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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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Table of Contents
- Daily Bible Quotes
- The King James Version: 1611 Edition
- The Original Hebrew and Greek
- Other Versions
- The Word of God?
- What do you think?
- What people are saying
- The best verse ever:
- Most inspirational verses
- Atrocities justified by Bible verses
- The Bible Tells Me So
- Old Testament
- Who is the most important figure in the Old Testament?
- New Testament
- Who is the most important figure in the New Testament
- People in the Bible
- God's official site
- God according to the Wikipedia
- More books by God
- Vote for Future Updates
- What else?
- Alternative Viewpoints
- Irreverent Links
- Bible Study for Atheists
Daily Bible Quotes
Bible Promises

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- For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm & do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Gal 5:1 http://is.gd/1ncYZ
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- If anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1 Jn 2:1 http://is.gd/1mo9V
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- The word of God is… Sharper than any double-edged sword, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Heb 4:12 http://is.gd/1luXE
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- The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 http://is.gd/1k1cG
The King James Version: 1611 Edition
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.
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The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English
The only complete interlinear Bible available in E more...3 points
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The Greek New Testament: Bonded Leather
The leading edition of the original text. English more...0 points
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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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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.
Posted April 11, 2009
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.
Posted September 22, 2008
andrewc says:
but some of it is poetry
Posted September 20, 2008
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.
Posted February 17, 2009
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.
Posted August 16, 2008
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.
Posted July 17, 2008
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.
What people are saying
What do you think about the Bible?
I say...
What others are saying...
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.
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.
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Slavery
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The crusades
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Promoting hatred of gays
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The Rationalization for War
Our president and many past leaders driven by ego more...7 points
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Murdering abortion doctors
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Witch hunts during middle ages
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Slaughtering the native Americans, North and South
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The selling of indulgences
3 points
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Perverted the Women
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The Bible Tells Me So
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?
I started with one poll and then decided to break it up into two.
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?
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.-
Apostle Paul In Bible
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This lens is a tribute to the greatest Christian witness of the New Testament, The Apostle Paul In The Bible. He is second only to Jesus Himself in importance for the Christian church. THANKS for visiting. More materials to come be sure to bookmark th...
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Abraham In the Bible
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There is a good reason the Abraham is called “Father of the faith!” Abraham is one of the most exceptional individuals of the Old Testament. The Bible says God actually visited him in his home, spoke to him face-to-face, and even reckoned...
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Moses
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The Ten Commandments serve as the fundamental moral laws of Judaism and Christianity. According to the Hebrew Bible (known to Christians as the Old Testament), Moses received the Ten Commandments directly from God on Mount Sinai. He smashed the table...
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Moses In The Bible - Biblical Moses
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This lens is a tribute to the meekest man who ever lived... "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." (Numbers 12.3 KJV) We will include many links in this retelling of the Moses Story.
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King David History – Biblical David
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This lens is tribute to Biblical David. David was, according to the Bible a man after God's own heart. What I like most about him was that he was far from perfect but teaches us through his life that, if we stay with the right attotude an...
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.
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.
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Ways the Bible has had a positive influence on society
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Misinterpretation
7 points
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Redemption through faith in Christ alone
Because I have sinned (broken God's law) I deserve more...6 points
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The Bible as literature
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How has the Bible influenced other writings?
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A module on contemporary translations
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Information about the writers...
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Why people need God or gods or no God or gods.1 point
What else?
What else would you like to see in this lens?
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.
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."
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!
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.
Alternative Viewpoints
Here are some non-mainstream views about the Bible and/or God.-
The Lunacy of Religion
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If you are reading this and you are an atheist, you need to send this page to your friends. Send people to this page and make them watch some of the videos. If their belief is strong enough they will welcome the task. Hold on to your faith! It's...
Irreverent Links
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Bible Study for Atheists
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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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