Word of Life

By Adrian Mathew (Audio format click to listen ->  Spotify  narrated by  Suharsh Xavier ) Disclaimer   –  The following article is meant for educational purpose only and not for any commercial purpose. The word Genesis comes from the Greek word ‘geneseos’ which means birth or origin. The Book explains the origin of the world and Israel’s place in it. Genesis narrates sacred history from its commencement at the time of creation and rounds it off with the account of the Israelites’ descent into Egypt. In its rich theological theme, the Book points to the true God who created the heavens, the earth and all that’s in the universe and thereby dethroning all false claimants to divinity. Nothing in this world is god and nothing in this world deserves worship but all of creation comes from the true God, bears witness to God and is under the aegis of the true God. We human beings are the stewards of this creation. The Book is divided into two parts : - Primeval History (Chapters 1-11)

Written and Edited by Mr J Aloysius Ignatius, Fr Gerard J D’Silva and Fr Trevor D’Souza, OFM   Note  The ‘fill in the blanks’ at intervals below will help you to focus on essentials and to interact with the text more actively. For best effect, it must be filled in by memory from what you have just read in that section. If necessary you may even read the section more than once. Only when you are unable to fill in the blanks from memory should you go back to the text to fill in the blanks. It should not be used as a mere cut and paste exercise.    1.   The word  Bible  is derived from the Greek word  biblos , which means “book.” The Bible itself is a collection, or a library of various books, inspired by God and written by human beings. The Bible contains the authentic, inspired record of the revelations made to mankind by God about himself and his will for people. The Bible contains saving truths.   Q1. The word “Bible” means ………. Q2. The Bible is a collection of various ………. inspired b

By Emmanuel Gomes Most people today don’t give it much thought on how the Bible came to be in its current form. How did we get the Bible? Where did it come from? And most importantly of all, who decided on which books should be included in the Bible? In this and subsequent article(s) we will try to dig into these questions further. The main objective of this article is to – Give a historical insight (a timeline) on the development of the Bible (specifically the OT). What did the various sects of ancient Jews think about the Scriptures. What was the Jewish Scripture during Jesus’s time. What is the meaning of the word canon? ‘Bible’ comes from the ancient word for ‘book’ or ‘scroll’ (Greek  biblos).  The Old Testament is a collection of books (a library) written by human beings over the course of many centuries.  The answer to the questions mentioned above is what is known as the  canon  of Scripture. The word ‘canon’ comes from  kanon  (Greek) which itself comes from  qaneh  (Hebrew),