The Bible2

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Who decided what went in it:

-Jesus didn't write it so didn't decide what went in it.

-no single person or group decided what went in

-Bishop Athanasins' Christian group produced a list and was approved as the new because if an apostle wrote it, it was guaranteed to be a part of the Bible.

What was left out:

-apocrypha (books that are not on public display.

-they were missed out because there was a chance of them being fake

-others weren't meant appropriate to public reading and did not contribute to a religious life.

Why 2 testaments and is the old one the same as the Jewish Bible?

-Ketuvim (Hebrew bible, means=writing) is what Jews called the old testament.

-prior to Jesus there was writing, then when Jesus came, the new testament was written.

What do we miss between the testaments?

-considerate amount of time where Jews were persecutes by the Romans. These records are called apocrypha or deuterocanocial.

-these texts are considered less important 15 books for apocrypha

-the Maccabees (the leaders of the Jewish rebel army) account the story of turmoil caused by the Jewish revolt in 168BC

-other books such as wisdom, wise and practical advice based on belief

-The advice covers topics such as duties to parents.

Where did the Bible come from?

-named after a port

-Greek-biblia = "the books" (collective identity)

-Papyrus plant from which book were made, papyrus gives us the English word, paper.

Where did the titles of the separate books come from?

-most of the books were named after their authors (e.g. luke, john, mark)

-some had 'ghost writers' this is where the person who wrote its name, isn't the one on the title.

-people would only read it if it had interesting titles, people preferred to read a book if the author was well known.

-you can never really trust the name written in the title.

Why the "holy" Bible?

-"holy" used to be taboo and a special word.

-printing "holy Bible" on the cover of a red or black leather bound Bible, with gold edging, shows the edition to be something of importance.

-market research still shows that Christians still feel that it is a significant part of the Bible cover.

-sometimes people are put off the word "holy" because it sounds too 'goody'.

What about the writing of famous Christians who lived after the Bible was completed?

- writings of famous Christians not being published in the Bible is because they have been published somewhere else.

-the last words of the Bible say to not add or takeaway from the prophecies.

What sort of people were the authors?

-the writers voice/persona is plain to see when reading different sections of the Bible.

-Mark = very fast paced, breathless, rushed

-Luke= more careful and educated, non Jewish

-they weren't in for the fame or money, they were there for faith.

Why did they write it?

-it's about purpose, the purpose of the new testament was to spread the good news of Jesus

-Gods intentions for people

-purpose of old testament was to show how God dealt with people to make them behave

How long did it all take?

-most evens were written from about BC to around 65 AD. But some events may not have been written down for hundreds of years after the actual events.

Were the writers biased?

-They all played a part in delivering God's message making them biased.

-The writers were all Jewish, Christian or Jewish-Christian.

-All writing you come across will hold element of bias.

Were the writers eyewitnesses?

-The sayings of Jesus were passed down by word of mouth which makes you question the authenticity of the stories.

-It is said that the Gospel writers wove their stories so the

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