2006-12-03 14:06:24 · 10 answers · asked by Hesham E 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is only one Bible and many prophets.
2006-12-03 14:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My guess is that you are asking why there are four gospels of Jesus. Simple answer.
In the Bible, God established that before something should be accepted, there should be more than witness to the details. So when it came to the most important story of all time, it had to be told by more than one witness.
Each of the four gospel writers also addresses their gospel to different people.
Matthew wrote his gospel to be read by the Jewish. He shows how Jesus fulfilled over 90 prophecies of the Old Testament.
Mark, the first of the gospels, is addressed to the Romans. It is fasted paced and details Jesus' power and miracles. It records the fewest of sayings of any of the gospels. It was the first of the gospels written.
Luke is addressed to Gentiles. It shows more of the human side of Jesus, including the details of his birth and childhood. While Matthew and Mark knew Jesus personally, Luke did not. He writes his gospel from interviewing the people involved and reading other records of Jesus' life (which is why 85% of Luke is retellings of Mark).
Finally there is John. The last gospel written. John repeats almost nothing told in the other three gospels. Almost everything he tells is unique to John. In his gospel he says that there are many other things Jesus said and did that were not recorded, and he give us several of them.
Had there only been one record of the life of Jesus, then it truthfulness could be questioned. It is seen through the eyes of four different people, one of Jesus inner-circle (Matthew), and part-time follower (Mark), a historian/scholar (Luke) and an aged leader who has grown to know Jesus over a lifetime of serving him (John). Together they present a richer and fuller picture then one account could have done.
Each of the four gospels also states the Jesus was more than a prophet. He was actually God Himself come in human form to give his life on the cross for the redemption of mankind. This is the greatest single act ever performed, and merits more than one telling.
2006-12-03 14:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I presume you are talking about the Tanak (Jewish Bible) the christian bible the Koran and the book of Mormon.
Tanak came first and was compiled over many centuries.
after the messiah died letters to various assemblies were written.
there were just bible studies and accounts of the Messiah's life as well as the story of his followers after he was gone. this became Incorporated into the Tanak and was accepted by the messianic community.
about 500 years later(give or take) Muhammad had a vision and dictated to his wife the Koran
bout 1200 years after that the book of Mormon was written by some Americans.
if I'm wrong bout the 4 bibles please tell me what you meant by 4 bibles, its a little vague
2006-12-03 14:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only one bible and many prophets. If you are speaking of Jesus, He was not a prophet, He was the Messiah, Son of God, our Saviour.
2006-12-03 14:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by Piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about?
Better not say Jesus was a prophet,We might come get ya.
2006-12-03 14:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by funnana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was one prophet. but four men thought they were smart enough to understand him and hence we have a Bible.
im sorry, but i think they were seriously off.
2006-12-03 14:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by Neha S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For the same reason why their are several newspapers for one story.
2006-12-03 14:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by Angela G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean four gospels?
2006-12-03 14:23:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you SO wrong?
David
2006-12-03 14:10:14 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?
2006-12-03 14:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