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__NOTOC__{{quote | text={{web_verseBible verse|2 Timothy|3|16|lang=WEB}} [[2 Timothy 3:16]]}}{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Bible[[Image:Biblewithlight.jpg|thumb|center|An open Bible.]]|''Synopsis:'' The Bible is subtopics = [[Books of the collection of documents acknowledged by Christians to be inspired by God. The Protestant Bible contains 66 books (Catholic and Orthodox contain 73) and is divided into the ]] - [[Old Testament]] and the , [[New Testament]]. It tells of the story of the * [[creationAncient Languages Index]] of the universe and - [[manBiblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] by , [[GodAramaic]], the rebellion of man against God and his rescue plan for humanity through his Son, [[Jesus ChristKoine Greek|Greek]]. * [[Ancient Texts Index]] ----__TOC__{{dictionary}}{{topics}}[[Apocrypha]]* [[Books of Translating the Bible Index]] | * [[Old TestamentInterpreting the Bible]] | - [[New TestamentHermeneutics]]* [[Bible Commentary Index]] - [[Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible|Matthew Henry Commentary]]* [[Bible Terms Index]] | , [[Bible Dictionaries Index]] | - [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]]* [[Hebrew]] | [[Koine GreekEaston's]]* [[Formation and translation Timeline of the BibleBiblical History]] | - [[Distribution Historical accuracy of the Bible]]* [[Timeline of Biblical History]] | [[Historical accuracy Characters of the Bible]] | , [[Biblical criticismPlaces Index]]| opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}* [[Biblical inerrancy]] Bible (EBD)| [[Sola Scriptura]]* [[Characters of Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on the Bible]]* [[Scripture (EBD)|Easton's Bible scientific foreknowledgeDictionary entry on Scripture]]|* [[The Bible in 50 words]]}}{{Ebd box}}{{opinionsbible}}

[[The '''Bible (EBD)|Easton's '' is the collection of documents acknowledged by Christians to be inspired by God. The Protestant Bible Dictionary entry on contains 66 books (Catholic and Orthodox contain 73, while the Ethiopian Orthodox Biblerecognizes 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]].

The word Bible comes from the Greek word for book, [[Scripture (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Scripturebiblion]].

==Main article=={{bible}}The Bible is the collection of documents acknowledged by Christians to be inspired by God. It contains 66 books and is divided into the [[Old Testament]] and the [[New Testament]]. It tells Books of the story of the [[creationBible]] of the universe and [[man]] by [[God]], the rebellion of man against God and his rescue plan for humanity through his Son, [[Jesus Christ]].===

The word Bible comes from is divided up into two main sections - the Greek word for book[[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]]====

Three 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 Old Testament is a Christian term for books of the Law tell the very early story of the original Hebrew Bible which is known as history of Israel and lay out the Tanak (which is an acronym covenant or agreement between God and his people with their laws for what living. The books of history and poetry continue the OT contains Law, Prophets, story of the people of Israel starting with their invasion into Canaan and ending with their kingdom splitting into two and being conquered and Writings)exiled. The Old Testament sets books of the stage for what happens in prophets describe some of the New Testament it provides visions and words of the rules, prophets who continually called the nature people to account for their abandonment of God, the promise of GOD which are fulfilled further in the New Testament.

====[[Books of the LawNew Testament]]====

The first 5 books New Testament tells the story of Jesus and the early church. The New Testament contains different categories as well including the Bible [[GenesisGospels]]which describe the birth, [[Exodus]]ministry, [[Leviticus]]death and resurrection of Jesus, [[Numbers]], [[Deuteronomy]]. These five books tell us and the book of [[Creation]], [[Acts which tells the Fall]], story of the emergence formation of the children early church. The New Testament also contains a number of letters or [[Israelepistles]] and to various early Christian communities. It finishes with the legal codes Book of Revelation which is apocalyptic prophecy that God gave thempaints a picture of the final victory of Christ, calling on his followers to persevere despite persecution.

Three law codes that are relevant to Christians are the ====Extra-Biblical texts - [[Ten CommandmentsApocrypha]], Shema (Love the LORD your God with all your heart), and Love thy neighbour.====

The Prophets take up a large body of space. They range from Protestants generally point to the fact that [[Book of IsaiahJesus Christ]] and the [[Book did not approve of Jeremiah]] who are classified as the major prophets to [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]], [[Book of Joel|Joel]], and [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]] who are minor prophets. Prophets were divinely appointed spokesman for God. The [[Hebrew]] word for prophet 'nabi' means spokesman. They preached about 46 canonical books used in the corruption of IsraelOld Testament, God's judgement and His future restoration. One vital cornerstone that has bearing for us would be the coming of neither did He ever quote from the [[Messiah]]additional 7 apocryphal books. This Catholic and Orthodox Christians place less value on Scripture and instead Tradition which is mentioned in [[Isaiah 53]] in the major prophets and last chapters why this fact doesn't seemingly bother either of Zechariah in the minorthose Christian branches.

