There are two sections in the Bible, namely the Old and the New Testament. The Old has 39 books while the New has 27 books.
Important Of The Two
- The Old Testament focuses on the history of the Hebrew/Jewish people, the Laws they were given by Jehovah and their relationship between them and their God. The New Testament focuses on Jesus Christ, his teachings and the church that was formed after him.
- The Old Testament talks many times about a coming Savior while the New Testament reveals that Jesus was the Savior.
- The Old Testament was written in Hebrew while the New Testament was written in Greek.
- The Old Testament is about commandments and rituals while the New Testament is about faith in Jesus Christ.
The history of the early church is found in the book of Acts, right after the four gospels.
The Old Testament is divided into
- The Law (also called the Torah or Pentateuch)
These are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
- Historical Books
These are the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther.
- The Prophetic Books
Here, we have the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets. The Major Prophetic books are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel. The Minor Prophetic books are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
- The Poetic Books
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Songs of Solomon are found in this section.
The New Testament is classified into The Gospels, Historical Books, Epistles/Letters, and one Prophetic Book.
When the missionaries came to Africa, they translated the Bible into local languages. Johanna Ludwig Krapf, a German, translated the Bible into Kiswahili. The work of translating the Bible into other languages is still being done to this day by the Bible Society of Kenya (BSK), Bible Translations and Literacy (BTL) and United Bible Society (UBS)
The most popular Bible versions today are:-
- Gideons
- Good News Bible
- New King James Version
- New International Version
The Social and Economic Effects of Translation of the Bible
- Many people have become Christians. They try to live the values that are found in the Christian religion, bettering the soceity.
- African have become pastors, priests, reverends etc as a result of translation.
- African churches have become established as a result.
- Bookshops that sell Bibles have been started by people.
- Bible colleges have been started all over Africa as a result.
LEADERSHIP IN THE BIBLE
God chose the Israelites to be his own special people. He further chose Moses to lead his people out of Egypt and into Canaan. Moses did not want to be a leader. He was not confident at all. He suspected that the Israelites would not follow him. But Moses had certain qualities that we can emulate.
Leadership Qualities In Moses That We Can Copy
Moses was obedient – He obeyed God even when he didn’t believe in himself and went to Egypt to save the Israelites from pharaoh.
Moses was wise – When he chose judges to assist him, Moses showed wisdom. He also showed wisdom in his dealing with the Israelites by being patient with them despite their stubborness.
Moses was bold – He was not afraid to speak his mind when he talked with God. He was also not afraid to face Pharaoh.
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Results
#1. The book of Isaiah is classified among the ……………………….. books.
#2. Which one of these books is classified among the minor prophetic books?
#3. Leviticus is classified among the ………………. books.
#4. This book contains the census of the Israelites as they moved towards settling in the promised land.
#5. Which one of the following is NOT one of the poetic books of the OLD TESTAMENT?
#6. Which one of the following books is classified in the gospels in the NEW TESTAMENT?
#7. This book contains the history of the early church……………….
#8. One of these books was not written by the Apostle Paul. Which one is it?
#9. When Moses was living in Egypt, he defended a ………………. who was being harassed by an Egyptian.
#10. Moses was a …………………. when he lived in the wilderness, before God called him.
#11. Which one of the following things did Moses not do?
#12. True or false. The book of Judges was written by the prophet Moses.
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