remember from the bible when the babilonians destroyed Jerusalem,they burn down the temple which king solomon has built,could they have burn many of the scrolls or evidence and... or what do think.
2006-07-26 01:03:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
We know that the Bible as we know it is incomplete because there are some secret books in the Vatican that are not supposed to be for the Public.
2006-07-26 01:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by mrs.tee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, to many the Bible may seem incomplete. Recently, there has been some controversy over lost or missing books from the Bible. The other books were never really lost or missing. Someone, or some religious sect, in past history decided for reasons that seemed reasonable to them [or the church] to omit these books because they were not viewed to be “the word of God.”
Here is a little blurb from the Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:
“ There is much talk these days about lost books of the Bible. From cults to the New Age, people make all sorts of claims about how the Bible is missing books, books that help justify what they hope to believe. Sometimes people claim that the Bible was edited to take out reincarnation, or the teaching of higher planes of existence, or different gods, or ancestor worship, or "at-one-ment" with nature.
The "lost books" were never lost. They were known by the Jews in Old Testament times and the Christians of the New Testament times and were never considered scripture. They weren't lost nor were they removed. They were never in the Bible in the first place.
The additional books were not included in the Bible for several reasons. They lacked apostolic or prophetic authorship, they did not claim to be the Word of God; they contain unbiblical concepts such as prayer for the dead in 2 Macc. 12:45-46; or have some serious historical inaccuracies.”[ http://www.carm.org/lost/intro_noncanonical.htm]
2006-07-26 09:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prophet's from the beginning of Time have traveled to and fro teaching the exact word of God. The Jews that followed the Word memorized every word and gave them a number (so every word had a number and could be accounted for), many more people learned to sing them (like our POP songs today). The Scribes would check and proof read all words and number's to make sure nothing was missing. The Word was always delivered to far away lands and there are thousands and thousands of writings from individuals, court documents, carvings, etc. that could in fact replace 95% of the Word of God even if it had ever been destroyed. On the Dinosaurs issue you will find in Genisis that God commanded Man to go out and repopulate the earth, meaning some kind of life must have been present before man. The Catholic Church have the books that a Prophet must live by. There are 100's of thousands of materal to study about the Bible and also the everyday lives of people from biblical times.
2006-07-26 08:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by ken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do think is incomplete
I think it was always incomplete. There is something that is missing that is very important for all Christians to understand. I think it is missing a warning note that states that the bible was written by men and not by god. And therefor is not completely accurate when it comes to creation and other stories that men have not witnessed first hand.
2006-07-26 10:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the answer to this question would take two POVs (Points of View).
First of all the Theological POV. According to Theology it is complete.
The next POV would be Scientifically. Since Science provides information such as Archeology it might be incomplete.
And lastly the last POV would be a special one :D and I call it "What would happen if it didn't happen POV", well if you base it on this think about it would Christians be the same if it wasn't burnt down? Would the present time be the same?
2006-07-26 08:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Suave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constantine had the Council of Nicea in 736AD. At that time, he and the pope decided what books would be put in, and what books would be left out. Not God, the emperor and a pope. So yes, it is incomplete. We know some, but not all, of what they left out.
2006-07-26 11:30:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a given. Back when the church was new, they'd burn and torture anyone who stood up to them. So chances are, if they removed an entire chapter or added a new one, no one was going to say anything about it.
Considering the illiteracy rate back then, chances are no one would notice anyway.
2006-07-26 08:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of the Bible is to show people that God revealed Himself to mankind, to reveal the way to know God, and to tell us what is going to happen in the future in regard to His plans for humanity. Whether things are missing or not doesn't change the purpose in any way, it still completes its mission.
2006-07-26 21:21:49 · answer #8 · answered by Ariel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well were to begin ...
the good old catholic church forbade some books to be added to the bible because they felt it was not suitable for the general public. As always they thought they knew want people needed to to read and believe....
but now we know better don't we and people knows about the forbidden books...
2006-07-26 08:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by tammyadrienne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the way is goes from talking about someone to talking about someone 500 years later yeah definitely, and always will be.
2006-07-26 14:37:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