Bible has a lot of variety; Bible consists of 66 books written
• Over about a fifteen-hundred-year span (around 1400 B.C to 100 A.D.)
• By more than forty authors from every walk of life including
• Moses, a political leader and judge, trained in the universities of Egypt
• David, a king, poet, musician, shepherd, and warrior
• Amos, a herdsman
• Joshua, a military general
• Nehemiah, a cupbearer to a pagan king
• Daniel, a prime minister
• Solomon, a king and philosopher
• Luke, a physician and historian
• Peter, a fisherman
• Matthew, a tax collector
• Paul, a Jewish rabbi
• Mark, Peterís secretary
• In different places
• Moses in the wilderness
• Jeremiah in a dungeon
• Daniel on a hillside and in a palace
• Paul inside prison walls
• Luke while traveling
• John in exile
• At different times
• David in times of war and sacrifice
• Solomon in times of peace and prosperity
• During different moods
• Some writing from the heights of joy
• Some writing from the depths of sorrow and despair
• Some during times of certainty and conviction
• Some during days of confusion and doubt
• On three continents
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• In three languages
• Hebrew (for almost all of Old Testament)
• Aramaic (Daniel 2-7, Ezra 4-7)
• Greek (New Testament)
• In a wide variety of literary styles
• Historical narrative
• Poetry
• Song
• Romance
• Personal correspondence
• Memoirs
• Satire
• Biography
• Autobiography
• Law
• Prophecy
• Parable
• Allegory
The Bible is unique in its
• Teachings not natural to the mind of man ñ Godís holiness, manís total sinfulness, his disobedience and rebellion, the punishment for sin - death, Godís immeasurable love
• Story, The Person named Christ. Each Book in the Bible reveals more of Christ for e.g.: The books of the Law prepare the foundation for Christ, the historical books prepare for Christ, the poetical books aspire for Christ, the prophetical books expect Christ, the gospels manifest Christ while the epistles propagate Christ and the book of Revelation consummates everything in Christ.
• Circulation (read by more people than any other book in the world)
• Translation (translated into all the major languages of the world )
• Survival through time, persecution and criticism .
• In its influence on mankind and history.
Courtesy: Compilation of works by Various Christian Theologians and Techno park Christian Friends (Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala | India)
