KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
January 29, 2023: Dear Friends, Welcome to this weekly blog on KNOWING YOUR BIBLE, God’s “Holy Word” to its readers. The purpose of this blog is to help those who want to learn and understand the Bible. Because of its complexity, the Bible, having 66 separate books, written hundreds of years apart, by several different authors, can be confusing, causing frustration to the one trying to learn the Bible. Many give up, sometimes forever, in seeking to know and understand the Bible.
This blog has been written through a form of series’ that focus on different aspects of what is being taught to help in learning the Bible. The author is not trying to teach the follower of this blog how to interpret what is being read. The one who is reading the Bible will interpret what is being read or seek help in interpreting from others knowledgeable in biblical study such as ministers or class teachers. The teaching in this blog focuses on how to use and study the Bible. Learning the names and locations of the books of the Bible, learning how to search for Bible verses, and learning how the books of the Bible are related, are important study tasks that are helpful in being able to learn and study the Bible. Go to keeganbooks.com to study the blogs written from April 24th through July 29, 2022, on learning to use the Bible.
This series currently being studied is a series on learning about important people and events written about in the Bible. Because of space, only a few people and events were written about in the series. The series was started on August 7, 2022, with blogs written about some important people and events in the Old Testament. Currently, the series is focusing on some important people and events written about in the New Testament. If time allows, return to these blogs by going to keeganbooks.com. for review and study. Last week’s blog will be particularly helpful in explaining more details about the series.
In returning to last week’s blog, the references and writings about Paul’s Letters were completed. The focus of this week’s blog will be on books of Hebrews, James, 1st and 2nd Peter. Next week’s blog will be centered on the last books of the New Testament,1st, 2nd, and 3rd John, and the book of Revelation. The following week’s blog will complete this series with a review of the entire series.
The writer of the book of Hebrews is unknown but some historians have suggested that Apollos, a follower of the Apostle Paul, was the author of Hebrews. The book has some similar writings to some of Pauls’ writings. The book was written to Hebrew Christians who were being encouraged to return to Judaism. No apparent important events were written about in Hebrews. Apollos was written about in Acts, chapter 18, verses 24 -25.
The writer of the book of James is thought to be Jesus’ brother. James was converted after Jesus’ resurrection. James is written about in Galatians, chapter 1, verse 18. James was important in helping to establish Christianity and the early church.
The Disciple Peter, the author of 1st and 2nd Peter, wrote about Christianity and the early church. He had much influence in the early Christian movement after Jesus’ death and resurrection. He was also written about throughout the gospel books as a disciple and follower of Jesus.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK! Bible Verses to read and study: Hebrews, chapter 1, verses 1-3; chapter 4, verse 12; chapter 11, verses 1-39. James, chapter 1, verses 2-16; chapter 2, verses 14-17; chapter 3, verses 13-18; chapter 4, verses 8-10. 1st Peter: chapter 1, verses 3-9, and 13-16; chapter 2, verses 13-17; chapter 4, verses 7-11; chapter 5, verses 6-11. 2nd Peter: chapter 1, verses 3-11; chapter 3, verse 8 and verse 18.