Formation of Sacred Writings

Formation of Sacred Writings

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727 , an English who is considered as an intellectual giant in the world of science viewed the Bible as the most influential book of all times . This could be paraphrased in the context of sheer number of people around the globe who consult it for multifaceted reasons , majority of people revere this book for faith reasons others regard it for its tenacity that it is able to be a source of inspiration and motivation for so long to all and sundry all over while few

consult it for critical purposes on religious grounds These are not the only reasons why large numbers of people are drawn to the Bible some even read and admire it for the sake of remarkable literature and prose it contains and the causes do not end here but vary depending upon the social , educational , economical , political , cultural psychological , scientific , ethical and many other factors (Carmody 2004 . Anyone who is relatively new to the Bible many questions titillate the mind like what really is the Bible ? What is the source of its contents ? How was it compiled ? As it is the collection of several different books what criterion was adopted to include the books that are part of the Bible now ? Is it really the divine message ? The Answers to many of these questions can be arrived at simply by reading the Bible with understanding and open mind . Yes an open mind is crucial denominator in search of bible-related queries because pre-made mind will often end up with distorted answers which only serve to reinforce the expected outcome and the essence of truth cannot be achieved this way thus an open frame of mind is very important while reading the Bible in the quest of any answers

Christians generally consider the text of the Bible as beyond skepticism and doubt in the literal sense of word and for them whatever the Bible contains is exactly same as hinted by the text but this also needs to be mentioned that the Catholics the largest group among Christians are not officially that hard in their stance as declared by Dei Verbium 11 of Vatican Council We must acknowledge that books of scripture firmly , faithfully and without error teach that truth which God for the sake of our salvation , wished to see confided to the sacred scriptures ( Gabel et al , 2006

The Bible is divided into two portions the first is called the Old Testament and the second the New Testament . The old testament of the Bible is a common heredity of both Christians and Jews and can be regarded as the most important factor in preserving the identity of Jews and sustaining Judaism through out history . The New Testament provided a bulwark to Christians to revitalize themselves to minister the world The Bible is intrinsically respected by both Judaism and Christianity The Bible is made up of sixty-six books that range from wide variety of s and styles like anecdotes...