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1 | who wrote the bible and when was it firs | 2 Pet 1:21 | Bud Freshour | 84190 | ||
so are you just wanting to know who wrote the bible or if it really is the word of God that is the question that would help me clearly answer your question thank you for your time |
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2 | who wrote the bible and when was it firs | 2 Pet 1:21 | misskitty | 84351 | ||
i know that it is the word of God, i want to know who wrote it in form, and when it was first written. thanks | ||||||
3 | who wrote the bible and when was it firs | 2 Pet 1:21 | Hank | 84358 | ||
Misskitty: I'd suggest your best approach to the question of who (meaning, in this instance, human authors) wrote the Bible and when is to consider each book of the Bible separately. The corpus of the entire Bible was written over a span of literally hundreds of years and is the product of some 40 human writers. My hunch is that you want to equip yourself with a general over-all knowledge of such things as the the dates, authors, and possibly of the historical settings, themes and purposes of the books that comprise the Old and New Testament canons, without getting bogged down with details that are of interest primarily to professional biblical scholars and theologians. If this is the case, then I'd recommend two resources. A number of reference Bibles have excellent introductions to each book of the Bible, and Bible dictionaries have alphabetically arranged entries on each book in the Bible. Either or both of these resources should provide you with material that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of "how we got our Bible." While browsing through a Bible dictionary, you might also wish to read the entries on manuscripts and translations as well as entries on major characters in Scripture, e.g., Jesus Christ, Adam, Job, Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, David, Solomon, John the Baptist, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (the apostle), Peter and Paul. --Hank | ||||||