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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
The word Bible comes from the Greek word for book, [[biblion]]. ===[[Books of the Bible]]=== The Bible is divided up into two main sections - the [[Old Testament]] and the [[New Testament]]. Before 1804, practically all protestant Bibles were divided into three main section - with the additional section being between the Old and New testament: the [[Apocrypha]]. By the mid 1820s, a vast majority of protestant Bibles did not include the apocrypha due to controversies surrounding them as well as to make a Bible cheaper to produce. ====[[Old Testament]]==== The Old Testament tells the story of ancient Israel and God's intervention in their history. There are three main sections that make up the Old Testament - The Books of the Law, History and Poetry, and the Books of the Prophets. The books of the Law tell the very early story of the history of Israel and lay out the covenant or agreement between God and his people with their laws for living. The books of history and poetry continue the story of the people of Israel starting with their invasion into Canaan and ending with their kingdom splitting into two and being conquered and exiled. The books of the prophets describe some of the visions and words of the prophets who continually called the people to account for their abandonment of God. ====[[New Testament]]==== The New Testament tells the story of Jesus and the early church. The New Testament contains different categories as well including the [[Gospels]] which describe the birth, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus, and the book of Acts which tells the story of the formation of the early church. The New Testament also contains a number of letters or [[epistles]] to various early Christian communities. It finishes with the Book of Revelation which is apocalyptic prophecy that paints a picture of the final victory of Christ, calling on his followers to persevere despite persecution. ====Extra-Biblical texts - [[Apocrypha]]==Main article=={{bible}}Everyone knows A number of books are not considered to be part of the Bible by Protestant Christians, but are by other denominations - these books are referred to as [[Apocrypha|apocryphal literature]]. Although not considered canon by Protestants, generally they are not regarded as [[Heresy|heretical]] either (although there are exceptions). The reasons some of the apocryphal books were omitted from the original Hebrew Bible used by the Jews, was due to their original language not using the Hebrew Script (as Hebrew and Aramaic does). The [[Books of the Maccabees]] was largely written in Greek so it was regarded as divinely inspired but not scripture. Protestants generally point to the fact that [[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 Orthodox Christians place less value on Scripture and instead Tradition which is why this fact doesn't seemingly bother either of those Christian branches. ====Formation of the Bible / [[Biblical 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 poor Sci Fi writers looking 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. The dispute over the Old Testament would wage on for over a foothold millennia and the Catholic Church agreed at the end of the [[Council of Trent]] in 1563 that the Old Testament would be comprised of 46 books with some books being added onto. The books officially added included the following: [[Book of Tobit|Tobit]], [[Book of Judith|Judith]], [[First book of Maccabees|1 Maccabees]], [[Second book of Maccabees|2 Maccabees]], [[Wisdom of Solomon|Wisdom]], [[Book of Sirach|Sirach]], and [[Book of Baruch|Baruch]]; and the industrybooks altered are [[Book of Esther|Esther]] ([[Additions to Esther|additions]]) and [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] ([[Additions to Daniel|additions]]). However one writerThe controversial decision at Trent was brought upon due to the [[Protestant Reformation]], George Orson Danielson which created [[Protestantism]]. All branches of Protestantism don't recognize the decision that was made during the Council of Trent. ===[[Translating the Bible]]=== The original languages of the various books of the Bible were [[Biblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] (for Old Testament books) and [[Koine Greek]] (GODfor New Testament books) wrote . A small amount of the [[book of Daniel]] was originally written in [[Aramaic]]. In the first few centuries after Christ the Bible was translated into a large part few other ancient languages (for example [[Latin]]) 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. 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 Bible is a complex issue. How a person interprets is dependant partly upon that person's presuppositions about the Jedi JesusBible. He If a person comes to the Bible with the view that it is largely considered to simply an ancient text full of mythology then his interpretation will be one 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 most important figures in Fan Fiction 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 ever existedunderstood. Some Christians hold a literalistic or inerrant view of the Bible. Thw [[Biblical inerrancy]] is the view that the Bible , as the inspired Word of God, is made into two sectionswithout error and is accurate in all aspects, including in aspects of history and science. [[Biblical infallibility]] on the other hand is the times before Jesus view that do not interfere with the Star Wars timelineBible 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 the New Testament with Jesus killing major movie charactersCatholic Christianity which accept tradition as playing an equally important role in matters of faith. ==Bible Commentaries== * [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] ==Bible Dictionaries== * [[Old TestamentEaston'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.
''Lord Tennyson''
: Bible reading is an education in itself.
===Bible Study Links===
* [http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ The World wide Study Bible]
* [http://biblestudytools.com/ BibleStudyTools.com]
* [http://www.bible.org/ Trust 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 Study Software Downloads]
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