Its wonderful unity. Over 40 authors wrote 66 books in different lands and over a period of 1,800 years. Many never saw the writing of the others and yet there is no contradiction between any two of them.

(4) Furthermore, everything that Jesus spoke was the word of God, for He is, after all, God (John 1:1,18; 10:30; 1 John 5:20).

The Bible teaches that both in its inception and its interpretation, the Holy Spirit plays a major role. In understanding the Spirit’s role in the interpretation of the Bible...

This section is a strong statement on the inspiration of Scripture. Peter affirms that the Old Testament prophets wrote God’s messages. He puts himself and the other apostles in same category, because they also proclaim God’s truth.

God has communicated in many different ways. He revealed Himself to Moses from a burning bush (Ex. 3:4) and to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam out of a cloud (Num. 12:4, 5).

This calendar era is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus of Nazareth, with AD counting years from the start of this epoch, and BC denoting years before the start of the era.

The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines ‘history’ as “all the events that happened in the past”. The Bible simply starts with the creation story...

These books include various forms of literature—history, biography, poetry, proverbial saying, hymns, letters, directions for elaborate ritualistic worship, laws, parables, riddles, allegories, prophecy, and all other forms of human expression.

The Bible is ‘God’s truth; hence it is trustworthy. Jesus said “Sanctify them by Your truth, Your word is truth.” (Jn 17:17). This means God’s Word can be relied upon.

There are no new lists of commandments in the New Testament, though some regard the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) as the new law for Christians. The standards set out there are even more difficult to achieve than in the Old Testament law.

The word “apocrypha” is not found in the Bible. There is a large group of Works writings that did not attain canonical status. Differences between canonical and noncanonical apocalyptic literature are numerous....

The NEW TESTAMENT: In some ways this is a more clear-cut process. The letters of Paul are probably the earliest writings of the New Testament and they were no doubt preserved in the communities to which they were addressed.