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The Bible is divided into two main sections, the Old and New Testaments.
The Old Testament began after 1600 BC, a history of God's dealings with one people, the children of Israel.
The first five books of the Old Testament were written by Moses, his presentation of revelations given to him on everything from a brief history of the creation to what God expects of us.
Remember who he was writing it to - a people that had been unlearned slaves for hundreds of years.
To help them remember his teachings it was written in chiastic structure:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible
Isaiah prophesied that the children of Israel would eventually go astray.
╷Arise,
│╷ shine,
││ ╷ For thy light is come.
││ │ ╷ and the glory
││ │ │ ╷ Of Yahweh
││ │ │ │ ╷ Upon thee is risen.
││ │ │ │ │
││ │ │ │ │ ╷ For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
││ │ │ │ │ ╵ And gross darkness the people.
││ │ │ │ │
││ │ │ │ ╵ But upon thee will arise
││ │ │ ╵ Yahweh,
││ │ ╵ And his glory upon thee shall be seen,
││ ╵ And nations shall come to thy light.
│╵ And kings to the brightness
╵Of thy rising.
(Isa. 60:1-3)
But There would be a restoration.
The Old Testament began after 1600 BC, a history of God's dealings with one people, the children of Israel.
The first five books of the Old Testament were written by Moses, his presentation of revelations given to him on everything from a brief history of the creation to what God expects of us.
Remember who he was writing it to - a people that had been unlearned slaves for hundreds of years.
To help them remember his teachings it was written in chiastic structure:
Genesis and the Flood
A . The contribution of Cain and his descendants, 4:17-22
B . . A poetic section: the Song of Lamech, 4:23-24
C . . . The generations of Adam, 4:31-5:32
D . . . . The Wickedness of mankind, big men, 6:1-8
Yahweh saw it and determined their destruction, vss. 5-7.
E . . . . . The three sons of Noah, 6:9-12.
F . . . . . . God's covenant with Noah, 6:13-22.
G . . . . . . .Yahweh declares he will destroy everything, 7:1-5.
H . . . . . . . . Noah enters the ark, 7:6-9.
I . . . . . . . . The flood continues to rise, 7-10-20
The Central Panel: enumerating the results of the flood 7:17-23a
a . And all flesh DIED that moved upon the earth,
b . . Both birds,
c . . . And cattle,
d . . . . And beasts,
e . . . . . And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth,
f . . . . . . .And every man:
B . . All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life,
. . . Of all that was on the dry land
J Center . . . . . DIED, and
. . . . . . . . . . . .was DESTROYED
B' . . Every living thing
. . . That was upon the face of the ground,
f’ . . . . . . Both man,
e’ . . . . . And creeping things,.
d’ . . . . [(Lost in copying) And beasts],
c’ . . . And cattle,
b’ . . And birds of the heavens,
a’ . And they were DESTROYED from the earth.
I' . . . . . . The flood continues to fall, 7:23b-8:12.
H' . . . . . . . . Noah leaves the ark, 8:13-19.
G’. . . . . . . Yahweh declares he will not curse the ground any more,
F' . . . . . . God's covenant with Noah, 9:1-17
E' . . . . . The three sons of Noah, 9:18-19.
A' . The contribution of Noah: a vineyard; his descendants, 9:20-24,28.
B' . . A poetic section: the Curse of Canaan, 9:25-27,
C' . . . The generations of the sons of Noah, 10:1-32.
D' . . . . The wickedness of mankind-, a big tower, 11:1-9
Yahweh saw it and determined to confound them, vss. 5-9.
A . The contribution of Cain and his descendants, 4:17-22
B . . A poetic section: the Song of Lamech, 4:23-24
C . . . The generations of Adam, 4:31-5:32
D . . . . The Wickedness of mankind, big men, 6:1-8
Yahweh saw it and determined their destruction, vss. 5-7.
E . . . . . The three sons of Noah, 6:9-12.
F . . . . . . God's covenant with Noah, 6:13-22.
G . . . . . . .Yahweh declares he will destroy everything, 7:1-5.
H . . . . . . . . Noah enters the ark, 7:6-9.
