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NASB | Luke 24:44 ¶ Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:44 ¶ Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, everything which has been written about Me in the Law of Moses and the [writings of the] Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." |
Bible Question:
Hi, I have a coworker who asked me about the order of the books of the Bible: who choose the books and who decided what order they would be in. I honestly don't know and what I've found so far is very confusing! What is a not-too-complicated answer that I can give him? I know I've wondered this before and thought I asked about it but for the life of me can't remember! Basically he wants to make sure that no books have been omitted, or excluded from the Bible. He is pretty young in the faith and I don't want to cause him to stumble. Obviously this is an answer that I need to know as well! Thanks in advance, Aherbert2 |
Bible Answer: The order is based on the Septuagint (Greek translation) of the Old Testament as perpetuated by Jerome. It is based basically on similarity of subject matter. The Hebrew text puts the books in a different order, but includes all the same books. The Jews divided the Old Testament into: THE LAW THE PROPHETS THE HOLY WRITINGS (Hagiographa) This latter was confirmed by Jesus after His resurrection when He spoke of 'The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms' (Luk 24.44). He cited the Psalms because it was the largest book among the Holy Writings but it was intended to include the others. The books to be included were finally settled by the Rabbis but were largely based on tradition that had come down to them. The important thing is that Jesus confirmed them and never argued against the inclusion or omission of any book. This is also the Jewish canon. Best wishes |