====History and poetryFormation of the Bible / [[Biblical Canon]]====

Writings range from Though the historical such as [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]]Early Church used the Old Testament, the Samuels, Chronicles, or Kings to poetry such as [[Song apostles did not otherwise leave a defined set of Solomon]], or [[Psalms]] and wisdom such as [[Book of Job|Job]], [[Ecclesiastes]], and [[Proverbs]]new scriptures; instead the New Testament developed over time. All New Testament scripture was wrote during the first century AD. They describe By the nature of God such as [[Psalm 23]], fourth century the wisdom of God and manbooks included by today's reaction such as Protestants in the [[JobBible]]were roughly agreed upon and officially in 382 AD, or the History of Israel and God's involvement such as establishing [[King DavidCouncil 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 his legacy which led to [[Jesus Christ]] his most famous descendant of all27 in the New Testament.

===The dispute over the Old Testament would wage on for over a millennia and the Catholic Church agreed at the end of the [[New Council of Trent]] in 1563 that the Old Testamentwould 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]] ([[Additions to Daniel|additions]]). The controversial decision at Trent was brought upon due to the [[Protestant Reformation]], which created [[Protestantism]]===. All branches of Protestantism don't recognize the decision that was made during the Council of Trent.

[[Gospel]] is In the Old English word god-spiel (good speak) first few centuries after Christ the original [[Greek]] word Bible was translated into a few other ancient languages (for example [[EvangelLatin]]. Gospel means Good News. The Good News was that ) but it wasn't until the Protestant [[JesusReformation]] had arrived and was the Messiah that would fulfill the Old Testament, as Jesus himself declared widespread translation of his death and resurrection, "As written in the Law, Prophets, and Psalms." There are Four Gospels - [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], and [[Gospel of John|John]]. Mark is the oldest Gospel and the most barebones of all the Gospels, he wrote in AD 60 and served as a secretary for Peter. After Peter's death he wrote the first account of Jesus' life and times. Matthew was written towards a Jewish audience, he constantly emphasised how Jesus fulfilled the prophecies laid out in the Old Testament and was therefore the Messiah. Luke is the only non-Jewish author in the Bible. He wrote for a [[Gentile]] audience. Luke tended to use historical context of his day into many languages (such as the Census German and who was in charge in [[Rome]] and [[Palestine]] during Jesus' day to back up his claims that Jesus was the Saviour. Because Matthew, Mark, and Luke contain similar stories and sayings they are known as the [[Synoptic Gospels]] (Gk for to-be-seen-togetherEnglish). John is slightly different. It contains Jesus' I AM statements in which [[Jesus]] testifies that He is the Saviour. These four books tell the story of Jesus and show why He came really began to Earth. To die on the Cross and to rise again so that our sins were taken away and we would be made right with GODoccur.

Epistles are letters to Christian communities. The major letter writers in ===[[Interpreting the Early Church were Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude. Peter and Paul were the major missionaries in their day and they wrote letters to the communities they preached to. Paul wrote towards Gentile communities such as Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome. He would talk about Jesus Christ, how Christians should act, and advise them on certain issues such as eating meat, dealing with others, and how to behave in worship. Peter and James also wrote likewise.Bible]]===

This is seen in the Biblical '''[[Book of ActsHermeneutics]]. Acts was written by Luke and it tells of ''' is the persecutions, technical term for the work study of Peter interpreting and Paul, understanding the Bible and provides us with a great historical applying it to today's context of Mediterannean culture in the 1st century. It too shows Godis closely related to '''[[exegesis]]''s hand in ' which is the founding study of understanding what the Early Church with the Holy Spirit coming down upon the 12 disciples Biblical author's meant and gives us our mission that all peoples must hear the Gospelwhat their audience would have understood.

Prophecy is a thread constant in the Gospels and the Epistles, but it also has it's own separate book in the form of Protestant Christians generally hold to [[Book of Revelation|RevelationSola Scriptura]]. Revelation gives us a symbolic understanding of which is the Last Days with vivid descriptions of teaching that the End Times. It Bible is advised the final authority on matters of faith and that one read this book carefully and with [[prayer]]it alone gives sufficient information for all matters of faith. The main message This stands in Revelation is that [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] is coming back for us contrast to Orthodox and that is what we must look forward toCatholic Christianity which accept tradition as playing an equally important role in matters of faith.

===Apocrypha=Bible Commentaries==

===Formation of the * [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible===Commentary]]

===Translation of the Bible=Dictionaries==

: ''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.

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