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Before I begin let me explain myself and my question, so that people don't misunderstand me.
I am not trying to de-bunk the Bible, or prove anyone right or wrong. I have been exploring religion as of late, particularly Christianity because that is what I was raised.
As I explore the different religions, questions pop up that I cannot find an answer to. So here is one of those questions, and I hope to get some intelligent responses. If anyone has any good links to other sites pertaining to this I would appreciate those too.
and so....
Each book of the Bible was written by different people. Human beings with close relations to God and/or Jesus. These books were written with no intention of them ever being put together in a single book. The books that are currently contained in the Bible were not formally put together into a single piece of work until the late 4th century. It was a group of human beings that decided which books would go into the Bible and which would not. There are dozens of books written during the 1st century that are not even included.
With all of these variables, how do we know that the Bible is the truly infallible direct word of God, as many claim? How do we know that the Bible contains the correct books, and that man decided to not include the correct ones? Many books of the Bible, such as the four gospels are historical accounts. How do we know that writers did not inject their own views and opinions into their work? It is proven that multiple witnesses to the same event can have different views of that event and some may even believe to have seen somethings entirely different than the other witnesses.
What are your thoughts?
I am not trying to de-bunk the Bible, or prove anyone right or wrong. I have been exploring religion as of late, particularly Christianity because that is what I was raised.
As I explore the different religions, questions pop up that I cannot find an answer to. So here is one of those questions, and I hope to get some intelligent responses. If anyone has any good links to other sites pertaining to this I would appreciate those too.
and so....
Each book of the Bible was written by different people. Human beings with close relations to God and/or Jesus. These books were written with no intention of them ever being put together in a single book. The books that are currently contained in the Bible were not formally put together into a single piece of work until the late 4th century. It was a group of human beings that decided which books would go into the Bible and which would not. There are dozens of books written during the 1st century that are not even included.
With all of these variables, how do we know that the Bible is the truly infallible direct word of God, as many claim? How do we know that the Bible contains the correct books, and that man decided to not include the correct ones? Many books of the Bible, such as the four gospels are historical accounts. How do we know that writers did not inject their own views and opinions into their work? It is proven that multiple witnesses to the same event can have different views of that event and some may even believe to have seen somethings entirely different than the other witnesses.
What are your thoughts?