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More About the Bible: Part 2 the Two Testaments

the Bible is divided into two sections called the old testament and the new testament.

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The Bible is divided into two sections called the Old Testament and the New Testament. There is a total of sixty- six books in the Christian Bible, the Old Testament consists of thirty-nine books whereas the New Testament consists of twenty-seven books. 

Historical Fact:

The Old Testament was first coined by Melito of Sardis a Greek Bishop in the 2nd Century CE at Lydia which is today, Turkey.

A testament of the Bible is a historical record of God’s promise or covenant.

Quick Facts Old Testament (OT) VS Testament (NT): 

  • OT is the history of a people 
  • NT speaks of a person
  • OT is based on the law as given by Moses
  • NT is based on the grace of God as seen in Jesus Christ 
  • OT is about his chosen people the Jews/Hebrews
  • NT is about the church
  • OT views the wrath of God against sin 
  • NT shows the grace of God towards sinners 
  • OT predicts the Messiah (Isaiah 53) 
  • NT reveals the Messiah (John 4:25-26)
  • OT presents God’s Law
  • NT Jesus the Messiah fulfills that law 
  • OT the blessings are physical 
  • NT the blessings are spiritual
  • OT shows the beginning of days (Creation)
  • NT shows the end of days (God will put all things right) 
  • OT forecasts the sufferings of Christ (Psalms) 
  • NT the fulfillment of the sufferings of Christ (Gospels) 
  • OT old creation (Genesis) 
  • NT new creation
  • OT first Adam (Genesis) 
  • NT last Adam (Gospels) 

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Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem to be sacrificed.

What’s in a title

The book of Luke often refers to Jesus as the Son of Man. There are a few facts about this book.  

  1. Written in 60s AD.  
  2. Only of the four Gospels written by a Gentile. It is at times called the Gentile Gospel.
  3. Luke was a companion of the Apostle Paul. Wrote the book of Acts.
  4. This book opens with a preface and has the style of a letter addressed to Theophilus “friend of God”. Book of Act also mentions Theophilus. 
  5. The longest Gospel with 24 chapters
  6. Only Matthew and Luke provide an account of Jesus’s birth.
  7. Begins with the genealogy of Jesus from Mary, unlike Matthew who traces his lineage from Joseph.  
  8. Contains two of the most known parables in the New Testament: the Prodigal Son in chapter 15 and the Good Samaritan in chapter 10.
  9. The focus is on Jesus offering salvation to the Jews and the Gentiles. 
  10. The Last Supper is mentioned in Matthew chapter 26, Mark chapter 14, and Luke 22 but not in the Gospel of John.
  11. Jesus is seen as the Saviour see chapter 19 verse 10. A Saviour is a person who saves someone or something from danger. (chapter 1 verse 26 to 38)
  12. Jesus journey to Jerusalem to be sacrificed. Luke reminds the reader Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. 
  13. It is the writer’s way of emphasizing the fact that he is about his father’s business to complete the work the father gave him to do. Chapters 9, 13, 17, 18, 19.
  14. Jesus ascension into Heaven is recounted briefly in Luke but it is given in more detail in Acts. 

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Day 14 What is in a name Part 5

His name shall be called Jesus or Yeshua in Hebrew. (Matthew 1 verse 21) The gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as the Messiah, the anointed one. At the beginning of the book, his earthly lineage is discussed making it evident that he is the offspring of King David. (Matthew 1 verse 1 then verse 16)


His Davidic lineage is very important for establishing him as the long-awaited Messiah who is to save his people. God made a covenant with David that his kingdom will have no end (2 Samuel 7 verse 13 and 14)
I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father and he shall be my son.”


Though God is speaking to David about his son Solomon who will build God’s house, this promise also eludes to the future King, God’s only begotten son, Jesus. Another passage where it is written that of his kingdom there will be no end is in the book of Isaiah chapter 9 verse 7.


The new testament is a fulfillment of the old testament and in the Lord Jesus Christ is the manifestation of all God’s promises.

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What’s in a name.

Day 11 What’s In A Name Part 2

What’s in a name?  

There is much in his name. In his name there is power, there is life, there is love, there is fullness of joy. As the Proverbs of King David wrote so long ago, “the name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run into it and is safe.” 

His name shows the richness of his character, the manifestation of his person, and the greatness of his divine being.  

In the New Testament of the Bible, there are two names given to the son of God aside from his numerous titles. It is these names that announce his salvific properties. The purpose of him coming into the world is to seek and to save those who are lost. These names are Jesus and Emmanuel.

Today, glimpse the beauty of that name Jesus. 

In Matthew 1 verse 2, the angel of the Lord came to Joseph, the earthly father saying, “thou shall call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins. (Salvific attributes) Then to Mary, the earthly mother, the angel said to her, “ thou shall conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus. The angel goes on to say, Jesus shall be great and shall be called the son of the Highest…and of his kingdom there shall be no end, echoing the book of the prophet Isaiah in chapter 9 verse 7. Here we are reminded of the fact that the old testament writings are mere shadows of the new testament and the life of the coming King.

The new testament though written in Greek, the name Jesus is the transliteration of the Hebrew name Yeshua into Greek then changed into English. He is the savior so there is a fullness in his name.  

(A transliteration is a conversion of a text from one script to another by swapping of letters of the first text into another similar-sounding text of another alphabet.)