21ST CENTURY

LITERATURE
NICOLE BACUS
 WHAT IS THE BIBLE
ALL ABOUT?

The collection of sacred writings of the

Christian religion, comprising the Old and
New Testaments.
 WHAT IS THE BIBLE
ALL ABOUT?

The Bible is the account of God’s action in

the world, and his purpose with all creation.
The writing of the Bible took place over
sixteen centuries and is the work of over
forty human authors.
who wrote the
BIBLE?
 moses
That single author was believed to be Moses

For thousands of years, the prophet Moses was

regarded as the sole author of the first five books of
the Bible, known as the Pentateuch.
pentateuch
The first five books of the
Hebrew Bible
namely the books of

Genesis,
Exodus,
Leviticus,
Numbers,
Deuteronomy.
who is
MOSES
 MOSEs early
life in egypt
Born into a humble Levitical slave
family in Egypt, Moses’ life was
immediately threatened when
Pharaoh ordered all Hebrew male
infants drowned in the Nile. Though
his mother Jochebed hid him for
three months, she was eventually
forced to set him adrift in a basket.
The infant was rescued when
Pharaoh’s daughter found and
adopted him into the elite of
Egyptian royalty.
 MOSEs is
known for
Son of Amram and
Jochebed, who are both
Israelites from the tribe of
Levi,

was raised in the Egyptian court

by the Pharaoh's daughter so
that he would not be killed by
the Pharaoh's men like the rest
of the Israelite male infants.
new
testament
trivia
 trivia #1
Bethlehem is
where Jesus was
born.
 trivia #2
Before Jesus
began his
ministry, Jesus
worked as a
carpenter.
 trivia #3
John was the
person who
baptized Jesus in
the Jordan River.
 trivia #4
When Jesus was
30 years old, he
began his
ministry.
 trivia #5
After the Last
Supper, Jesus went
to the Garden of
Gethsemane to
pray.
 Name one of the
Hebrew Bible's first
five books known as
(PENTATEUCH) that
was mentioned earlier
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