The Bible The Bible is a unique book that is made up of 66 books that were written by 40 God-inspired authors over a course of 1500 years (George 5). It is written proof of God’s grace, and the truths that were first relevant thousands of years ago, are still relevant today, and always will be relevant to every area of life. Many different men were contributors to writing the Bible. There were about 40 main authors, 30 in the Old Testament and 10 in the New Testament. Some of the books of the Bible are actually a collection of writings from several different authors. For example, the book of Psalms is mainly known for David being the author, but there are a few psalms attributed to Moses, Asaph, a man named Ethan, and the sons of Korah (“Who Wrote The Bible?”). The Old Testament, which is also known as the First Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures, was written thousands of years ago. A lot of people recognize Moses as the main author of the first …show more content…
The Bible is a history book that tells about the accounts of God’s creation and miracles from the beginning of creation, in Genesis, to the end of time, in Revelation. The Bible says, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39 NKJV). Since all of Scripture bears witness to who He is, we can easily say that the purpose of the Bible is to tell people about Jesus. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1 NKJV), “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14 NKJV). These verses say that Jesus is God in the flesh and He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, and He died and rose from the dead
In The Unfolding Drama of The Bible, Anderson says, “The new heaven and the new earth”(83). As Jesus died for man and woman he restored the perfect world. By Jesus doing so one can receive everlasting life in heaven. Being saved by grace through faith allows for anyone to be saved. One is not saved by his works man and woman are saved by their faith alone. To wrap up the Bible Jesus died for humans everlasting life in heaven by believing and trusting in him.
The Greek poet Hesiod wrote the poem Theogony circa 700 B.C., which depicted a theory to the earth’s conception. It portrays three generations of gods and how the Olympians came out victorious from the war against the Titans with Zeus as their leader. This founded the main belief system for the Ancient Greeks and was publicized through word of mouth. This polytheistic understanding to creation differs from that of the Old Testament. To this day, it is still unknown who authored Genesis, the first book of the Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible, but it was likely written by more than one person, particularly three writers: Jehovist or Yahwist, Elohist, and Priestly, also known as the “Authors of Genesis.” In this interpretation, there was a
The Hebrew Bible, better known as the Old Testament, is a collection of tomes that form part of the Biblical canon. Many scholars around the world do not think that a single author wrote the books contained in the Hebrew Bible, but rather that it represents centuries of stories frequently compiled after the events they describe . The stories were created with visions for the future, in order to allow audiences insight into communities and beliefs that were common thought during their era. The stories responded to the issues and problems of their time, but also addressed contemporary climates. While the stories themselves may not be true, they convey truth without needing literal readings. For example, the creation stories in Genesis, portray God as creating the universe, and while this is considered as not ‘literally true’; the stories communicate theological truths about mankind’s relationship with God through the eyes of Hebrew writers .
