A Short Introduction to the Bible

The Bible is the Christian cannon scriptures. Its Old Testament is also the Cannon of Jewish scripture. The Bible It is a collection of 66 books. The Old Testament has 39 books and the New Testament has 27 books. More Bibles have been printed than any book and it has been translated into more languages than any other book.

 The Bible is more than a collection of religious writings. It is neither a collection of myths nor a mixture of myth and history. The Bible mainly made up of history, law, poetry, prophecy, wisdom, doctrine and theology. It is the most well persevered ancient historical document in existence having been carefully copied from the originals and carefully translated into many languages. The Bible’s historical accounts also lack the flattering distortions of leaders found in other cultures including the fact that the failings of even the godliest of kings like David are depicted.

The Bible is the most loved book ever written being cherished by millions of Christians who read and live by the Bible. Ironically the Bible is the most hated book ever written since those who hate Christians also tend to hate the Bible. It contuses to exist despite numerous efforts to destroy it by burning it, banning it and attaching its legitimacy 

The Bible is the Word of God written by God through human authors through divine inspiration of their vary words making it infallible. God’s preservation of his word explains why it is so well preserved.