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Similarity Between the Structure of the Books
of the Bible and the Structure of the Ancient Chinese
Classics of Confucianism
C.X. Huang (Sherwood Methodist Church, Brisbane)
First of all, let’s look at the following diagram, showing the structure of the books of the Bible and the similar structure
of the ancient Chinese classis of Confucianism.
The books of the Old Testament are categorized by subject into four groups: namely, the Pentateuch; history; poetry
and wisdom; the prophets. The word “Pentateuch” originates in Greek, meaning the “first five books of the Old
Testament”. This group is also called the “the books of law”.
The books of the New Testament are categorized by subject into three groups: namely, history; letters; the Apocalypse.
The word “Apocalypse” also originates in Greek, meaning “revelation”, “the revelation of the end of the world”.
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