What's In Your Bible?
…for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. – Psalms 138:2
66 Books
A poster claims that the 66 separate books in the Bible written by 40 different authors is mixed up with King James allegedly hiring 40 “so called” scholars in the year 1600. This is a complete fabrication.
Let’s look at the facts…
Look in the front of your Bible in the Table of Contents.
There are 66 books.
There are 40 authors of those books.
In my Bible, there are dates as to when they believe these books are written.
Here is Job which is thought to be the earliest book written about 1520 BC
Revelation is regarded to be written around 96 AD.
If we add 1520 to 96 that gives us approximately 1600 (1616) years that it took for the Bible to be written.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
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A poster claims that the 66 separate books in the Bible written by 40 different authors is mixed up with King James allegedly hiring 40 “so called” scholars in the year 1600. This is a complete fabrication.
Let’s look at the facts…
Look in the front of your Bible in the Table of Contents.
There are 66 books.
There are 40 authors of those books.
In my Bible, there are dates as to when they believe these books are written.
Here is Job which is thought to be the earliest book written about 1520 BC
Revelation is regarded to be written around 96 AD.
If we add 1520 to 96 that gives us approximately 1600 (1616) years that it took for the Bible to be written.
In 1604, Puritan John Reynolds presented the millenary petition to change a few things within the church.
The signing of the cross during baptism
Infant Baptism
The administration of baptism by lay people (Sometimes mid-wives would baptize children.)
Wedding rings and a few other things that were mostly dismissed by King James
Ultimately, what did come out of it was a new translation would be made as consonant and as literal to the original languages as possible.
54 translators and scholars started on the work but some died during the process including John Reynolds, and others had to bow out of the project for personal or health reasons. The plague was going on at that time.
Other amazing facts about the Bible:
It was written on 3 different continents
In 3 different languages
No other Book is like it anywhere.