Post on 16-Dec-2015
TTC Examination Overview Grade IX
Presented byMarina M. Mathew
“Record of the revelation of God to man,
through the prophets and Jesus Christ.”
Inspired by the Holy Spirit
Different parts originally written in Hebrew or Greek
66 books together – Not including Apocrypha 39 Old Testament 27 New Testament
The Holy Bible – “Biblia”
Old and New Testaments
Old Testament Hebrew Clay bricks, later
leather scrolls Moses = first writer
New Testament Greek (except St
Matthew) Papyrus scrolls
Codex: costly manuscripts of papyrus scrolls
St Paul = first writer
The Pentateuch
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
The Historical Books Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings,
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
The Poetical Books Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
The Prophetical Books Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zechariah, Malachi
Categories of Books of the Old Testament
Historical Books
4 Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John & Acts of the Apostles
Instructive Books –Letters of Paul: Romans , 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians,
2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus , Philemon, Hebrews
Universal Letters James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter,1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Prophetic Book Revelation
Categories of Books of the New Testament
Apocrypha = “Hidden” (Not accepted by
Jews) Deuterocanonical = equally cannon
“cannon” = measuring rod; rules or criteria (ie. Valid)
Accepted by Orthodox and Catholic Churches Council of Trent
Roman Catholic Church accepted Aprocrypha
7 books Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, 1&2
Maccabees, Sirach, Baruch.
Apocrypha a.k.a Deuterocanonical
Many translations
Hebrew—Greek—Syriac—Latin----English Latin “Vulgate”
Revised edition of Holy Bible by Bishop Jerome Official Roman Catholic Bible
First complete English Bible = 14th century “King James Version” – 1611
King James I of England Basis of Malayalam Bible today
Biblical History
Malayalam Bible
Valia Mar Dionysius Metropolitan 4 Gospels published in 1811
CMS missionary Benjamin Baily Published first complete Biblical translation Kottayam
Biblical History (cont)
Prophet Isaiah: The Bible is “the book of the
Lord” Known as “the scriptures”
All scripture is inspired by God Reaffirms our faith and assures the promises of
God Bible is widespread
French leader Voltaire claimed Bible would not be read for more than a few hundred years
Significance of the Bible
Compiled work of many writings inspired by
the Holy Spirit Cohesive: message of coming Redeemer
Christ gave Apostles authority to teach and give authority to others In the Bible, words of Christ and teachings
which follow are given authority and validity through this authority
Is considered the ‘living Word of God”
Authenticity of the BIble
The Bible’s purpose is to reveal the will of God to man
Not everything in the Bible is to be taken literally; the messages of the Bible are more important
There are many examples where Bible has proven to be scientifically accurate Job 26:7 “He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing” - Earth is suspended in space.
Job 25:5 ”Behold even the Moon is not bright” - The moon is not a source of light.
Proverbs 8:27 “He set a compass upon the face of the deep.“ - Indicates earth is round.
Job 28:7 - Vultures seek their prey by keen eyesight not smell .
Scientific Accuracy of the Bible
Apostles had written and oral traditions, which
are entrusted into the Church Church Traditions do not contradict the Bible
Any custom which does contradict the Bible is discarded
It is given great significance by the Church The Church is considered custodian or the
Bible
The Church, the Bible, & Tradition
A. Isaiah
Son of the Amos
Known as greatest prophet of Israel.
He gave hope about the redeeming Messiah
B. Jeremiah – “the Lamenting prophet”
Wept about the injustice of the people and the persecution he had to face.
Spoke about the new covenant which was fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Author of books Jeremiah and Lamentations.
The Prophets
C. Amos – “the Prophet of justice”
Spoke with great courage against Kings, priests, lords and rich men. If people did not give up violence and injustice and
turn to the true God, everybody including the King and the slave would be destroyed.
D. Hosea – “the Prophet of love and mercy” Son of Beeri Gave the assurance that God is always willing to
accept if we confess and return to Him
The Prophets continued
God’s word is ‘planted’ among the people in
this world. World = a field God’s words = seeds scattered in the field Types of people = different places where the
seed falls
Growth is determined by the type of ‘soil’ ‘seeds’ are scattered in
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower explanations
There are people who… Will not produce fruit from the Word of God. They
neither hear nor understand it.
Accept the Word upon hearing it, but acceptance is destroyed once the world’s troubles come along
Accept the Word upon hearing (also) but wordly desires distract them and ‘choke’ any desire to follow the Word
Receive and obey the word upon hearing. They accept the Word throughout hardship and bear fruit.
Jesus explains why he associates with sinners
to the Pharisees in these three parables. Parable of the lost sheep: The loving shepherd
brings the sheep back on his shoulders.
Parable of the lost coin: The owner finds it out.
Parable of the prodigal son: The father is expressing his great love for his lost son who repents and come back.
Parables of the Lost and Found
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in
a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Matthew 13:44
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:45-46
Moral of the Parables
Each of us has God-given talents or abilities
Those talents should be used for the benefit of the Church and His Kingdom
Our talents should be developed, like the men who invested the money they were given to the best of their abilities.
Parable of Talents
A. Wheat & Weeds
A man sowed good seed As the good seed grew, weeds sprouted along with them When the harvest came , he tells the reapers to gather the
weeds first and burn them.
B. Good & Bad Fish A net was cast All the fish gathered are not taken Only the good ones are taken.
Christ at his second coming will separate good and the evil. Those who wait for him and died in his faith will inherit the
Kingdom
Parable of the Wheat and Weeds, Good & Bad Fish
St. John 6: 40 “for this is the will of my father, that
everyone who sees the son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will rise him up at the last day”
Faithful departed : those who have lived righteously before God (They are the “Great Cloud of Witnesses”)
Faithful departed are with Christ in Paradise Sheol: Old Testament description of final resting
place for departed
The Departed Souls
The Bible says…
The departed will rise on the last day They will never eat nor sleep Do not marry, like the angels
Christ assures us that we will rise with Him if we follow Him
Departed Souls (cont)