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How do sacred writings approach the deepest questions of faith, justice, suffering, forgiveness, and hope?
The Holy Bible brings together Christian scripture in the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament moves through accounts of creation, the history of Israel, laws, poetry, wisdom writings, and the words of prophets. These different forms explore the relationship between God and humanity, with questions that reach into worship and human life.
The New Testament recounts the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, along with his death and, according to the text, his resurrection. Accounts of the early church, letters, and Revelation follow. Together, these writings form a foundation for Christian worship, teaching, and religious life, while addressing suffering, forgiveness, and hope through narrative, instruction, and reflection.
What you’ll discover
- Creation and Israel Explore accounts of creation and Israel’s history within the Old Testament’s varied sacred writings.
- Law and prophetic words Read laws and the words of prophets alongside questions of faith and justice.
- Poetry and wisdom Turn to poetry and wisdom writings that explore God’s relationship with human life.
- Jesus Christ and hope Encounter the New Testament’s accounts of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection.
- The early church Continue through accounts of the early church, then read the letters and Revelation.
Who will love it
For anyone who wants a clear map of the whole Bible, whether from faith, curiosity or a wish to understand art, law and language. For readers drawn to creation, poetry, prophecy, justice, mercy, love and hope.
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- A library gathered over many centuries
- Genesis to Deuteronomy open the Bible
- History shows a nation rising and failing
- Poetry and wisdom face life's questions
- The prophets speak for justice and hope
- Four Gospels open the New Testament
- Acts and the letters build the early church
- Revelation presents visions in symbols
- How communities read and use the Bible
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In short
The Bible is not one book but a library. Its sixty-six books were written by many hands over a thousand years or more, around the eastern Mediterranean.
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A library gathered over many centuries
The Bible grows over a very long time. Its authors include kings, priests, prophets, shepherds, fishermen and a trained scholar named Paul. Most of the Old Testament is in Hebrew, and the New Testament is in Greek.
Jewish and then Christian communities came to treat certain writings as authoritative. Churches settled the exact list at different times. The sixty-six books here are the list common to Protestant Bibles, and every other list overlaps it heavily.
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What is the Bible about?
It tells of God and humanity across history, from creation and the story of Israel in the Old Testament to the life of Jesus and the early church in the New Testament, with law, poetry and prophecy between.
Who wrote the Bible and when?
Many authors wrote it over roughly a thousand years or more. The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew before the common era, and the New Testament was written in Greek in the first century or the early second century.
What is the difference between the Old and New Testaments?
The Old Testament is Israel's scripture, with thirty-nine books here. The New Testament has twenty-seven books about Jesus and the first Christians, and Christians read the two together.
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