hat are the books that consists the Bible? When,
where and who wrote these books?
The Bible was written by 40 writers or scholars who
were guided by the Holy Spirit from 1500 BC until
AD100. This was written in approximately 1600 years
ago.
Do you know that the Bible was written into three
different languages? These were Hebrew, Greek, and
Aramaic. Hebrew and Aramaic were used in the Old
Testament while Greek was used in the New Testament.
The Old Testament, which has 39 books, consists of:
Genesis, written in 1514 BC. Exodus and Leviticus
were written in 1512 BC. Numbers and Deuteronomy
were written in 1473 BC. These books were written by
Moses in the wilderness at Sinai.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
are called Pentateuch. From the two Greek words
which mean five books. This part of the Old
Testament started from the God’s creation of the
world until the historical deliverance of the
Israelites from slavery through Moses.
