Thank you for the quick input. I also must ask what time periods was the Bible written in (New and Old Testaments)? How did it start off in Greek but end up in English?
History of the bible http://www.mazzaroth.com/ChapterThree/HistoryOfTheBible.htm search engines are great!
Here's a nice little chart I found: Author/Date Chart I don't think Abraham wrote anything that lasted.
Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six." I left alone my mind was blank I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind What did I see can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me 'Cos in my dream it's always there the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair The night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just had to see was someone watching me In the mist dark figures move and twist Was this all for real or some kind of hell 666 the number of the beast Hell and fire was spawned to be released Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised As they start to cry hands held to the sky In the night the fires burning bright The ritual has begun Satan's work is done 666 the number of the beast Sacrifice is going on tonight This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or just some crazy dream But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes They seem to mesmerise me ... can't avoid their eyes 666 the number of the beast 666 the one for you and me I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take it's course
Lil Pun, you really like to resurrect dead threads, don't you? Anyways, there are many places you can read about the history of the Bible, as mc and m_g already pointed to. No need for us to add anything here.
I only do it because Clutch doesn't like us to start new threads on subjects that have recent threads dedicated to them so when a question comes up, yes I'll put it in this one instead of starting another. Thanks for the information guys.
I believe the word you are looking for is "agnostic," but that means someone who doesn't believe anyone can know whether there is a God or not.
I am agnostic and although your definition is right there are many ways to be considered agnostic. I am one who is skeptical about the existence of God but doesn't dismiss the idea totally. So yeah, I'm agnostic.
At least your honest. It sound slike you are wanting to do some research on the subject and thats awesome. Good Luck
Does anybody else agree with this list or does anybody dispute the authors of any of the section of the Bible? The person I was having a discussion with clearly stated that Abraham wrote a big chunk of the Bible. Is this not true or did she really mean something else?
This is the first time I've heard Abraham wrote any part of the Bible. I think either you misunderstood her or she didn't know what she was talking about.
No, I did not misunderstand her. In my previous post I said that she "clearly" stated that Abraham wrote a big chunk of it. Here is what exactly was said in our discussion: Me: So, who wrote the Bible? I mean, who are the authors? Does anybody really know? Her: Yes they know. Me: So who wrote it? Her: A lot of different people. Me: Name them please. Her: Well Abraham wrote a big chunk of it. Then you have John, Paul, Luke, Matthew who also wrote a lot of it. Me: And that's all? Those are the exact authors. Her: Well I didn't name them all just giving you a few of the writers.
Uh yeah that chart is way wrong.... I had a class called Understanding the Bible (from a Catholic viewpoint I know I'm a damn papist) and it went through the writers, analyzing words used, sentence strucutre, etc. and they broke the pentatauch into 5 writers I think, none of them with names... the one who wrote Genesis is just called the patrisitic father, also just because Genesis appears first, does not mean it was the first book written.... I think Exodous might have come first... If you want to know more I'd have to search through my old boxes for my notes but I'd rather you just go to vatican.net because I am very lazy these days...109 degrees yesterday just makes you want to sit... and siZzLLe I'm MELting
