Those who wrote the Bible lived at different times, some separated by hundreds of years. In many cases they were complete strangers to one another. Some Bible writers were businessmen or traders; others were shepherds, fishermen, soldiers, physicians, preachers, kings—human beings from all walks...
The succinct answer is, God is the Author of the Bible. One of the men responsible for a large portion of the New Testament, the apostle Paul, wrote: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in ...
In a way, both of these answers are true, but by now you’re probably looking for a little more detail about the authors of the Bible. And rightly so: when you’re studying a book or passage of the Bible, it’s pretty important to know who wrote it. ...
Archaeologists have consistently discovered the names of government officials, kings, cities, and festivals mentioned in the Bible – sometimes when historians didn't think such people or places existed. For example, the Gospel of John tells of Jesus healing a cripple next to the Pool of Bethesda...
Who was the first Roman to be baptized? Who wrote the History of the Kings of Britain? Who invented writing letters? Who were the Elamites in the Bible? Who wrote the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi? Who wrote about the history of the Peloponnesian War? Who wrote A People's History ...
The first person to be resurrected in the Bible is the son of a widow in 1 Kings. While the prophet Elijah is staying in the widow's house, the boy...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer ...
But the Lord told Ananias that Saul was a “chosen instrument” to carry His name before the Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel (Acts 9:15) and would suffer for doing so (Acts 9:16). Ananias followed the Lord’s instructions and found Saul, on whom he laid hands, and told...
These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his
and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,
We can learn a lot aboutJesusfrom names he is given like Messiah for example. Messiah is used many times in theBibleand it means “anointed one.” The Jewish people expectedGodto send a Messiah to help them with their problems and this would be Jesus. By knowing the meaning of Messiah,...