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How did the bible come into existance?????
Originally posted by gharguthYou must be flippin' new here. If you want the answer to question, look it up on the internet. If you want to argue a point of view, give us something more to go on. Go tell your mother that your diaper needs to be changed.
How did the bible come into existance?????
Originally posted by gharguthMen of various groups and purposes took stories that'd been passed down orally and wrote them down according to what they wanted taught from those stories and what they thought was important. That covers the first five books of the Bible, as well as pretty much the rest of it. People's words and stories and experiences were eventually written down. Because they were human, their stories and experiences have certain limitations.
How did the bible come into existance?????
Originally posted by gharguthThe Bible is a conglomeration of authors that span over thousands of years. It is by far the oldest running religious tradition to date and has influenced all major religions to various degrees in the modern world other than perhaps Far Eastern religions such as Hinduism ect. With this knowledge in mind, there are two possibilities. The stories in the Bible were inspired by God to be written and subsequently inspired by God to be collected in one book or it was only man's doing. You be the judge.
How did the bible come into existance?????
Originally posted by gharguthTo get back to the original question... The Old Testament is a collection of writings that were cannonized by the Jewish faith. It includes oral histories, poetry, lyrics, lineages and more. The New Testament was cannonized by the Catholic church much later. It includes the Gospels as well as the writings of Paul and more. The Christian faith believes that the Holy Spirit inspired men to write. We believe today that the Bible contains the Words of God. One must also take a critical view of the text as one reads the Bible and understand the context and original audience of the writings. For example, the books of the New Testament written by Paul were never intended to be "Holy Scripture." They are primarily letters written to various churches to help instruct, or, in some cases, chastise them. If Paul thought his letters would one day be part of the Bible, he might have changed some of what he wrote. The Bible really is a way to get to know God, to understand His moving in our world from a historical perspective so we understand how He operates today. By studying scripture, we learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Jesus told us that the most important thing for us to do is to love God with all our mind, all our body, all our heart and all our spirit. The second most important thing we are to do is love our neighbors as good as we love ourselves. God wants to have a relationship with us. The Bible speaks to this repeatedly.
How did the bible come into existance?????
Originally posted by MythicalSkippyThis is quite an assumption. Care to elaborate?
For example, the books of the New Testament written by Paul were never intended to be "Holy Scripture." They are primarily letters written to various churches to help instruct, or, in some cases, chastise them. If Paul thought his letters would one day be part of the Bible, he might have changed some of what he wrote.
Originally posted by whodeyI'd be happy to.
This is quite an assumption. Care to elaborate?