what is bible?by whom it was written?why it should be called as bible?

Answer 1

The Bible is a Holy scripture. It contains the mind of God,the way of salvation,the doom of the sinners and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true and its decisions are immutable.

It contains light to direct you, food to support you and comfort to cheer you.

Read to be wise,believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy.
jtm

Answer 2

These questions are quite involved and could take days to answer to your satisfaction. It depends on exactly what you want to know.

In brief, the Bible is a collection of documents written over a period of about 1500 years by various Israelite and Christian authors and deal with God's relationship with man and centering in God's grace in saving man from the consequences of his rejection of God. Christians believe that it is the word of God, i.e., a message from God to you that you can rely on.

Putting it another way, if you have any questions about the Bible, then I suggest you read it, and do it with an open mind. There are many opinions about the Bible, but I doubt half of the people who don't believe in it have even bothered to find out what it really says.

Why is it called the "Bible"? I think that comes from a place called Biblos that used to make the world's best papyrus or something like that. The papyrus was used to make books, and so books came to be known as a similar name. Since the Bible is a very special book, the name eventually became associated with it. But I'm not totally sure about all the details. Try the Brtannica, or failing that, wikipedia.

Answer 3

What is ?

A collection of stories, the early parts ( the Pentateuch ) mostly lifted by the Israelite scribes during the Captivity in Babylon ( 6th century bc ) from other vastly more ancient texts, mostly Sumerian. The later parts written from verbal 'histories' of the Israelites themselves. The New Testament beings split between the four Gospels, thought to have been written by some of the original disciples of Jesus, or other close adherents, such as Luke. The usurper Saul of Tharsus, a lawyer and enforcer for the Sanhedrin, known as Paul, took over the texts at a later date and produced a large amount of his own material, which, curiously enough, are the parts most often quoted by the 'Godly'.

By whom it was written ?

See above.

Why is it called 'Bible' ?

From the Greek, 'biblios' which can be translated as a collection of writings, and thus either a book, or it could mean a collection of books, or even a library.

Answer 4

Bible is the book that is the primary book source of the Christian faith. It was written by a plethora of authors, the first half of the Bible, was written by Jewish authors in the time period from 1000 to 200 B.C. The New Testament was written from 50-120 A.D. The Bible was organized into the Bible Christians know today by Constantine in the early 4th century. I have no idea why it is called Bible

Answer 5

WHO ARE YOU? WHO NAMED YOU WITH THE NAME YOU ARE CALLED?HOW YOU CAME HERE AND BY WHOM?WHY SHOULD YOU BE CALLED WITH THAT NAME?

BIBLE IS ''The sacred writings of the Christian religions''.

It contains Old Testament and New Testament.

These are revelations by great prophets ,even before the Birth of Christ,the Saviour.
There are spiritual matters written during the time of Christ also.THESE ARE VERY SACRED TO AL CHRISTIANS.

The Father above spoke through prophets....so you cant sat some body wrote it.
Bible means a book of Authority.

I am an Indian, Hindu...I read the Bible with great love and affection.i even got a diploma in bible Study.
There is nothing wrong in studying other scripture and love them...unless you read you do not know what it says for your eternal freedom.

Answer 6

The Bible is a collection of scriptures inspired by God.
It was written by men who were under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, else how has it held up to centuries of unending scrutiney?
It should be called the Bible because it comes from the Greek word Biblios. Even the muslims admit that their holy writs were written by men, but the koran was written centuries later and is an offtake of several religions, such as Judaism and pagan practices.

Answer 7

If you're asking what does the word, “Bible,” means, the short answer is that our English term is derived from the Greek noun, ‘biblos,’ which, at the time the New Testament was written, referred to a scroll. Ancient scrolls were usually made out of sheets of papyrus sewn together.

