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,This one was actually my fault, I forgot that the Council of Trent was brought forth by the Protestant Reformation and not vice versa
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The '''Bible''' is the collection of documents acknowledged by Christians to be inspired by God. The Protestant Bible contains 66 books (Catholic and Orthodox contain 73, while the Ethiopian Orthodox Bible recognizes the most books: 81 in total) and is divided into the [[The formation Old Testament]] and translations the [[New Testament]]. It tells of the story of the Bible|The formation and translations [[creation]] of the Bible - who wrote ituniverse and [[man]] by [[God]], how it was put together the rebellion of man against God and today's versionshis rescue plan for humanity through his Son, [[Jesus Christ]].
The word Bible comes from the Greek word for book, [[Characters of the Biblebiblion]].
===[[The Old TestamentBooks of the Bible]]===
Protestants generally point to the fact that [[Bible studies Jesus Christ]] did not approve of the 46 canonical books used in the Old Testament, neither did He ever quote from the additional 7 apocryphal books. Catholic and quotes Orthodox Christians place less value on Scripture and references]]instead Tradition which is why this fact doesn't seemingly bother either of those Christian branches.
====Formation of the Bible / [[Miscellaneous Bible topicsBiblical Canon]]====
Though the Early Church used the Old Testament, the apostles did not otherwise leave a defined set of new scriptures; instead the New Testament developed over time. All New Testament scripture was wrote during the first century AD. By the fourth century the books included by today's Protestants in the [[Bible]] were roughly agreed upon and officially in 382 AD, the [[Council of Rome]] was held which canonized the Bible as having 66 total books: 39 in the Old Testament (which the Jews agreed upon in the 4th century BC), and 27 in the New Testament.
===[[Translating the Bible]]===
In the first few centuries after Christ the Bible was translated into a few other ancient languages (for example [[http://www.biblegatewayLatin]]) but it wasn't until the Protestant [[Reformation]] that widespread translation of the Bible into many languages (such as German and English) really began to occur.com Look up Bible passages at Bible Gateway]
In recent years there has been lots of activity in translating the Bible into many of the minor languages of the world. ===[[Interpreting the Bible]]=== Interpretation of the Bible is a complex issue. How a person interprets is dependant partly upon that person's presuppositions about the Bible. If a person comes to the Bible with the view that it is simply an ancient text full of mythology then his interpretation will be vastly different from someone who views the Bible as God's revelation. Biblical '''[[Hermeneutics]]''' is the technical term for the study of interpreting and understanding the Bible and applying it to today's context. It is closely related to '''[[exegesis]]''' which is the study of understanding what the Biblical author's meant and what their audience would have understood. Some Christians hold a literalistic or inerrant view of the Bible. [[Biblical inerrancy]] is the view that the Bible, as the inspired Word of God, is without error and is accurate in all aspects, including in aspects of history and science. [[Biblical infallibility]] on the other hand is the view that the Bible is free from errors on issues of faith and practice, but minor contradictions in history or science can be overlooked as insignificant to its spiritual purpose. Protestant Christians generally hold to [[Sola Scriptura]] which is the teaching that the Bible is the final authority on matters of faith and that it alone gives sufficient information for all matters of faith. This stands in contrast to Orthodox and Catholic Christianity which accept tradition as playing an equally important role in matters of faith. ==Bible Commentaries== * [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] ==Bible Dictionaries== * [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] ==Quotes== ''Abraham Lincoln'': I believe the Bible is the best gift [[God]] has ever given to man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book. ''Patrick Henry'': The [[Bible]] is worth all other books which have ever been printed. ''Elizabeth Cady Stanton'': The Bible and the [[Church]] have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation. ''Charles H. Spurgeon'': Defend the Bible? I would just as soon defend a roaring lion. ''Isaac Newton'': There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history. ''Isaac Asimov'': Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived. ''Immanuel Kant'': The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. Every attempt to belittle it is a crime against humanity. ''Goethe''': Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in ever greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires, beyond the elevation and moral culture of [[Christianity]], as it shines forth in the [[gospels]], it will not go. ''Ralph Waldo Emerson'': Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in your reading have been like the blast of triumph out of Shakespeare, Seneca, [[Moses]], [[apostle John|John]] and [[apostle Paul|Paul]]. ''Lord Tennyson'': Bible reading is an education in itself. ''Thomas Huxley'': The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and oppressed. The human race is not in a position to dispense with It. ''[[2 Timothy 3:16]]'': {{Bible verse|2 Timothy|3|16|lang=WEB}} ==Links==* [http://www.biblegateway.com Bible Gateway]* [http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ CCEL - World Wide Study Bible]* [http://biblestudytools.com/ BibleStudyTools.com]* [http://www.bible.org/ Bible.org]* [http://www.e-sword.net/ E-Sword Bible Software] * [http://bibledatabase.com/ Bible Database] ===Bible Study Links===* [http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ The World wide Study Bible]* [http://biblestudytools.com/ BibleStudyTools.com]* [http://www.wikipediabible.org/wikiTrust worthy Bible Study Tools]* [http://www.e-sword.net/ Free Bible Software] "Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give." (Mat 10:8 ISV)* [http://bibledatabase.com/FREE Bibles and Bible See also the extensive notes about the Study Software Downloads] {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] [[Category:Bible in wikipedia]]