The Bible
According to Dr. James White, our author, the Bible is the best-selling book of all times. One reason why the Bible is so special is because Jesus endorsed it. During His time, Jesus accepted the Old Testament as holy Scripture from God. He personally authorized and commissioned His handpicked followers, to teach others throughout the world, what He had taught them. Since the early church believed Jesus was God in human form, His teachings and the teachings of His apostles became a part of the Old Testament, as the Word of God.
Another reason why it is so special is because it was inspired. The Apostle Paul declared that “All Scripture is God breathed”, which means that the writing is from God Himself (2 Timothy 3:16). God used people to write the books of the Bible, but due to His level of involvement in the process, the writers wrote exactly what He wanted (p. 66).
And, a third reason why the Bible is so special, is because it claims to be true. According to the author, the Apostle Paul supports this claim in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 TLB, when he says “…[It] is useful to teach us what is true and to make us …show more content…
Here, he tells us that there are “over five thousand handwritten manuscripts in the Greek language that support the writings of the New Testament.” The Dead Sea Scrolls, which was discovered in [as late as] 1947, supports the Old Testament. The Bible is, therefore, the most dependable ancient document in terms of textual credibility, in all of history (p. 68). The author also made clear that the rationale for the many translations of the Bible that exist, is that trained linguists are always working to capture the original meaning of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to meet with the ever changing dynamics of modern language (p.
According to Dr. James White, our author, the Bible is the best-selling book of all times. One reason why the Bible is so special is because Jesus endorsed it. During His time, Jesus accepted the Old Testament as holy Scripture from God. He personally authorized and commissioned His handpicked followers, to teach others throughout the world, what He had taught them. Since the early church believed Jesus was God in human form, His teachings and the teachings of His apostles became a part of the Old Testament, as the Word of God.
Another reason why it is so special is because it was inspired. The Apostle Paul declared that “All Scripture is God breathed”, which means that the writing is from God Himself (2 Timothy 3:16). God used people to write the books of the Bible, but due to His level of involvement in the process, the writers wrote exactly what He wanted (p. 66).
And, a third reason why the Bible is so special, is because it claims to be true. According to the author, the Apostle Paul supports this claim in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 TLB, when he says “…[It] is useful to teach us what is true and to make us …show more content…
Here, he tells us that there are “over five thousand handwritten manuscripts in the Greek language that support the writings of the New Testament.” The Dead Sea Scrolls, which was discovered in [as late as] 1947, supports the Old Testament. The Bible is, therefore, the most dependable ancient document in terms of textual credibility, in all of history (p. 68). The author also made clear that the rationale for the many translations of the Bible that exist, is that trained linguists are always working to capture the original meaning of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to meet with the ever changing dynamics of modern language (p.