Canon
I want to begin a short series on what books make up the Bible and why? The canon of Scripture refers to the books that truly have come to us from God and are, therefore, included in the Bible. Let's start by looking at the Old Testament (OT).
The Old Testament (OT)
The Hebrew OT [that Jesus had] is made up of 24 books. These are the
same as our 39 books in the English OT (several books that comprise one book in
the Hebrew OT were divided in the English OT - such as Samuel, Kings, etc.).
The Hebrew OT was divided into three sections: Law, Prophets, and Writings. With this in mind, read Luke 24:44 and see what Jesus affirmed about the entire Hebrew OT.
Next time we will look at why the canon does not include the Apocrypha.
The Hebrew OT was divided into three sections: Law, Prophets, and Writings. With this in mind, read Luke 24:44 and see what Jesus affirmed about the entire Hebrew OT.
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms [the largest of the "writings"] must be fulfilled."So, Jesus said that each part of the Old Testament had things written in it about him!
Next time we will look at why the canon does not include the Apocrypha.
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