Called to Serve: A Basic Bible Survey for Orthodox Christians

by John A. Peck

Publisher:

Interior Strength

, 2006

Overview

No longer will the Bible be an intimidating mass of stories and text gathering dust and guilt from disuse. In a fun and exciting journey, Fr. John A. Peck takes you through the entire Bible, answering questions you may not even know you have. In 20 brief lessons, Father John shows you how to set a firm foundation for your life in the Scriptures.

Key Features

• Presents an overview of the entire Bible
• Lays out biblical basics for Orthodox Christians
• Organized into 20 lessons

Contents

• About the Holy Scriptures
• About the Two Testaments
• The Nature of the Holy Scriptures
• Books of the Old Testament
• Books of the New Testament
• Old Testament Persons: Part 1
• Old Testament Persons: Part 2
• About the Altar and the Tabernacle
• About the Temple
• About the Jewish Feast Days
• Old Testament Geography
• New Testament Geography
• Life of Jesus Christ: Part 1
• Life of Jesus Christ: Part 2
• Life of Jesus Christ: Part 3
• About the Twelve Apostles
• About the Christian Life
• The Life of St. Paul
• The First Century Church
• The Bible Today

Top Highlights

“Masoretic text is often abbreviated MT. It is a version of the Hebrew Old Testament, translated from 700–1000 a.d. (yes, that’s right) by the Masorets, Jewish scholars trying to standardize the Old Testament Hebrew lettering and pronunciation from fragments of existing Hebrew, oral tradition, and the Septuagint.” (Pages 6–7)

“The Holy Scriptures, however, offer us direct participation in the life of God, because they are His message to us (not just those in the past), and present to us His truth about who we are, and Who He is.” (Page 5)

“The Bible came from the Church. The Canon of Scripture was fixed at the Council or synod of Carthage in 397 A.D” (Page 13)

“The LXX was the Bible used and quoted by our Lord Jesus Christ” (Page 6)

“In many places the Hebrew in the Masoretic text is obscure, or nonsensical. Often this is because of the attempt to remove any reference to Christ or the Church’s interpretation of Him, from the text.” (Page 7)

Product Details

• Title: Called to Serve: A Basic Survey of the Holy Scriptures for Orthodox Christians
• Author: John A. Peck
• Edition: Student Edition
• Publisher: Interior Strength
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 68
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Surveys
• Resource ID: LLS:CLLDSRVRCHRSTNS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:37:00Z

About John A. Peck

Father John A. Peck is a priest of the Orthodox Church in America. He studied at Michigan State University, St. Herman Theological Seminary, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He runs the Preachers Institute, Journey to Orthodoxy, and Good Guys Wear Black websites. Some of his other books include Divine Liturgy: A Student Study Guide Festal Homilaria, Patristic Homilies for the 12 Great Feasts, Patristic Sermons for the Feasts of the Theotokos, and Bible Drill, Bible Divas Youth Program Manuals.