THE BIBLE
The word bible refers to the sacred canonical collection of religious writings of Judaism and Christianity. The books that are considered canon in the bile wary depending upon the denomination that publishes it. These variations are a reflection of range of traditions and councils that have convened on the subject.
The Jewish version of the bible (the Tanakh), includes the books common to both the Christian and Jewish canons. The Torah is traditionally considered by believers to be God’s direct words and thus thought to be the most sacred part. Much of the Jewish religious laws is derived from the Torah.
The Christian version of the bible is often called the Holy Bible, scriptures or word of god. It divides the books of the Bible into two parts. The books; the books of the Old Testament primarily sourced from the Tanakh and the 27 books of the New Testament containing books originally written primarily in Greek.
The word testament means covenant in relation to the Christian bible sections Old Testament and New Testament. The word covenant is an English translation of the original Hebrew word of benyth.
In the New Testament the words testament and covenant are interchangeable as synonyms translated from the Greek word for diethyl.
Some versions of the Christian bible have a separate Apocrypha section for the books not considered canonical by the publisher.
The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox old testament contain books not found in the Tanakh.
The bible however starts with a phenomenal account of history. It is an ancient collection of wirings comprised of 66 separate books, written over 1,600 years by at least 40 distinct authors.
The Old Testament contains 39 books written from approximately 1500 to 400 BC, and the New Testament contain 27 books written from approximately 40 to 90 AD.
The bible begins with the Jewish scriptures. The historical record of the Jews was written down on leather scrolls and tablets over centuries, and authors included kings, shepherds, prophets and other leaders.
The first five books are called the law which were written and edited primarily by Moses in the early 1400s BC.
There after other scriptural texts were written and collected by the Jewish people during the next 1,000 years.
About 450 BC, the law and other Jewish scriptures were arranged by councils of rabbis (Jewish teachers) who then recognized the complete set as inspired and sacred authority of God (Elohim)
At some time during this period, the books of the Hebrew bible were arranged by topic, including the law (Torah), the prophets (Neviim), and the writings (Ketubim)
The first letters of these Hebrew words T, N and K from the name of the Hebrew Bible. The TANAKH
Beginning as early as 250 BC, the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek by Jewish Scholars in Alexandria, Egypt. This translation became known as Septuagint, meaning 70, and referring to the tradition that 70 men comprised the translation team. It was during this process that the order of the books was changed to the order we have in today’s bible. Historical (Genesis – Esther) Poetic (Job – Song of Songs) and prophetic.
After approximately 400 years of scriptural silence Jesus arrived on the scene. Throughout his teaching, Jesus often quotes the Old Testament, declaring that he did not come to destroy the Jewish scriptures, but to fulfill them.
In the Book of Luke, Jesus proclaims to his disciples, “all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the prophets and Psalms concerning me”.
Starting in about 40 AD, and continuing to about 90 AD, the eye witnesses to the life of Jesus, including Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude, wrote the gospels, letters and books that became the Bible’s New Testament.
These authors wrote from 31 books of the Old Testament their writings were disseminated as inspired scripture throughout the Roman Empire and beyond.
In 397 AD,in an effort to protect the scriptures from various heresies and offshoot religious movements, the current 27 books of the New Testament were formally and finally confirmed and “canonized” in the synod of cartage.
In 1 Kings 17: 1-24. we see prophet Elijah coming to scene, his appearance as a man of god caused or raised great conflict between the prophets of Baal and himself as a prophet of god, as they all prophesized before king Ahab differently. Through Elijah’s words and actions, God’s power is seen leading some people to believe; yet others continue to believe in Baal worship. This leads to along drought through Elijah’s word as he intended to show that his God, the Lord the God of Israel, was the one who really controlled the rain.
However this drought is brought to an end after the contest on mount Carted 1 Kings 18:1-46. As Jezebel who had been persecuting the prophets of the Lord is finally defeated and the prophets of Baal are all killed. Ahab was hunting Elijah everywhere but Elijah volunteered to see the king after a word from God. Elijah after all pointed out or rather found fault with Ahab for not recognizing god and in allowing his wife Jezebel to bring in her religion of Baals.
Jezebel’s threats continued in 1 Kings 19: 1- 18.
Need to acquire more territories caused to conflict. 1 kings 22: 1-53.
Ahab quarreled with King of Aram over the possession of the toun of Ramoth –gilead, east of the Jordan. The need to inquire of one’s god before a battle was very important in these days.
