resort to literary types and
display an artificiality of subject
matter and styling out of keeping
with inspired Scripture.
4. They lack the distinctive
elements which give genuine Why do non-Catholic authorities
Scripture their divine character, reject the Apocrypha as being a
such as prophetic power and poetic
and religious feeling.
part of the sixty six books of the
canon?

12. Why does Apocrypha included in Catholic Bible?
Even the Roman Catholic Church did not dogmatically
declare the Apocrypha to be inspired until the Council of
Trent in the sixteenth century. The Apocrypha also
included teachings that could help Rome defend its
doctrine against growing Protestant criticism. For
instance, Martin Luther had forcefully argued against
Rome’s practice of selling pardons from purgatory.
Tobit 12:9 supports the practice, stating, "…almsgiving
saves one from death and expiates every sin." Even some
Catholic writers acknowledge that Trent’s decision to
accept the Apocrypha as inspired is problematic.
Source: http://www.reachingcatholics.org/rcbible.html

13. New Testament
Matthew 1 Timothy
Mark 2 Timothy
Luke Titus
John Philemon
Acts Hebrews
Romans James
1 Corinthians 1 Peter
2 Corinthians 2 Peter
Galatians 1 John
Ephesians 2 John
Philippians 3 John
Colossians Jude
1 Thessalonians Revelation
2 Thessalonians