I believe that the Bible is the holy word which was revealed for the purpose that man can know God and His will. Man is spiritual dead and cannot know anything, God has to revealed himself through His word to man (1 Cor. 2:7-11; 2 Peter 1:20-21). The revelation came by supernatural ways which are dreams (Gen. 37:5-9), visions (Gen. 15; Amos 7-9), and direct communication (1 Sam. 3:3-14). The Bible is written revelation, or God’s communication of divine truth to man. The revelation occurs in two forms: general and special. The general revelation is the truths that can be known about God through nature (Ps. 8; 19:1-6). The general revelation cannot bring salvation to man because it only demonstrates the existence of God, but it does not show man way he can be saved (Rom. 2:14-16). Man is without excuse as he suppresses the general revelation of God in his heart, man bears God's wrath and judgment (Rom. 1:18-20). The special revelation is the specific truths that can be known about God through the supernatural way
Who wrote the Bible? I can assure you that not many people have ever really asked themselves this question and really looked behind it to find out the answer. Several people have probably never wondered who since when they think of the Bible, they think of God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” I can personally say I have never really thought about who wrote it, since I have always believed it was God himself. For me the Bible is more than just a book, it is a word of God. God may not have written the Bible psychically but was a huge inspiration for it. There’s the Old Testament and New Testament, both written by different people. You have Moses who wrote the old and the four gospels; Matthew,
The authors were inspired, carried along by the Holy Spirit. They were willing vessels. Some of the writers where Shepherds, Priest, Army Generals, Jesus Brothers, King, Tax Collectors, Doctors, Fisherman, and Government Officials. All these men came from different walks of life and interrupted the same message. The Holy Spirit inspired them all. In the Bible, Jesus promised the disciples that the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, whom the Father will send in Jesus’s place after death, will teach them all things (John 14:26-27). Jesus tells them not to be afraid because all that he has taught them, the Holy Spirit will help them to remember. The Holy Spirit, the connection between God and man will lead man to all truth. The Bible speaks the of the
The Gospels are written by four separate authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each of these four men have a different account of Jesus’ ministry; yet, they all combine to bring a story without any faults. The purpose of the Gospels was to bring legitimacy to the life of Jesus for the separate audiences. After Jesus’ death
Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit various authors composed a collection of 66 books that today we call the Bible. Written around 300 BC the earliest Bible translation was of the Old Testament. The Hebrew scripture was translate into the Greek language. This translation was known as the Septuagint. Today the Bible has been translated into over 550 different languages and over 2,900 languages have at least
The Bible is split into two sections. One called the Old testament and the other called the New Testament. The Old Testament is filled with stories about the Israelites, a scattered people roaming the middle east. It's sometimes amusing to see how the group of people acts. As I read I kept thinking to myself why they acted childish. In one situation they complained to their leader right after being liberated from Egyptian slavery. The Israelites were going hungry and cried out saying that there was food in Egypt, and they were better off there. The leader, named Moses, had to make bread fall from the sky just to satisfy the hungry. Then there is the New Testament. This part of the book is where Jesus Christ gets in the picture. Jesus is is the son of God and a prophet that does many miracles. Although these miracles usually consist of spiritual and physical healing, he also walks on water,
God created the testaments ultimately, he did not write them himself but he had created them. He sent his message through prophets so the word would spread. It is ironic that the Bible has two separate parts called testaments. The word testament means “covenant” and the Old Testament is filled with covenants with men and women. Some covenants God had made are with Abraham, Noah and Moses. God had made these covenants to prepare for the coming of his son, the messiah. “The principal purpose to which the plan of the old covenant was directed to prepare the coming of Christ, the redeemer of all and of the messianic kingdom, to announce this coming by prophecy, and to indicate its meaning through various types.” The books in the Old Testament
the way it came straight from the beautiful mind of Jehovah God himself the bible is truly unique and special. With all these qualities I believe it can truly help people of all walks of life. I see what the bible has done for me in all my life and I know the bible’s powers are infinite and all of those powers are truly
The Old Testament is types and shadows of the New Testament. The Old Testament goes back to the beginning and tells the whole story. The New Testament is the fulfillment of God’s plans and purposes. The same approach is taken when dealing with the police or a lawyer in the investigation of a crime. They want you to go back to the beginning of the story and tell the whole thing, to gain a better understanding of the context of the situation. They need the whole story to get the full picture of what has taken place. You must go back to the Old Testament to learn about the laws as well as the promises of
The Bible, or God’s Word, operates within the hearts of common people who did not know the Lord; it also operates in Christians today. The Bible teaches us about creation of the world, the original sin, the redemption from Jesus, and the restoration of
relevant to life, such as do not kill and do not steal. The bible also
These people would know that the Bible is made up of 66 books in total, written over sixteen-hundred years by more than forty kings, prophets, leaders, and followers of Jesus himself. Neil then talks about how the ancient books of the Bible were made. He states that the Bible did not just show up out nowhere or that its teachings have been saved for no particular reason. The Bible was actually preceded by the making of the ancient books. To be honest, I always believed that the Bible was the oldest book in the existence of the world. However, after reading this, I now know I was wrong. Now I would like to further describe what I learned on the making of these ancient