But since most of the God’s prophets were on Ahab’s side they could not go deep in the spirit to know the truth except Micaiah who appears hostile in order to bring out the right message to the king.
But the lying spirit within the rest of the prophets is too strong.
Ahab goes for battle and dies there.
Wickedness in the rulers of the kingdom caused conflict, as one reads 2 chronicles 22: 1-12, when Ahaziah came on as king he followed the wicked counsel of his mother Athaliah. Some of the people such as Jews who were not impressed by this kind of rule put every one in the king’s court to death and the king (Ahaziah) himself. Though Ananiah continued to reign with all her wickedness, in 2 Chronicles 23: 1-24, the people revolted against her and punished her by death and enthroned Joash as king.
Vengeance was another cause of conflict in the bible in 2 chronicles 25: 1-28.
Amaziah was installed as king at the age of twenty-five. When royal power was firmly in his hands, he killed all his servants who had murdered his father the king, but did not put their children to death. Following the Law of Moses that children should not pay for their parent’s sins. So his servants who had killed his father paid for their own sin.
In the New Testament we find conflicts in the church at Corinth 1 Corinthians 10 – 17; divided and argued amongst them. Paul started asking them to try and and be in agreement and that there be no divisions among them but rather to be united in the same mind and the same purpose, and stop the quarrels among themselves.
The conflicts were caused by status 1 Cor. 16. 15-17. Eloquent wisdom for some people at Corinth took pride in their ability to talk in a sophisticated, philosophical way, over and against this stands the wisdom of the across. He then tries to show that Christ Jesus is more important than any other person of those teaching them. 1 Cor 1: 13
“Has Christ been divided”, he asks the church. Thus asking them to drop all the conflict. He further goes on to explain that Christ who did on the cross now risen and living. 1 Cor 1: 23-28 chose the nothings in order to nullify the some bodies by worldly standards, so that boasting might be in the Lord, not ourselves 1 Cor 1:31.
He further tries to calm those boasting in 1 Corinthians 2: 6-16 as he talks about spiritual wisdom than any human speculation can achieve, a wisdom which only the mature (those who have been taught by the spirit) can understand. 1 Cor 2: 7 wisdom, secret and hidden, is all God’s plan for salvation, redemption in Christ, now present through the spirit and soon to be fully manifested.
The Jewish version of the bible (the Tanakh), includes the books common to both the Christian and Jewish canons. The Torah is traditionally considered by believers to be God’s direct words and thus thought to be the most sacred part. Much of the Jewish religious laws is derived from the Torah.
The Christian version of the bible is often called the Holy Bible, scriptures or word of god. It divides the books of the Bible into two parts. The books; the books of the Old Testament primarily sourced from the Tanakh and the 27 books of the New Testament containing books originally written primarily in Greek.
The word testament means covenant in relation to the Christian bible sections Old Testament and New Testament. The word covenant is an English translation of the original Hebrew word of benyth.
In the New Testament the words testament and covenant are interchangeable as synonyms translated from the Greek word for diethyl.
Some versions of the Christian bible have a separate Apocrypha section for the books not considered canonical by the publisher.
The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox old testament contain books not found in the Tanakh.
The bible however starts with a phenomenal account of history. It is an ancient collection of wirings comprised of 66 separate books, written over 1,600 years by at least 40 distinct authors.
The Old Testament contains 39 books written from approximately 1500 to 400 BC, and the New Testament contain 27 books written from approximately 40 to 90 AD.
The bible begins with the Jewish scriptures. The historical record of the Jews was written down on leather scrolls and tablets over centuries, and authors included kings, shepherds, prophets and other leaders.
The first five books are called the law which were written and edited primarily by Moses in the early 1400s BC.
There after other scriptural texts were written and collected by the Jewish people during the next 1,000 years.
About 450 BC, the law and other Jewish scriptures were arranged by councils of rabbis (Jewish teachers) who then recognized the complete set as inspired and sacred authority of God (Elohim)
At some time during this period, the books of the Hebrew bible were arranged by topic, including the law (Torah), the prophets (Neviim), and the writings (Ketubim)
The first letters of these Hebrew words T, N and K from the name of the Hebrew Bible. The TANAKH
Beginning as early as 250 BC, the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek by Jewish Scholars in Alexandria, Egypt. This translation became known as Septuagint, meaning 70, and referring to the tradition that 70 men comprised the translation team. It was during this process that the order of the books was changed to the order we have in today’s bible. Historical (Genesis – Esther) Poetic (Job – Song of Songs) and prophetic.
