History of Bible
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The history of the Bible is covered in 66 books, written roughly over a period of one thousand six hundred years, by a minimum of forty authors. The Old Testament has a total of 39 books, which were written from 1500 to 400 BC, while the New Testament has 27 books, all written between 40 and 90 AD.
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The language of the original Old Testament is mostly Hebrew, but it also contains some Aramaic; while the original New Testament's language is common Greek.
The Bible’s history starts with the Jewish Scriptures. These were written on scrolls made from leather as well as tablets, and were written by kings, leaders, shepherds and prophets. The first 5 books together comprise of what is known as the Law, written and or modified by Moses during early 1400s BC. Around 450 BC, the Law and other Jewish Scriptures were combined as a complete set by a council of Jewish mentors, who are called rabbis.
Jesus has often quoted the Old Testament in his teachings, saying that he had no intentions of destroying the Jewish Scriptures; his destiny was actually to realize them. He has said in the Book of Luke, "all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me."
Between the years 40 AD and 90 AD, Christ's disciples started writing the Gospels, and many other letters and books highlighting the life of the Messiah. They could do this because they had seen first hand what had happened to Christ and what His life was all about. These writings were written by Mark, Luke, Mathew, Paul, John, James, Peter and Jude, His disciples. Their writings ultimately became known as the New Testament. They also used quotes from the Old Testament, and finally it was around 150 AD that all the writings became known as the New Covenant by the so-called early Christians. This formed the basis of the Bible.
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