I . . . . . . . . The flood continues to rise, 7-10-20
The Central Panel: enumerating the results of the flood 7:17-23a
a . And all flesh DIED that moved upon the earth,
b . . Both birds,
c . . . And cattle,
d . . . . And beasts,
e . . . . . And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth,
f . . . . . . .And every man:
B . . All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life,
. . . Of all that was on the dry land
J Center . . . . . DIED, and
. . . . . . . . . . . .was DESTROYED
B' . . Every living thing
. . . That was upon the face of the ground,
f’ . . . . . . Both man,
e’ . . . . . And creeping things,.
d’ . . . . [(Lost in copying) And beasts],
c’ . . . And cattle,
b’ . . And birds of the heavens,
a’ . And they were DESTROYED from the earth.
I' . . . . . . The flood continues to fall, 7:23b-8:12.
H' . . . . . . . . Noah leaves the ark, 8:13-19.
G’. . . . . . . Yahweh declares he will not curse the ground any more,
F' . . . . . . God's covenant with Noah, 9:1-17
E' . . . . . The three sons of Noah, 9:18-19.
A' . The contribution of Noah: a vineyard; his descendants, 9:20-24,28.
B' . . A poetic section: the Curse of Canaan, 9:25-27,
C' . . . The generations of the sons of Noah, 10:1-32.
D' . . . . The wickedness of mankind-, a big tower, 11:1-9
Yahweh saw it and determined to confound them, vss. 5-9.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses
Generally, Moses is seen as a legendary figure, whilst retaining the possibility that Moses or a Moses-like figure existed in the 13th century BCE.[14][15][16][17][18] Rabbinical Judaism calculated a lifespan of Moses corresponding to 1391–1271 BCE;[19] Jerome suggested 1592 BCE,[20] and James Ussher suggested 1571 BCE as his birth year.[21][note 2]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible
Those books that are included in the Bible by a tradition or group are called canonical, indicating that the tradition/group views the collection as the true representation of God's word and will. A number of biblical canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents from denomination to denomination.[1] The Hebrew Bible shares most of its content with its ancient Greek translation, the Septuagint, and in turn was the basis for the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be Jewish disciples of Christ, written in 1st-century Koine Greek. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about what should be included in the canon, primarily about the biblical apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect or recognition.
Attitudes towards the Bible also differ among Christian groups. Roman Catholics, High Church Anglicans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of both the Bible and sacred tradition,[2][3] while many Protestant churches focus on the idea of sola scriptura, or scripture alone. This concept rose to prominence during the Reformation, and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the only infallible source of Christian teaching. Others, though, advance the concept of prima scriptura in contrast, meaning scripture primarily or scripture mainly.[2]
The Bible has had a profound influence on literature and history, especially in the Western world, where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed using movable type.[4][5] According to the March 2007 edition of Time, the Bible "has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written. Its influence on world history is unparalleled, and shows no signs of abating."[4] With estimated total sales of over five billion copies, it is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time.[4][6][7] As of the 2000s, it sells approximately 100 million copies annually.
Attitudes towards the Bible also differ among Christian groups. Roman Catholics, High Church Anglicans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of both the Bible and sacred tradition,[2][3] while many Protestant churches focus on the idea of sola scriptura, or scripture alone. This concept rose to prominence during the Reformation, and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the only infallible source of Christian teaching. Others, though, advance the concept of prima scriptura in contrast, meaning scripture primarily or scripture mainly.[2]
The Bible has had a profound influence on literature and history, especially in the Western world, where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed using movable type.[4][5] According to the March 2007 edition of Time, the Bible "has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written. Its influence on world history is unparalleled, and shows no signs of abating."[4] With estimated total sales of over five billion copies, it is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time.[4][6][7] As of the 2000s, it sells approximately 100 million copies annually.
Isaiah prophesied that the children of Israel would eventually go astray.
╷Arise,
│╷ shine,
││ ╷ For thy light is come.
││ │ ╷ and the glory
││ │ │ ╷ Of Yahweh
││ │ │ │ ╷ Upon thee is risen.
││ │ │ │ │
││ │ │ │ │ ╷ For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
││ │ │ │ │ ╵ And gross darkness the people.
││ │ │ │ │
││ │ │ │ ╵ But upon thee will arise
││ │ │ ╵ Yahweh,
││ │ ╵ And his glory upon thee shall be seen,
││ ╵ And nations shall come to thy light.
│╵ And kings to the brightness
╵Of thy rising.
(Isa. 60:1-3)
But There would be a restoration.