# Station 1: Introduction to Your Bible

#### Station 1: Introduction to Your Bible

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##### 1. What are the books of the Scripture?

- How many?
- Canonical books 
    - Why missing from versions of the Holy Bible
    - Print Press (Protestants)
- Different versions of the Holy Bible 
    - Which to reference

**Sources:**

- [http://www.suscopts.org/mightyarrows/vol7\_no1omittedcanonicalbooks.pdf](http://www.suscopts.org/mightyarrows/vol7_no1omittedcanonicalbooks.pdf)
- [https://www.suscopts.org/q&amp;a/index.php?qid=2243&amp;catid=188](https://www.suscopts.org/q&a/index.php?qid=2243&catid=188)
- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyg0atmc03machy/New%20Testament%20101%Ppt.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyg0atmc03machy/New%20Testament%20101%Ppt.pdf?dl=0)
- Coptic Reader

##### 2. How are the books categorized? Which books fall into each genre?

- Old Testament 
    - Pentateuch
    - Historical Books
    - Wisdom
    - Prophetic Books 
        - Major
        - Minor
- New Testament 
    - Gospels
    - Historical
    - Pauline Epistles
    - Catholic Epistles
    - Prophetic

**Sources:**

- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyg0atmc03machy/New%20Testament%20101%20Ppt.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyg0atmc03machy/New%20Testament%20101%20Ppt.pdf?dl=0)   
    (The above link is Seminary level presentation - it should not be used as is )

##### 3. When/how are the books used by the Church (e.g. in the Lectionary)

- Gospels
- Epistles
- Acts
- Tobit
- Job
- Revelation
- etc

**Sources:**

- **[https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj7p0pqys9ymvv1/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%201%20-%20Sundays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?](https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj7p0pqys9ymvv1/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%201%20-%20Sundays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0)**
- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7jtmp4w7pntr2f/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%202%20-%20Weekdays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7jtmp4w7pntr2f/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%202%20-%20Weekdays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0)
- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7jtmp4w7pntr2f/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%202%20-%20Weekdays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7jtmp4w7pntr2f/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%202%20-%20Weekdays%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0)
- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/tksed98qnegc7n9/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%203%20-%20Great%20Lent%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/tksed98qnegc7n9/Coptic%20Orthodox%20Lectionary%20Volume%203%20-%20Great%20Lent%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Kitchener.pdf?dl=0)

##### 4. Who wrote these books?

- Authors
- Who were they?
- Main Author

**Sources:**

https://www.suscopts.org/q&amp;a/index.php?qid=812&amp;catid=188

##### 5. What is inspiration? Inspiration Vs Dictation 

- What is inspiration?
- Holy Spirit wrote the Bible?

**Sources:**

- [https://www.suscopts.org/messages/lectures/scriptureslecture2.pdf](https://www.suscopts.org/messages/lectures/scriptureslecture2.pdf) First link
- [https://www.mystjohn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BibleE.pdf](https://www.mystjohn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BibleE.pdf) Part 8
- [https://www.copticchurch.net/patrology/schoolofalex2/chapter10.html](https://www.copticchurch.net/patrology/schoolofalex2/chapter10.html)
- [https://suscopts.org/resources/interesting-facts/15/the-unity-of-the-holy-bible-and-the-multiplicity-o/](https://suscopts.org/resources/interesting-facts/15/the-unity-of-the-holy-bible-and-the-multiplicity-o/)
- COL Curriculum p.46