Later, it was translated into Latin, biblia, meaning "book." The Bible is more than a single book. It is a library--ta biblia, which means "the books." In this Bible library, as in any library, you will find a variety of books--prose, poetry, songs, prayers, history, folklore, sagas, wisdom, letters, parables, proverbs, prophecy, etc. The library of the Bible is divided into two large groups of books:

The Bible was written over a period of hundreds of years by men under inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 8

Bible is the main book of Christian.
It contains two type
Old Testament
New Testament

There are many type of Bible
Duay bible
Kings James Version (1952)
Kings James Version (1977)
American standard Bible
etc.

Answer 9

Bible is the word of GOD.It was written by various people.I dont know why it is called bible.

GOD loves u so much that he sent his son JESUS to die for u to reconcile u back.

John 3:16 says "For GOD so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoso ever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life".Ask JESUS to come into your heart and forgive ur sins and cleanse ur past with his blood.

With a simple prayer like above u can be saved.

Answer 10

"All Scripture is *inspired of God* and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work." -- 2 Timothy 3:16,17

"... You received God’s word, which You heard from us, ... , not as the word of men, but, just as it truthfully is, as *the word of God*, ..." 1 Thessalonians 2:13

The Book That Explains Paradise
http://watchtower.org/library/lmn/article_02.htm

A Unique Source of Superior Wisdom
~ Oldest, Most widely Distributed Book
~ Scientifically Accurate
..... How the earth is held in space.
..... The shape of the earth.
..... The composition of living things.
..... "According to their kinds."
~ Historically Accurate
~ Internal Harmony and Candor
~ Its Most Distinctive Feature, Its Author
~ Fulfilled Prophecy
~ It Gives the Answers
http://watchtower.org/library/pr/article_03.htm

The Bible--An Oriental Book
http://watchtower.org/library/lmn/article_03.htm

The Bible--Just a Good Book? :
- Cherished and Suppressed
- A Textbook for Modern Living :
--- A Book That Gives Purpose
--- Adding Stability to a Troubled Life
--- Help in Overcoming Emotional Problems
--- Contains Practical Counsel on Family Life
--- Its Counsel Both Works & Endures!
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2000/12/1/article_01.htm

True Teachings That Please God
- How Old & How Organized?
- Can You Trust the Bible?
- What Does the Bible Teach?... http://watchtower.org/e/20050715/article_01.htm

“Bible” is the English equivalent for the Greek word bi·bli′a, which means: “little books”, which is derived from bi′blos, a word describing the inner part of the papyrus plant, from which primitive paper was made. The Phoenician city of Gebal was famous for making papyrus paper, & was called, “Byblos", by the Greeks. Eventually, bi·bli′a came to describe several writings, scrolls, books, & eventually even the collection of little books of the Creator's communications to man. This collection was called Bibliotheca Divina (by Jerome), the Divine Library.

Jesus and writers of the 'New Testament' (Christian Greek Scriptures) spoke of the collection of sacred writings as “the Scriptures,” or “the holy Scriptures", “the holy writings.” (Mt 21:42; Mr 14:49; Lu 24:32; Joh 5:39; Ac 18:24; Ro 15:4; 2Ti 3:15,16) These are the written expressions of a communicative God --the Word of God-- which is acknowledged in phrases like: “expression of Jehovah’s mouth” (De 8:3), “sayings of Jehovah” (Jos 24:27), “commandments of Jehovah” (Ezr 7:11), “law of Jehovah,” “reminder of Jehovah,” “orders from Jehovah” (Ps 19:7, 8), “word of Jehovah” (Isa 38:4), ‘utterance of Jehovah’ (Mt 4:4), “Jehovah’s word” (1Th 4:15), & repeatedly as, “sacred pronouncements of God.” (Ro 3:2; Ac 7:38; Heb 5:12; 1Pe 4:11).

(For more info, or, when a link becomes modified.) http://watchtower.org/search/search_e.htm

Answer 11

The Bible is a collection of Christian books, letters and poems, written by many different religious figures. Some say that God told them what to write, that's an opinion. It probably got its name from some old language.