3.2 Divisions of the Bible

• The two major divisions of the Bible: Old Testament and New Testament
• Why it is important to know the books of the Bible
• Four major categories of books in the Old Testament
• Four major categories of books in the New Testament
• Sorting and arranging books of the Bible in sequence
• A bookmark of the books of the Bible for reflective learning and living

• identify the two divisions of the Bible
• categorize the books in the Old and New Testament
• appreciate the Bible for reflective learning and living

“Why is it important to know the books of the Bible?”

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1. Two divisions of the Bible
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   Old Testament and New Testament: 39 and 27 books, Agano la Kale and Agano Jipya, one Bible.
2. Why know the books of the Bible?
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   The inquiry: knowing the books is a map for finding texts, storyline, worship, living and honest quoting.
3. Four categories of Old Testament books
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   Law 5, History 12, Poetry 5, Prophets 17: outline, count to 39, and read names from the contents page.
4. Four categories of New Testament books
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   Gospels 4, Acts 1, Letters 21, Revelation 1: outline, count to 27, and refuse to treat the Gospels as the whole New Testament.
5. Sorting and sequencing the books
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   Flashcards: sort Old from New, then arrange sequentially, counting 39 and 27 so a missing card is obvious.
6. A bookmark for reflective living
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   Design a bookmark of the two testaments and eight categories, place it in the Bible, and use find-read-live as appreciation.