Welcome Christ Lutheran 7th Graders

Hi 7th grade.

I hope that this blog is helpful to you. I will put notes here. Answer questions. And just have fun.

Just to bring you up to date of where we've been.

1. We talked about how many books are in the Bible.

3 9
Old Testament = 39

3 X 9
New Testament = 27

Total = 66

2. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (and Aramaic).

3. The New Testament was written in Greek.

4. The Old Testament was translated into Greek in Alexandria. This translation is called the Septuagint and is abbreviated LXX. Here's a wikipedia article on the Septuagint.

5. When Alexander the Great conquered most of the ancient world he brought the Greek language and culture with him. By the time the New Testament is written the educated people in the ancient world all learn to read and write Greek. The New Testament was written in Greek so that people all over the world could read it.

6. By the 4th - 5th centuries A. D. people in the western part of the Roman Empire are less able to read Greek. A Latin translation of the Bible, called the Vulgate was produced. Here's a wikipedia article on the Vulgate.

I hope that this little review was helpful. I'll write more later. Make sure you leave me a comment and have a great weekend.

Pastor.