Bible
What is the bible?
Bible is the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of 46 Old Testament Books and 27 New Testament Books (Total 73 Books. This book records the relationship between God and His people for over 4,000 years.
According to the Decretum Gelasianum (a work written by an anonymous scholar between AD 519 and 553) the Bible have been made canonical at the Council of Rome (382). Later, the Catholic Church formally affirmed its canon of scripture with the Synod of Hippo (393), followed by a Council of Carthage (397); the Council of Carthage (419); the Council of Florence (1431–1449), and finally by the Council of Trent (1545–1563).
Well, in addition to all the above, the Bible is:
- A guide for living life to the full. It gives us a road map for the perilous journey of life. Or to put it another way, on our voyage through life’s ocean, the Bible is an anchor.
- A storehouse of wonderful stories for children and grownups. Remember Noah and the ark? Joseph’s coat of many colors? Daniel in the lion’s den? Jonah and the fish? The parables of Jesus? These stories emphasize the triumphs and failures of ordinary people.
- A refuge in trouble. People in pain, in suffering, in prison, and in mourning tell how turning to the Bible brought strength in their desperate hour.
- A treasury of insight as to who we are. We are not meaningless robots, but we are magnificent creatures of a God who loves us and gives us a purpose and a destiny.
- A sourcebook for everyday living. We find standards for our conduct, guidelines for knowing right from wrong, and principles to help us in a confused society where so often “anything goes.”
What is the meaning of the word Bible?
The word Bible is coming from Greek word bíblos (βίβλος) and means “book“, “scroll” or “parchment“. On the other hand the word B.I.B.L.E. stands for “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.”
