The bible
The Christian Bible is made into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is almost identical to the Jewish Bible, while the New Testament is a collection of Christian writings that includes biographies of Jesus Christ and the apostles, like the apostle, Paul, letters to new churches, and an apocalyptic work.
The Old Testament -- This part of the Bible is the first two-thirds of the Christian Bible. Early Christians believed that Christianity represents an era of God dealing with the world, even though they accept that Judaism was the true revelation of God and the foundation of Christianity. The portion of the Christian Bible includes religious law, historical narratives, wisdom literature, and prophetic writings. The term "old testament" refers to the covenant which God entered into with Abraham and the people of Israel. There's different views of the Old Testament with the Christian denominations. Protestant Christians only see the books of the Old Testament that's included in the Jewish Bible. As for Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians includes several more books, known as the "Apocrypha" as part of the canonical Old Testament. The books that all Christians agree on are:
- Law/Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
- History books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
- Wisdom/Poetry books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
- Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
- Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel
The New Testament -- This part of the Bible is a collection of 27 books representing the sacred scripture of the Christian religion. It is divided into four parts: the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation.
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