Why is the bible written the way it is written.?

Question

Why is it seperated first into chapters and then into verses, why not just seperate it into chapters? Was it just the style of writing, or was there some other reason. I am curious.

I wasn't asking for a bible debate I just wanted to know why it was written in the structure it was written.

Answer 1

I just think it's the style of writing. I will look into this though..... Here is an excerpt from my research.......

The current division of the Bible into chapters and the verse numbers within the chapters has no basis in any ancient textual tradition. Rather, they are medieval Christian inventions. They were later adopted by many Jews as well, as technical references within the Hebrew text. Such technical references became crucial to medieval rabbis in the historical context of forced debates with Christian clergy (who used the chapter and verse numbers), especially in late medieval Spain.[18] Chapter divisions were first used by Jews in a 1330 manuscript and for a printed edition in 1516. However, for the past generation, most Jewish editions of the complete Hebrew Bible have made a systematic effort to relegate chapter and verse numbers to the margins of the text.

Answer 2

The idea that all revealed truth is to be found in "66 books" is not only not in Scripture, it is contradicted by Scripture (1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 3:16). It is a concept unheard of in the Old Testament, where the authority of those who sat on the Chair of Moses (Matthew 23:2-3) existed. In addition to this, for 400 years, there was no defined canon of "Sacred Scripture" aside from the Old Testament; there was no "New Testament"; there was only Tradition and non-canonical books and letters.




Protestants claim the Bible is the only rule of faith, meaning that it contains all of the material one needs for theology and that this material is sufficiently clear that one does not need apostolic tradition or the Church’s magisterium (teaching authority) to help one understand it. In the Protestant view, the whole of Christian truth is found within the Bible’s pages. Anything extraneous to the Bible is simply non-authoritative, unnecessary, or wrong—and may well hinder one in coming to God.

Catholics, on the other hand, recognize that the Bible does not endorse this view and that, in fact, it is repudiated in Scripture. The true "rule of faith"—as expressed in the Bible itself—is Scripture plus apostolic tradition, as manifested in the living teaching authority of the Catholic Church, to which were entrusted the oral teachings of Jesus and the apostles, along with the authority to interpret Scripture correctly

Answer 3

Explaining how and by whom the bible was written is far to deep and complicated of a subject for this forum. One can, and has written 500 page books on that subject. Of course your average christian has never read anything that shows the origin of the bible. The just assume God told the prophets and disciples what to write and that's good enough.

Answer 4

The verse and chapter structure is not actually "biblical"... it was added for ease of reading and reference.

Answer 5

Bible vs The Teaching of Buddha

Which God killed innocent women and children just because they did not understand him?

Answer 6

It was done this way to make it easier to read. Surely, you could have figured this out on your own.

Answer 7

I think this was done for easy reference, so as to find things easier.

Answer 8

THERE SHOULD BE NO IF &BUTS FOR HOLLY BOOK.