The Bible

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  • Created by: JGreen95
  • Created on: 16-01-16 10:53
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  • The Bible
    • Made up of many books
    • Roman Catholic Church recognises 73 books
    • Written between 1000BCE and 100CE
    • Contains stories, prayers, prophecies, history, advice, law and poetry
    • Old Testament - Before Jesus was born
    • New Testament - Jesus' birth and after
    • Word of God - The Holy Spirit inspires Christians to be able to understand what it is telling them
    • The Bible is the Word of God so it has authority for Christians
    • Conservatives believe the Bible is truth but events can be explained through science
    • Liberals believe the Bible is just a bunch of stories with a moral meaning
    • Fundamentalists believe the Bible is 100% facts

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