Just for you Alia... On the Bible?

Question

Bible Is Our Standard
1. How many books are in the Bible?
The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.

2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.

3. How many books are in the New Testament?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.

4. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."

5. Who wrote the Bible?
The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.

6. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament?
Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
Your teacher...
Older Book? Thanks

Answer 1

Honey, you asked if there was an older book than the bible. I'm glad you know so much about that particular book, but if you think it is the oldest book we have in existence, then yes, you are an idiot.
The Bhadavad Gita is older. The Torah is older. Every book that was in the library at Alexandria is older. Ovid is older than the bible. Need I go on?
If you are asking what incredibly old book do I base my beliefs on that would be none. I read older books for the knowledge and enjoyment of them...I most assuredly do not blindly follow something someone wrote down 2000 years ago about how I should live my life today. Thank you for the post solely to me, that was nice.

Answer 2

Thomas... it's a Spiritual book. How can you truly understand it if you have not grasped it context? It contains truths and revelations unlike any other book ever written.... a collection of writings of about 40 different writers over 1500 years, yet it is without contradictions in what it says. And what it says is remarkable. Few books have ever attempted it's scope, and none are as completely accurate as the Bible. It is not about following some archaic book... It's about following who the book is about... the living God.

Answer 3

Sis, check your information please. (Growing up I heard a lot of that info also). However, it does not stand up to testing. (That is also where the division in Christianity comes from world wide). There is a difference between Bible and scripture; they do not currently match!!!

Answer 4

funny how moses wrote the first 5 books, and in the 5th book he writes about his death and funeral.

Deuteronomy 34

edit: look how i get thumbsdown for speaking the truth AND posting link and reference.

Answer 5

sorry to jump in .. but when I see the word bible.. I cant wait to copy and paste this from "Reflections of Paul Kurtz during his 80th birthday"

The Bible, Qur'an, and other classical documents are full of contradictions and factual errors. They were written by human beings in ancient civilizations, expressing the scientific and moral speculations of their day. They do not convey the eternal word of God, but rather the yearnings of ancient tribes based on oral legends and received doctrines; as such, they are hardly relevant to all cultures and times. The Old and New Testaments are not accurate accounts of historical events. The reliability of the Old Testament is highly questionable in the events and personages it depicts; Moses, Abraham, Joseph, etc. are largely uncorroborated by historical evidence. As for the New Testament, scholarship has shown that none of its authors knew Jesus directly. The four Gospels were not written by eyewitnesses but are products of oral tradition and hearsay. There is but flimsy and contradictory evidence for the virgin birth, the healings of Jesus, and the Resurrection. Similarly, contrary to Muslim claims that that religion's scriptures passed virtually unmediated from Allah, there have in fact been several versions of the Qur'an; it is no less a product of oral traditions than the Bible. Likewise, the provenance of the Hadith, allegedly passed down by Muhammad's companions, has not been independently confirmed by reliable historical research.
Some claim to believe in God because they say that God has entered into their personal lives and has imbued them with new meaning. This is a psychological or phenomenological account of a person's inner experience. It is hardly adequate evidence for the existence of a divine being independent of human beings' internal soliloquies. Appeals to mystical experiences or private subjective states hardly suffice as evidential support that some external being or force caused such altered states of consciousness; skeptical inquirers have a legitimate basis for doubt, unless or until such claims of interior experience can somehow be independently corroborated. Experiences of God or gods, or angels or demons, talking to one may disturb or entrance those persons who undergo such experiences, but the question is whether these internal subjective states have external authenticity. This especially applies to those individuals who claim some sort of special revelation from on high, such as the hearing of commandments.