The Holy Bible

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Whether or not you believe the Holy Bible is the word of God, you can't deny that it has shaped our society.  Over the last two thousand years, billions of people have found inspiration and solace within its pages.  Others have selectively used Bible verses to justify various atrocities.  The Holy Bible is arguably the most important book ever written.

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The King James Version: 1611 Edition 

One of the oldest English versions of the Bible. Since we don't have all of the original sources, this is the next best thing... Unless you read Greek or Hebrew..

The Holy Bible King James Version: 1611 Edition

For many, the King James Version 1611 of the Bible is the only valid Bible. Interestingly enough, though, most KJV Bibles printed today are not the KJV of 1611, but variations of it: different spellings, some punctuation changes, different words, and most notably, without the Apochrypha. This edition is the real thing: complete, unabridged, no translation changes, and in a sturdy, handy format, and not expensive.
--Amazon review by Blue Bird of West Virginia

The Original Hebrew and Greek 

In case you do read Hebrew and/or Greek.

The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English

The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English

The only complete interlinear Bible available in E more...3 points

The Greek New Testament: Bonded Leather

The Greek New Testament: Bonded Leather

The leading edition of the original text. English more...0 points

Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition

Hebrew-English Tanakh Student Edition

A gorgeous new Bible... real value comes from addi more...0 points

The Word of God? 

Do you believe the Holy Bible is the word of God? If so, do you think it should be interpreted literally?

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Is the Holy Bible the word of God? If so, should it be interpreted literally?

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Yes

BarbRad says:

I believe it is the word of God, but many parts of it do use figurative language, such as the Psalms. The figurative language should be interpreted as just that. I don't believe God has wings, for example.

OhMe says:

I believe it is the word of men inspired by God.

Concernedman says:

Most of the Bible can be understood literally because it is a historic book. However the profecies been told in symbols can't be taken literally: ie: the 7 horses of Apocalipsis that represent the history of the church beginning until the second coming of Jesus. Where in the first symbol the color white of the horse represents the purity of the church in the first period,the first one hundred years of the curch existence. The church members remained united in the faith under the persecution of the religious leaders in Judea, being one of the persecutors Saul of Tarsus whom later converted to Christianity and became the Apostol Paul. See Acts Chapter 7:59 to Chapter 8 verse 1.

andrewc says:

but some of it is poetry

No

jimisan says:

In the last revelation, our world will face three woes.

Woes no: 1 is the First World War
Woes no: 2 is the Second World War
Woes no: 3 is the Third World War (which will happen sooner or later)

If the Bible is not God inspired......How will the 3 predictions come true....

Hallelujah.....May The Lord Be With You Always. Amen.

mdbeaver says:

Once you thoroughly read it one can't deny it's power. There are deeper levels of truth that one will not recieve if they only gives a surface to the Bible. Thank you boredofeducation for getting people talking about this subject.

AnnRadley says:

Part of the deal of being alive on this planet (as I see it) is that divine inspiration comes through purely at certain points. But as soon as it manifests, it is already a step removed from the origin. Even the act of the original message being put INTO WORDS introduces distortion.

site-builder says:

God, or 'Being' is above words.

 
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What do you think? 

Everyone has their own point of view about the Bible which don't really fit a yes or no question. Which of the following best matches your point of view.

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The best verse ever:

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Matt. 22:39

Most inspirational verses 

What are your favorite inspirational verses. Vote for your favorites and/or add your own.

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," d more...21 points

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave his only s more...20 points

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean n more...14 points

John 8:32

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall m more...10 points

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, more...10 points

Mattthew 22 v:37. You must Jehovah with your whole more...8 points

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the e more...6 points

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealo more...6 points

3 John verse 4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my childre more...5 points

10

John 4:24

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must wo more...5 points

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Atrocities justified by Bible verses 

Unfortunately, various atrocities have been justified with verses from the Bible. Here is a partial list. Please add any I have missed.

Slavery

10 points

The crusades

7 points

Promoting hatred of gays

7 points

The Rationalization for War

Our president and many past leaders driven by ego more...7 points

Murdering abortion doctors

6 points

Witch hunts during middle ages

5 points

The Holocost, ww2

Killing of the jews, under a warped & twisted more...5 points

Slaughtering the native Americans, North and South

4 points

The selling of indulgences

3 points

10

Perverted the Women

2 points

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The Bible Tells Me So 

Find out more about the uses and misuses of scripture.

The Bible Tells Me So: Uses and Abuses of Holy Scripture

This matter-of-fact approach to the many controversies that arise from disagreements over the meaning of the Bible is very refreshing. Read it if you are truly interested in studying this subject from an academic standpoint, not if you are just looking for another source to support your own views. This is a wonderful book to zero in on the specific passages in the Bible that have led to disagreements and how those disagreements have played out in history. It takes neither a liberal nor conservative stance, so anyone will find it useful.

