The entire book is about Jesus, cover to cover. The Old Testament points to Him, His coming, His life, His message and His death. The New Testament tells all about Jesus along with His resurrection and second coming. Jesus is concealed in the Old Testament and revealed in the New.
The Bible is the "manufacturer's handbook". God himself inspired all the writings by His spirit working through people. It tells us how to live so we might be healthy and prosper with friends, family, spouse, children, parents, neighbors, work, play and worship. It tells us how to handle finances, relate to people, deal with problems and just about anything else we need to know in order to create for ourselves a happy, peaceful life.
Dt.8:3, Heb.4:12, Pro.1:7
You cannot believe anything from the Bible if you do not believe that it is God speaking to us. Some find it difficult to read and understand. I hope to help you with some of these difficulties. This is the most fascinating book ever AND . . given a chance, will prove itself. We do not need the pamphlets and booklets of other writers.
II Pet.20 & 21,
Stats: There are 66 books; 39 in the OT (Old Testament) and 27 in the NT (New Testament) contributed by 40 writers over a period of 7,000 plus years; 5,000 years before the birth of Christ (BC) and 2,000 after the death (AD) of Christ.
The one book of Genesis spans 2,200 years of time (of the total 7,000), records 10 generations from Adam to Noah and ten generations from Noah to Abraham. The first eleven chapters of Genesis alone span 1/2 the time span of the entire Bible.
There are 1189 chapters (the middle chapter: Ps.117) and approx. 774,000 words - depending on your translation.
Testament means covenant or contract. God made two contracts/testaments: one with the Israelites and one with Christian believers.
In the Old Testament, the most recent/newest book is Malachi and the oldest book is Job. In the New Testament, the newest book (last one written for the Bible) is Revelation and the oldest is James.
Moses wrote the most books of the Old Testament - 5, called the Foundation of the Bible; commonly referred to as "The Law". Paul wrote most of the books in the New Testament (14); over half.
The Bible was first accepted as being inspired by God in 375 AD and the first English translation was accomplished in 1382 AD.
The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew. This is what Moses wrote and all the prophets and poets of the Old Testament. That is the language the first translation was taken from. So Hebrew should be studied to get the clearest meaning. It also helps to understand society, customs, geography and life style of the time.
The New Testament was penned in the Greek language, one of the three main languages of the day; the others being Hebrew and Aramaic, with Roman a large influence. Yes, Jesus probably spoke Aramaic. He would also speak Hebrew in the temple. He also spoke Greek in His travels and sermons to the public. (Let's face it, the son of God could speak any language.) My point is that the writers of the New Testament penned the original text in Greek and Greek should be used for translation.
The New Testament is hidden in the Old Testament (a truly exciting study) and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. The entire book is about the son of God come to earth in physical form and His mission.
Ghost writers are: shepherds, fishermen, priests, kings, philosophers, farmers, tent maker, tax collector, warriors (and others), all via God by way of his Holy Spirit inspiring them.
The Bible is cohesive, uniform and fits together like a beautiful quilt of names, numbers, "begats" and parables.
Next writing, I will compare several verses to explain some of the Bible codes. This is why it is written you must "seek" to find.
Amen
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