The Bible has not been “discovered” in any archaeological sense. It has always been read, copied and redistributed from the time the first book was written down. Over time, as God inspired more books, the collection of books that make up the Bible grew. It took its current form sometime around AD 100. Some ancient [...]
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The title of the gospel has included the words “according to John” since at least the second century. There are several Johns mentioned in the New Testament: John the baptist John son of Zebedee, the apostle John the relative of Annas the high priest (Acts 4:6) John Mark (Acts 12:25) John, the father of Simon [...]
The person who asked this question highlighted the contrast between Rom. 1:1 — which says the letter to the Romans is from Paul — and Rom. 16:22, which says: I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. In this situation, Tertius is working as Paul’s secretary, writing down the words that Paul [...]
The word “holy” is first used to distinguish the Old Testament scriptures in the New Testament: [the gospel] which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures (Rom 1:2) and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in [...]
It is well-known that John 3:16 is the most translated and quoted verse in the Bible: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The website topverses.com recently ranked the verses of the Bible by how often they are [...]
The partition shown in my Bible Readers Handbook page 2 is fairly standard amongst Christians. However, other divisions have been used.
