2007-10-06 08:00:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
what i threw at your head the other night. hoping it would heal u, but no luck i see.
2007-10-06 11:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey ,
It's The Story Of God Through Time
The Bible is a compilation of writings that have come from many different periods in history. They are united together in the claim that their writing was directed by God. This God is a being that has power over the Earth and the lives of people. He is claimed to be a real living God with great power over the world, and essentially the true ruler of the world. Just one example is in the famous “10 commandments” passage:
Exodus 20:1 God spoke all these words, saying, 2. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3. You shall have no other gods before me. 4 You shall not make for yourselves an idol... WEB
So here the writer is claiming to be speaking the words of an authoritative God. The Bible makes no apologies for being dictatorial, and instead claims the exclusive right to be that way. Thus the compilation of books in the Bible is considered to be the words of God to people.
The Bible offers knowledge in a number of areas:
An account of a history.
Knowledge about God.
Knowledge of a Future Glory.
A way of “salvation”.
Description of a set of morals.
The Meaning of life.
2007-10-06 08:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a collection of various writings of the early Catholic Church, combined with writings of the early Jewish faith, assembled by the bishops of the Catholic Church at the end of the 4th Century, for the use of the Catholic Church. The two major criteria used by the bishops in compiling the 73 books of the Holy Bible were (1) that the text contain nothing contrary to the teaching of the Catholic Church, and (2) that the content could be considered divinely inspired.
2007-10-06 08:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Something people go to, to get answers and advice. There are religious Bibles, beauty bibles, and many other bibles. (Note, he said A bible, not THE bible. )
2007-10-06 08:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible tells about the dealings of God with mankind, and it does so in a context that convincingly reflects real life. It names people and places, refers to contemporary nations and rulers, and mentions specific types of plants and animals. Background knowledge can help you to benefit more fully from Bible references to such people and things.
2007-10-06 08:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by conundrum 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Bible points to God as its Author; yet it was written by human hands; and in the varied style of its different books it presents the characteristics of the several writers.
The truths revealed are all "given by inspiration of God." 2 Tim.3:16; yet they are expressed in the words of men. The Infinite One by His Holy Spirit has shed light into the minds and hearts of His servants. He has given dreams and visions, symbols and figures; and those to whom the truth was thus revealed have themselves embodied the thought in human language.
The Ten Commandments were spoken by God Himself, and were written by His own hand. They are of divine, and not of human composition. But the Bible with its God-given truths expressed in the language of men, presents a union of the divine and the human.
Written in different ages, by men who differed widely in rank and occupations, and in mental and spiritual endowments, the books of the Bible present a wide contrast in style, as well as a diversity in the nature of the subjects unfolded. Different forms of expression are employed by different writers; often the same truth is more strikingly presented by one than by another. And as several writers present a subject under varied aspects and relations, there may appear, to the superficial, careless, or prejudiced reader, to be discrepancy or contradiction, where the thoughtful, reverent student, with clearer insight, discerns the underlying harmony.
2007-10-06 08:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by sky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A collection of writtings put together to form one book that describe some of the narrative and teachings of a religious belief system.
2007-10-06 08:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by Yoda 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A book.
2007-10-06 08:03:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
A book written by a bunch of senile ,perverted ,violent old farts...
It's a work of fiction according to some and for others the word of god.
2007-10-06 08:04:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's God's word!
2007-10-06 08:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christian Holy Book...
If you want, you can check it out here:
http://www.online-literature.com/bible/bible.php
2007-10-06 08:07:41 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