Lesson 01.01

What is the Bible?  Answers


 

 

  1. How many books are in the Bible?
         There are 66 books in the Bible.  39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.  Note:  3 x 9 = 27

     
  2. How many languages was the Bible written in?
          Three:  Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

     
  3. What one verse describes what the Bible is about?
          John 5:39, "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me."

     
  4. Does the fact that the Bible mentions other books mean that there are lost books of the Bible or that those other books are inspired?  Why or why not?
         No.  The other books are not Scripture.  They were never intended to be included in the Bible.  The Jewish and the Christian community has never recognized these books as being parts of the Bible. Their existence does not mean that the Bible is not complete, nor does it mean that they were taken out of the Bible.  The fact is that they never were part of the Bible to begin with.  The Christian Church simple recognized what was scripture.  It didn't determine it.

     
  5. By the end of what century were the books of the Bible finally established?
         By the end of the fourth century.

 


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