After approximately 400 years of scriptural silence Jesus arrived on the scene. Throughout his teaching, Jesus often quotes the Old Testament, declaring that he did not come to destroy the Jewish scriptures, but to fulfill them.
In the Book of Luke, Jesus proclaims to his disciples, “all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the prophets and Psalms concerning me”.
Starting in about 40 AD, and continuing to about 90 AD, the eye witnesses to the life of Jesus, including Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude, wrote the gospels, letters and books that became the Bible’s New Testament.
These authors wrote from 31 books of the Old Testament their writings were disseminated as inspired scripture throughout the Roman Empire and beyond.
In 397 AD,in an effort to protect the scriptures from various heresies and offshoot religious movements, the current 27 books of the New Testament were formally and finally confirmed and “canonized” in the synod of cartage.
In 1 Kings 17: 1-24. we see prophet Elijah coming to scene, his appearance as a man of god caused or raised great conflict between the prophets of Baal and himself as a prophet of god, as they all prophesized before king Ahab differently. Through Elijah’s words and actions, God’s power is seen leading some people to believe; yet others continue to believe in Baal worship. This leads to along drought through Elijah’s word as he intended to show that his God, the Lord the God of Israel, was the one who really controlled the rain.
However this drought is brought to an end after the contest on mount Carted 1 Kings 18:1-46. As Jezebel who had been persecuting the prophets of the Lord is finally defeated and the prophets of Baal are all killed. Ahab was hunting Elijah everywhere but Elijah volunteered to see the king after a word from God. Elijah after all pointed out or rather found fault with Ahab for not recognizing god and in allowing his wife Jezebel to bring in her religion of Baals.
Jezebel’s threats continued in 1 Kings 19: 1- 18.
Need to acquire more territories caused to conflict. 1 kings 22: 1-53.
Ahab quarreled with King of Aram over the possession of the toun of Ramoth –gilead, east of the Jordan. The need to inquire of one’s god before a battle was very important in these days.
But since most of the God’s prophets were on Ahab’s side they could not go deep in the spirit to know the truth except Micaiah who appears hostile in order to bring out the right message to the king.
But the lying spirit within the rest of the prophets is too strong.
Ahab goes for battle and dies there.
Wickedness in the rulers of the kingdom caused conflict, as one reads 2 chronicles 22: 1-12, when Ahaziah came on as king he followed the wicked counsel of his mother Athaliah. Some of the people such as Jews who were not impressed by this kind of rule put every one in the king’s court to death and the king (Ahaziah) himself. Though Ananiah continued to reign with all her wickedness, in 2 Chronicles 23: 1-24, the people revolted against her and punished her by death and enthroned Joash as king.
Vengeance was another cause of conflict in the bible in 2 chronicles 25: 1-28.
Amaziah was installed as king at the age of twenty-five. When royal power was firmly in his hands, he killed all his servants who had murdered his father the king, but did not put their children to death. Following the Law of Moses that children should not pay for their parent’s sins. So his servants who had killed his father paid for their own sin.
In the New Testament we find conflicts in the church at Corinth 1 Corinthians 10 – 17; divided and argued amongst them. Paul started asking them to try and and be in agreement and that there be no divisions among them but rather to be united in the same mind and the same purpose, and stop the quarrels among themselves.
The conflicts were caused by status 1 Cor. 16. 15-17. Eloquent wisdom for some people at Corinth took pride in their ability to talk in a sophisticated, philosophical way, over and against this stands the wisdom of the across. He then tries to show that Christ Jesus is more important than any other person of those teaching them. 1 Cor 1: 13
“Has Christ been divided”, he asks the church. Thus asking them to drop all the conflict. He further goes on to explain that Christ who did on the cross now risen and living. 1 Cor 1: 23-28 chose the nothings in order to nullify the some bodies by worldly standards, so that boasting might be in the Lord, not ourselves 1 Cor 1:31.
He further tries to calm those boasting in 1 Corinthians 2: 6-16 as he talks about spiritual wisdom than any human speculation can achieve, a wisdom which only the mature (those who have been taught by the spirit) can understand. 1 Cor 2: 7 wisdom, secret and hidden, is all God’s plan for salvation, redemption in Christ, now present through the spirit and soon to be fully manifested.
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