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The NewTestament

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The Word of God, which is the power

of God for salvation to everyone whohas faith, is set forth and displays itspower in a most wonderful way inthe writings of the New Testament

which hand on the ultimate truth ofGods Revelation. Their centralobject is Jesus Christ, Gods

incarnate Son: his acts, teachings,Passion and glorification, and hisChurchs beginnings under theSpirits guidance. CCC 124

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Some backgroundinformation

The titles "Old" and "NewTestament" were used by St.

Paul. The term "testament," as

applied to the two parts of theBible, means: a covenant,agreement, pact. In the

language of the Bible it denotesthe agreement or pact betweenGod and man: Man agreed to docertain things and God, inreturn, promised certain

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The Gospels

The word "Gospel" comes from the Anglo-Saxonterm "godspell" and, as used in the Bible, denotesthe glad tidings of man's redemption.

The 4 Gospel writers, or evangelists, are Matthew,

Mark, Luke, and John The Gospels are the heart of all the Scriptures

because they are the principle source for the lifeand teaching of the Incarnate Word, our SaviorCCC 125

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The Synoptic Gospels

The first three Gospels (Matthew,Mark, Luke) are frequently called theSynoptics (from the Greek terms syn"together," and opsis "view"). Whenplaced side by side and broughtunder one view, these three Gospelspresent a striking resemblance and

appear as one narrative. Not only aremany of the same events andspeeches recorded in each, but theorder and manner in which they are

narrated is nearly the same.

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Matthew the Evangelist, the author of the first gospel issymbolized by a human (not an angel as sometimesthought) - a figure of humanity and reason.

Mark the Evangelist, the author of the second gospel issymbolized by a lion - a figure of courage and monarchy.

Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third gospel (andpresumably the Acts of the Apostles) is symbolized by anox bull or calf - a figure of sacrifice, service and strength.

John the Evangelist, the author of the fourth gospel issymbolized by an eagle- a figure of the sky, and believed tobe able to look straight into the sun.

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The Acts of the Apostles

Continues the account begun inthe Gospels, showing the growthof Christianity

Thought to be by the sameauthor as the Gospel of Luke,and written shortly after the

Gospel of Luke

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Epistles

Letters to various people,communities, churches

Many were written by Paul

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Revelation

Written to seven churches inAsia minor

Written to encourage Christians

to preserve faith in the midst oftrials and tribulations

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How to find scripturepassages

Referenced by book, chapter, verse(i.e. John 3:14)

Index

Concordance Bible Dictionary or Encyclopedia Commentary

The Church forcefully and specifically exhortsall the Christian faithful to learn thesurpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ byfrequent reading of Divine Scriptures. CCC133

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IN BRIEF134 "All Sacred Scripture is but one book, and that one book is Christ,because all divine Scripture speaks of Christ, and all divine Scripture

is fulfilled in Christ" (Hugh of St. Victor, De arca Noe 2, 8: PL 176,642).135 "The Sacred Scriptures contain the Word of God and, becausethey are inspired, they are truly the Word of God" (DV 24).136 God is the author of Sacred Scripture because he inspired itshuman authors; he acts in them and by means of them. He thus gives

assurance that their writings teach without error his saving truth (cfDV 11).137 Interpretation of the inspired Scripture must be attentive aboveall to what God wants to reveal through the sacred authors for oursalvation. What comes from the Spirit is not fully "understood exceptby the Spirit's action' (cf. Origen, Hom. in Ex. 4, 5: PG 12, 320).

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138 The Church accepts and venerates as inspired the 46 books of theOld Testament and the 27 books of the New.139 The four Gospels occupy a central place because Christ Jesus istheir centre.140 The unity of the two Testaments proceeds from the unity of God'splan and his Revelation. the Old Testament prepares for the New andthe New Testament fulfils the Old; the two shed light on each other;both are true Word of God.141 "The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures as shevenerated the Body of the Lord" (DV 21): both nourish and govern thewhole Christian life. "Yourword is a lamp to my feet and a light to mypath" ( Ps 119:105; cf. Is 50:4).

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1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Ephesians 6:10-17 2 Timothy 1:7

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"To be ignorant of the Scriptures,is to be ignorant of Christ."

~Saint Jerome