why are the gospels in the back of the bible, and the other parts in the front?
2007-11-11 02:33:27 · 13 answers · asked by Olivia L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because the 'other parts' were written first. And the 'other parts' are the Old Testament, you should know that.
2007-11-11 02:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by Matt M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "standard" Bible is composed of 66 "books" or parts, and there is a division between Old Testament and New Testament.
The gospels begin the New Testament.
The old testament gives a great deal of information that leads up to the new testament.
One needs to understand what came before in order to understand what came later.
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2007-11-11 10:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible contains all of Jewish Scripture and is called the Old Testament that was promised to Abraham and given to Moses. Mainly it was blood sacrifice of a clean and pure lamb that represented salvation for sin, before a priest in the Old Testament. The New Testament is the Christian scripture that talks about Jesus Christ fulling the role of blood sacrifice for sin. This is why the gospels are in the back of the Bible.
2007-11-11 10:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Things are generally in chronological order in the Bible... but actually, the 4 Gospels are at the beginning of the New Testament, not at the back.
2007-11-11 10:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Books before the Gospels are from long before Jesus came. Called the Torrie by the Jewish people. Called the Old Testament by Christians. So it is the history of the world before two thousand years ago. It happened first, then we got Jesus.
2007-11-11 10:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by geessewereabove 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yare in the beginning of the New Testament. The Old Testament came first. Would you place the end of the book before the begining.
2007-11-11 10:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they were added later by Christians. The Hebrew Bible only has the Old Terstament. The one written in Hebrew is the most original and should be the basis of serious study. The rest are just attempts to translate it.
2007-11-11 10:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Gospels set the stage for the Christian Church will believe & follow.
2007-11-11 10:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is put together in story form in some what of a chronological order.
Love and blessings Don
2007-11-11 10:37:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is the begging of the New Testament.
2007-11-11 10:36:53 · answer #10 · answered by freekin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