I'm used to writing being in paragraphs and stuff. Is the poem? If so, in the original languages does it rhyme?
2006-10-12 14:37:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The early translators of the Bible divided it into chapters and verses to make it easier to read. There are many poems and songs in the Bible, especially in the Psalms. Many of them lose their original beauty and meaning when translated though.
2006-10-12 14:42:38 · answer #1 · answered by oceansoflight777 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bible is not written in rhyme. It's written in several different languages and complied from many different writers and times. Many of the books of the bible were written over hundred year periods by unrelated people, and compiled together later in various ecumenical councils, such as the Council of Nicaea, (where the Nicaean Creed comes from, which is kind of like the Apostle's Creed. It's an official declaration of faith).
A publisher later added the verse numbers in. I don't know about the chapters. I also cannot remember his name, but I know the Council of Nicaea played a part in deciding which books of the bible would make the cut and which were apocryphal (excluded from the Bible, but still important) and divided the books into paragraphs.
2006-10-12 14:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by gheefreak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of the Bible is written in prose. Some parts of the Bible were originally letters. The Psalms were originally songs. I don't know if any of them rhymed or not, but I doubt it.
It was after the writings were compiled that they were labeled by books and verses for easy referencing.
2006-10-12 14:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by vgirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shape and bill of Rights do no longer restrict phrases on the partitions of public homes, and the courts have governed in the two guidelines, based upon the arguments expressed throughout the situations, whether such wording become specific to and merchandising a particular non secular view, or no longer. The shape would not call for an earthly ideas-set, basically freedom of and from faith. The presence of phrases on a wall or another merchandise do no longer violate the character and theory used via the form, or so the courts have desperate in those situations they have enable stand.
2016-10-19 07:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not WRITTEN that way. Some versions and languages have different verse divisions. My screen name is from 1 verse in Greek but a different verse in English.
2006-10-12 14:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible was not written in verse form it was changed to this format to help people read and understand.
2006-10-12 14:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by peewee5001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you actually think that the Bible was originally written with chapters and verses? These were added much later, they are simply for reference use.
2006-10-12 14:41:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Chapters and verses were added to make the Bible more readable!
BTW all poetry does not need to rhyme in order to be poetry!
2006-10-12 14:40:57 · answer #8 · answered by Q girl! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some chapters are poems - like proverbs and psalms. but i think the bible is in verses just for easy reference.
2006-10-12 14:39:21 · answer #9 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not written in verses, it was divided up after the fact for our convenience.
2006-10-12 14:44:37 · answer #10 · answered by Miss Vicki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