Some people say it is. Some people are atheist. Is heaven and hell real. how could all of that be ritten back then when there was no technology.
2007-01-25 08:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by svollandt1 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The Bible had 40 writers but one Author.
2007-01-25 08:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by quiznberry 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Some is fiction, some is nonfiction. There are a lot of historical things described in the Bible that no historians would disagree with, but there are some stories that are quite obviously just stories.
The writing of the bible was started pretty much once written communication got started, but a whole lot of the Old Testament stories were passed down from generation to generation verbally before there was writing. This is evident in the parallels between many biblical stories (Adam and Eve, and Noah for example) and stories found in Islam and Paganism.
2007-01-25 08:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a religious text. We out of respect denote all religious texts to their own section which is sort of beyond the labels of fiction or nonfiction whether they are our own religious texts or those of different religions.
To believers it is nonfiction and they take that on faith. They need nothing other than the words of the book itself. For me it is most likely fiction with some historical basis. Sort of like a Tom Clancy novel set in New York. Yes, New York exists and some cultural things are accurate but the story is a fictional story. The Bible was written by people claiming divine communication with either God or Jesus in many cases the writer (such as the earliest epistle writer Paul) clearly states he never knew Jesus and his knowledge is based on visions. I will never be someone who can take the word of someone having a vision.
Then you have the stories that involve rising from the dead, virgins getting pregnant, talking snakes, talking donkeys, etc... I find these events highly unlikely. Then there are the similarities with pre-Christian pagan beliefs and myths. Finally, we have scholarship that questions the historical intergrity of the books of the Bible after being filtered down to us.
What technology did they need other than some form of ink and paper?
You should do some reading and research on your own. It is for you to decide for yourself, not something because someone told you what to believe.
2007-01-25 09:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Bible, but there are different versions of it. Some things have been added and some taken away, but the overall meaning is the same, and that's what it important. I believe the Bible because of prophecy that was foretold way back when has come true in our lifetime, like Israel becoming a state and the general downfall of morals in society, the high divorce rate, etc, the general craziness that happens in the world today. This is our proof that it is real.
2007-01-25 08:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by Lady in Red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germaine's answer is germane.
It was not intended as fiction, that seems very clear, so it should not have alien categories imposed on it.
Equally, those who insist on an approach of "literally true" are also, in my opinion, demanding something would not have occured to many of the writers at the time.
Did they really think that Satan popped up to heaven for a conversation with God? (Job, chapters 1&2). I doubt it, and the account is only the worse if they did.
Job, (at least!) is mythological storytellling. And its truth or otherwise is to be seen on that basis.
2007-01-25 09:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is the word of God himself. It is fact, and was pieced together over hundreds of years, written by hundreds of different disciples of God and Jesus.
There are two Testaments of the Bible, the Torah and the New Testament. The Torah is the Jewish religious book, and was before the time of Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus Christ was our Lord and Savior, and Jesus's Disciples wrote books of the New Testament.
Each Testament consists of several books, each containing either a few pages, to hundreds of verses. The book of Revelations (the last of The New Testament) states that a judgement day is coming. Those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior shall be cast with Satan into a lake of eternal fire (Hell) and those who accepted will be brought into the gates of Heaven.
I could go on, but you get the picture. So go to Church everyone...
2007-01-25 08:51:31 · answer #6 · answered by Blake M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you say the Bible is a literal history, you will get much credible, even eloquent counter-argument. If you say the Bible is part of the history of humanity's spiritual development, you might get a lot more consensus. Writing technology has been around for over 3500 years. Before that we had oral tradition. Guess which one many of the stories like human origin came from.
2007-01-28 22:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by jaicee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's all a matter of opinoin. To Christians, it's nonfiction, to athiests, it's fiction.
2007-01-25 08:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, It is completly true and so is jesus christ he is the sacrifice for your sins so you dont have to face Gods Judgement and be thrown into the lake of fire a.k.a Hell read Romans 10:9 for instructions.
2007-01-25 08:48:43 · answer #9 · answered by justin r 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its non-fiction. World myths are also considered non-fiction, but more folklore than religion.
2007-01-25 08:47:47 · answer #10 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