The Bible
Christians hold the Bible to be the Word of God, written by human beings under the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit. In its pages, God reveals His character, His plans, and His purposes. It relates historical accounts of real life men and women who followed—and often failed to follow—God faithfully. It tells us how a God who is loving, merciful, holy, and just, sent His own dear Son to pay the penalty for sin in order to provide the means for forgiveness and reconciliation.
According to Guinness World Records, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time. It has been translated in its entirety into hundreds of languages, with thousands of languages having at least one book of the Bible in their language. More importantly, it’s the primary text of the Christian faith.
You may have questions. Who wrote the Bible? Is the Bible historically accurate? What does the Bible say of itself? Is there evidence that the Bible is true? Why should the Bible matter to me? In the articles below, I will briefly answer these questions and more. Personally, I have found the Bible to not only be reliable, but it speaks the very words of God into my life.
In the following posts, I address some common questions about the Bible. If you have a question about something you don’t see here, you can ask a question. Also, if you want to dig deeper into evidences for the reliability of the Bible, take a look at my Recommended Resources page.
Does External Evidence Support the History of the Bible?
The Bible is more than a religious text, it relates the experiences of real people. It tells us about historical events. And it reveals how God has taken an active part in the lives of real people and the events of their lives. If the Bible is historically accurate, we should expect to find evidence to support the reliability of Biblical accounts. In this article, I want to briefly share a few of the many [...]
Canon: How Do We Know Which Books Belong in the Bible?
The term canon refers to a rule of law or doctrine that has been established by an authoritative council. We speak of the canon of Scripture referring the list of books established as authoritative and accepted by Christians as Holy Scripture. You may wonder. If the Bible is a collection of books, how do we know which books belong in the Bible? Why are these particular books included, but others are not? The Old Testament [...]
Inspiration: Who Wrote the Bible?
The Bible is made up of many books. Who wrote them? The Bible is called the Word of God. Does that mean God wrote the Bible? When we ask who wrote the Bible, there are two parts we need to consider–the human part, and God's part. Because the Bible resulted from collaboration between God and human beings. The Human Part: Writing On the one hand, human beings wrote the books of the Bible. We know [...]
Languages and Translations of the Bible
The majority of people today have the privilege of reading the Bible in their native language. That's because the Bible has been translated from the original languages in which it was written. The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew, the principal language of the Jewish people at the time. The New Testament was written in Greek. It was the common language used among the numerous ethnic groups in the Roman Empire at the time [...]
How is the Bible Organized?
The Bible is a collection of books written by multiple authors over a span of many years. Thirty-nine of the books are organized into the Old Testament . These are the oldest books in the Bible, written over a span of about 1000 years between c. 1500 BC through c. 420 BC. One of the books, the book of Job, may have been written even earlier. The books of the Old Testament chronicle how God [...]