Old Testament 

In Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. These works correspond to the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), with some variations and additions. In the Eastern Orthodox Church the comparable texts are known as the Septuagint, from the original Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. In the Syriac Orthodox church, they are known as the Peshitta. The term "Old Testament" itself is credited to Melito of Sardis.http://books.google.com/books?id=QkI_JNv3rIwC&pg=PA316&lpg=PA316&dq=melito+%22old+testament%22+%22first+used%22&source=bl&ots=9_tprGuiPx&sig=sygOITuaZ7Dok0yZK2aBmqe7iOk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Tertullian also used the Latin vetus testamentum. The Old Testament in the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Greek Orthodox Bibles have 39 books in common.http://www.bible.ca/b-canon-orthodox-catholic-christian-bible-books.htm

Scholars believe much of the Old Testament was written in Mesopotamia.http://hnn.us/readcomment.php?id=8803 "scholars believe much of the Old Testament was written in Mesopotamia" It is believed the Old Testament was composed and compiled between the 12th and the 2nd century BC.Encyclopaedia Britannica: "Written almost entirely in the Hebrew language between 1200 and 100 BC"; Columbia Encyclopedia: "In the 10th century BC the first of a series of editors collected materials from earlier traditional folkloric and historical records (i.e., both oral and written sources) to compose a narrative of the history of the Israelites who now found themselves united under David and Solomon." Jesus and his disciples referenced it when discussing Jesus's newer teachings, referring to it as "the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms ... the scriptures". () The accounts of Jesus and his disciples are recorded in the New Testament.

Who is the most important figure in the Old Testament? 

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New Testament 

The New Testament (Greek: ????? ???????, Kain? Diath?k?) is the name given to the second major division of the Christian Bible, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament. The New Testament is sometimes called the Greek New Testament or Greek Scriptures, or the New Covenant.

The original texts were written by various authors after c. AD 45, in Koine Greek, the lingua franca of the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

Its books were gradually collected into a single volume. Although Christian denominations differ as to which works are included in the New Testament, the majority have settled on the same twenty-seven book canon: it consists of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus, called "Gospels"; a narrative of the Apostles' ministries in the early church, probably by the same author as the Gospel of Luke, which it continues; twenty-one early letters, commonly called "epistles" in Biblical context, written by various authors and consisting mostly of Christian counsel and instruction; and an Apocalyptic prophecy.

Who is the most important figure in the New Testament 

other than Jesus

I believe most people would say Jesus is the most important figure in the New Testament. Who would come in second?

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People in the Bible 

Here are lenses about various people in the Bible. Do you have a lens about a Biblical figure? Add it to SquidWho in the Bible and I may add it here.

God's official site 

Just kidding God!!!

God, as viewed by Christianity and other religons
The concepts of God, as viewed by Christianity and other religions

God according to the Wikipedia 

God is a deity in theistic and deistic religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism.Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1995.

God is most often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of the universe. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many different conceptions of God. The most common among these include omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. God has also been conceived as being incorporeal, a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". These attributes were all supported to varying degrees by the early Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologian philosophers, including Maimonides, Augustine of Hippo,Edwards, Paul. "God and the philosophers" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1995. and Al-Ghazali,Platinga, Alvin. "God, Arguments for the Existence of," Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Routledge, 2000. respectively. Many notable medieval philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God.

More books by God 

Vote for your favorites, or add any I missed.

Depending on your beliefs, you may or may not agree with this list. But these are other religious texts available for study.

If I missed any, let me know.

The Torah

The Torah

7 points

Vote for Future Updates 

People have made great suggestions about things to add to this lens. What should I work on next? Vote for your favorite(s)... or add more ideas.

Ways the Bible has had a positive influence on society

13 points

Proof of the Bible

List archaeological evidence supporting people/pla more...13 points

Misinterpretation

7 points

Redemption through faith in Christ alone

Because I have sinned (broken God's law) I deserve more...6 points

The Bible as literature

5 points

How has the Bible influenced other writings?

4 points

A module on contemporary translations

4 points

Information about the writers...

3 points

Why people need God or gods or no God or gods.1 point

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Summarize or compile the reasons why voters chose more...1 point

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What else? 

What else would you like to see in this lens?

OhMe wrote...

Very well done. Lensrolling to my Sunday School Songs

ReplyPosted February 15, 2009

PastorKay wrote...

It is offensive to me that you list "Atrocities justified by Bible verses" as if the Bible verses actually do justified those things, and that people did not warp their meanings in order to justify their own decisions. The Bible cannot be to blame for any of those things.

ReplyPosted December 06, 2008

Family-Legacy-Mom wrote...

My favorite scripture is in the Gospel of Matthew where it tells us we should put our light on a candlestick so it can give light to others, that we shouldn't hide it under a bushel: "Therefore let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

ReplyPosted November 19, 2008

Lensmaster

Roberta wrote

I think Jesus was distraught because as Jesus looked up,he could see his father,but ,his father could not look back upon him as our sins were upon Jesus.Our sins were so hiddious,God would not look at his only begotten Son in that state.No wonder Jesus was distrought,after the pain and suffering He went through as he looked through time and saw my sins and yours.Not just the sins up untill the time He hang on that cross;but all the sins up untill which we(the the children of God) are called home!

Reply Posted October 01, 2008

Concernedman wrote...

The Bible is important to me because it talks of the love that God has for men that came to die so you and I may have eternal life.

ReplyPosted September 22, 2008

 
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Alternative Viewpoints 

Here are some non-mainstream views about the Bible and/or God.

Bible Study for Atheists 

Are you a skeptic? BS4A is looking at each Bible verse from an atheists point of view. The most recent posts are show here.

Caution: Site is somewhat irreverent.

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