The Bible contains a collection of writings from about forty contributors, thirty in the Old Testament and ten in the New Testament. “The Bible is a diverse collection of different writings. It contains sixty-six books written by about forty human authors over nearly 2,000 years”
(Roberts) The New Testament stories and teachings were generally mixed among the early Christian churches. The letters of Paul to the Christians in several cities were the earliest writings, which are now found in the New Testament. However, many other letters and epistles were spread as well. It Slowly it became clear to the early churches which the writings were truly inspired.
The book of Genesis opens with the story of creation. According to Roberts, The Bible begins with the declaration, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The creation the Bible describes is how God created the universe and his relationship with humanity. God created the world by speaking into the darkness. He called into being light, sky, land, vegetation, and living individuals over the course of six days. On day one, he created light, the second day he created the firmament, which was a solid dome that held up the primeval waters. Day three, he gathered the lower waters in one place and lands appear which included trees and grasses. On the fourth day, he created the stars, moon, and sun. On the fifth day, he created all the creatures of the air and fish. On day six, her proclaimed his purpose and created men both males and females and animals. “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Genesis