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----The word Bible comes from the Greek word for book, [[biblion]].
'''Introductions and overviews'''* The Bible is divided up into two main sections - the [[An overview of the BibleOld Testament]]* and the [[Bible Dictionary: BibleNew 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 [[Introduction 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 the make a Bible (by Echeaper to produce.M.)]]* [[Bible (wikipedia)]]
'''Bible Versions in The New Testament tells the story of Jesus and the early church. The New Testament contains different categories as well including the wiki'''* [[King James VersionGospels]]* [[Biblewhich describe the birth, ministry, Englishdeath and resurrection of Jesus, World English|The World English Bible]]* [[and the book of Acts which tells the story of the formation of the early church. The American Standard Version|American Standard Version Bible]]* New Testament also contains a number of letters or [[Updated King James Version|Updated King James Version]]* [[Translation Projects:Urban Slang Version (2005 edition)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.
'''[[Old Testament]]'''* [[Books A number of books are not considered to be part of the Law]] :* Bible by Protestant Christians, but are by other denominations - these books are referred to as [[Genesis]] Apocrypha| [[Exodusapocryphal literature]] | . Although not considered canon by Protestants, generally they are not regarded as [[Leviticus]] Heresy| [[Numbersheretical]] | [[Deuteronomy]]* [[Historical Books either (although there are exceptions). The reasons some of the Old Testament]]:* [[Joshua]] | [[Judges]] | [[Ruth]] | [[1 Samuel]] | [[2 Samuel]] | [[1 Kings]] | [[2 Kings]] | [[1 Chronicles]] | [[2 Chronicles]] | [[Ezra]] | [[Nehemiah]] | [[Esther]]* [[Poetical Books of apocryphal books were omitted from the original Hebrew Bible used by the Jews, was due to their original language not using the Old Testament]]:* Wisdom Books - Hebrew Script (as Hebrew and Aramaic does). The [[Job]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Ecclesiastes]]:* Poetry - [[Psalms]] | [[Song of Solomon]] | [[Lamentations]]* [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]:* Major Prophets - [[Isaiah]] | [[Jeremiah]] | [[Ezekiel]] | [[Daniel]]:* Minor Prophets - [[Hosea]] | [[Joel]] | [[Amos]] | [[Obadiah]] | [[Jonah]] | [[Micah]] | [[Nahum]] | [[Habakkuk]] | [[Zephaniah]] | [[Haggai]] | [[Zechariah]] | [[MalachiMaccabees]]was written in Greek so it was regarded as divinely inspired but not scripture.
'''[[New Testament]]'''*[[Historical Books ====Formation of the New Testament]]:* [[The Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John|The Gospels]] - [[Matthew]] | [[Mark]] | [[Luke]] | [[John]]:* Church History - [[Acts]]*[[Introductions to the New Testament letters|Epistles]]::* [[Pauline epistles]] - [[Romans]] | [[1 Corinthians]] | [[2 Corinthians]] | [[Galatians]] | [[Ephesians]] | [[Philippians]] | [[Colossians]] | [[1 Thessalonians]] | [[2 Thessalonians]] | [[1 Timothy]] | [[2 Timothy]] | [[Titus]] | [[Philemon]]:* [[General epistles]] - [[Hebrews]] | [[James]] | [[1 Peter]] | [[2 Peter]] | [[1 John]] | [[2 John]] | [[3 John]] | [[Jude]]*Prophetic books::*Bible / [[RevelationBiblical Canon]]====
'''Articles / opinions'''* The dispute over the Old Testament would wage on for over a 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 books altered are [[Book of Esther|Esther]] ([[Additions to Esther|additions]]) and [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] ([[Comments about Additions to Daniel|additions]]). The controversial decision at Trent was brought upon due to the Bible[[Protestant Reformation]], which created [[Protestantism]]. All branches of Protestantism don't recognize the decision that was made during the Council of Trent.
'''Quotes'''* The original languages of the various books of the Bible were [[Famous quotes about Biblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] (for Old Testament books) and [[Koine Greek]] (for New Testament books). A small amount of the Bible[[book of Daniel]]* was originally written in [[Bible quotes about ScriptureAramaic]].
'''Miscellaneous'''* ===[[The Bible in 50 words]]* [[List of all Interpreting the English translations]]* [[Quick Bible reference|Quick Bible reference (King James Version)]]===
----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.
Go * [[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 [[WikiChristianapostle Paul|Paul]]. ''Lord Tennyson'': Bible reading is an education in itself. ''Thomas Huxley'':Main contents pageThe 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|Main contents page16|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.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] {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] [[Category:Bible]]
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 [[Old Testament]] and the [[New Testament]]. It tells of the story of the [[creation]] of the universe and [[man]] by [[God]], the rebellion of man against God and his rescue plan for humanity through his Son, [[Jesus Christ]].
===[[Books of the Bible]]===
====[[Old Testament]]====
The Old Testament tells the story of ancient Israel and God'''Topics'''* [[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 formation books of history and translations poetry continue the story of the Bible]]* [[Biblical inerrancy]] people of Israel starting with their invasion into Canaan and [[Sola scriptura]]* [[Characters ending with their kingdom splitting into two and being conquered and exiled. The books of the prophets describe some of the Bible]]* [[Bible studies, sermons, commentaries visions and references]]* [[Miscellaneous Bible topics]]* [[Historical accuracy words of the Bible]]* [[Biblical criticism]]* [[Views about prophets who continually called the Bible]]people to account for their abandonment of God.
====[[New Testament]]====
====Extra-Biblical texts - [[Apocrypha]]====
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.
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 [[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.
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 '''External links[[Hermeneutics]]'''* [http://www.biblegateway.com Look up Bible passages at Bible Gateway]* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible See also is the technical term for the extensive notes about study of interpreting and understanding the Bible in wikipedia]*and applying it to today's context. It is closely related to '''[[http://www.iishj.org/images/Bible.pdf Bible stories for children and teensexegesis]* [http://worldebible.com/ Look up Bible in multiple versions]* [http://www.theopedia.com/Bible 'The Bible' on Theopedia]* [http://www.biblestudywiki' which is the study of understanding what the Biblical author's meant and what their audience would have understood.com/ BibleStudyWiki - a question and answer wiki]
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.
==Bible Commentaries==
