Where on earth are the 66 books of the Bible?

Question

Why would people believe in something that men were forced to sit down and write, knowing that if they didn't agree upon ideas, they would all die by the hand of King James? Why was the Bible edited into one book?
OOps three questions in one. Do you have the answer to at least one of them??

nooooo silly goose...the "real" ones.

uh..i know the bible was not written by King James. But it was his scholars he forced by threats to agree, (not translate) on one version of the bible...uh

Well...ok i guess i did not word my question correctly. I DO KNOW KING JAMES DID NOT WRITE THE BIBLE. I know this. HIS VERSION was written because he was Pagan and was sick of his country men fighting. So he locked 12 Scholars up and said....You will come up with a version we can all agree on, or you will all die.

You want to know where i'm getting my info? I can only get my info from books, because i have no personal experience (of course) with the real writings of the Bible. My point is. Neither do you. So how CAN we know everything in College level or above teachings are correct? Where did you get YOUR info and how do I know YOU have the right answer? My questions on the King James version of the Bible are moot. I may never find the answer, and that's ok with me. I don't think any of us are meant to. It's to big.

There is no ranting going on here. Only questions and answers.

Answer 1

OK. Here's the deal. Since writing the King James Version of the Bible it has been reviewed many times. ALWAYS from the closest original Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts that exist. If the King James Version were incorrect to what the Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts told us then it would be changed. The King James Version is a "Word for Word" translation not a meaning for meaning translation like the other translations. This means that King James did not put his own views into the bible or if he did than they have now been taken out. Anyone who discusses the Bible will always go back to the King James Version because of its proven accuracy compared to the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. Bible translators have never been 'forced' to translate the Bible in this way. The Bible was edited into one book (not by King James) to reduce confusion amongst the early Christians on which books were important, which were real/fake and which were divinely inspired. If the Bible had not been put into one book then there would be huge differences in the teachings of the 'Christian' churches due to a huge deviation in the books that were followed.

Answer 2

You think the Bible was written by order of King James?? The writers of the biblical texts were not forced by anyone to write what they did. They simply wrote what they knew to be the truth. Further, they did not write with the intention of making a Bible. Their writing was largely in the form of personal correspondence and brief historical recordings.

At the end of the 4th Century, the Catholic Church felt the need to clarify which of the many texts being used by local churches were actually divinely inspired. Therefore the Catholic bishops of the known world gathered in Council in North Africa and studied over 200 texts, finally discerning under the guidance of the Holy Spirit that 73 texts could be considered divinely inspired. They bound these 73 texts into a book for the first time, and called this book "the book" - "biblios" in Greek. That's where the Bible came from.

1,200 years later King James decided he wanted a new translation made. He assigned the task to a group of men who unfortunately were not really expert in the original languages of Scripture. Not surprisingly, the resulting work contained many translation errors - over 3,500 errors according to one Protestant Bible society. Some errors were minor, such as using the wrong tense of a verb. Others were more extreme, such as translating the Hebrew phrase for "horned beasts" into the English word "unicorns", instead of the correct translation found in every other biblical translation - "cattle".

Answer 3

Actually, your informantion is a bit off. James I commissioned 50 scholars well versed in the original languages of the Bible; Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Aramaic to translate what he thought would be the most "accurate" of the translations available. He began to see certain problems with the texts that had been written before his day such as the Latin Vulgate, the Koine Greek Bible and etc. and began to recognize certain variations in text that were confusing to say the least! Since James knew of the Hebrews' desire to see accuracy in the Scriptures, especially those including their Pentateuch (Genesis through Deutoronomy), he allowed the Hebrew scholars to lead the translation and proofreading to help ensure that each word/phrase in the Bible had the same MEANING in English as they had in each of their individual languages. The proofreading was a process! If they found ONE mistake, they simply didn't correct it and move on; they went back and STARTED OVER again! This is why it took 50 men 7 YEARS (1604-1611) to get it right!

Answer 4

The original Hebrew books of the bible where histories of tribes and families (you even get lineage lists in some of them). They where originally verbally transmitted and eventually written down. Most of it is history, vision, moral, advice on construction (of tents and temples)... it a nutshell it was the best encyclopedia around. It was all the info that people had, and used, to make sense of the world around them.

As far as newer version of the Hebrew books go, the Jews still have the original ones that have not changed in 1000 + years. For the newer versions of the bible, the main idea is that when you are a king you have a lot of time on your hands... so you might as well do something with it. So they took it all and edited it into one nice easy to use volume. These texts where some of the more important one of the day, so it was good to keep the alive and handy.

As far as killing for belief goes, as long as the end result is war, any means to achieve the war is valid. "Mine is right and yours is wrong, and when we die I'll go to heaven. I kill you in the name of Jesus." They may have missed the point of the scriptures, but that doesn't matter.

Answer 5

Actually Kings James just ordered a English translation, It was the Roman Emperor Constantine that ordered the council of Nicea around 330 A.D. or so when the bishops got together and decided what to believe and to put the books of the bible together as they are today. It was this council that decided Jesus was Divine and all the other doctrines associated with Christianity today. They rejected all writings that did not agree with their belief.

Gutenberg's invention of the printing press got the bible in the hands of average people.

Answer 6

Uh, the Bible wasn't written by King James, he ordered it to be translated in English. It was edited into one book because it's an anthology/collection of the works people consider to be inspired, canonical, and related to their religion.

As for where the texts are, they're spread out in various museums/universities/research centers. A lot of them are in traveling exhibits. I saw a bunch at the University of Michigan last year and thought it was pretty neat-o, but then again I'm a nerd.

Answer 7

Although it is often referred to as the King James Version, particularly in the United States, King James was not personally involved in the translation, though his authorisation was legally necessary for the translation to begin, and he set out guidelines for the translation process, such as prohibiting footnotes and ensuring the position of the Church of England was recognised on various points. It is more commonly known as the "Authorised Version" in the United Kingdom.

No lives were ever threatened by King James in the translation of the Bible.

atheist

Answer 8

The first five books of the bible were written by Moses who was a man who didn't want the responsibility to have anything to do with writing any books. He was a man of power but had humility. When he found out that his mom was a Hebrew his heart changed. He was cast into the wilderness and many years later God spoke to this man , who was in the comfort of his own life with a family, and told him to return to city to free God's people. Moses knew that without the help of God it would be impossible but obeyed. We just have to be people who obey. These 5 books were called the Torah and were protected in the Ark of the Covenant that the Hebrews carried around from town to town and was used to become their alter in the tabernacle

Answer 9

Part of the reason I don't agree with KJV. But at any rate, the Bible was already 66 books before he ordered it translated. Only KJV fits your rant, so don't read KJV if you don't want to. May I suggest CEV (Contemporary English Version)? Or NRSV (New Revised Standard)? Or perhaps a paraphrase? "The Message" is a good one.

Answer 10

Well short answer to all these are Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
God also gave a warning about adding or taking away from the Bible Revelations 22:18 I testify to the one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 22:19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.