Why wasn't the bible written into modern times?
By mmiller26
@mmiller26 (1930)
Canada
July 9, 2008 7:59am CST
What was the last recorded date mentioned in the bible? And why did the bible stop being written after a certain point in time? I would think that if the bible were a recorded history of Christianity then there would still be new works added to it even today, wouldn't there? Is it because God stopped talking to man? Are we forsaken? Is modern man lacking in divine inspiration? Or is it because no one would trust anyone who claimed God spoke directly to them? I'm not trying to sound flippant here. I'm actually really curious why the bible stopped being written. Can anyone shed some light on this? (Without doom-and-gloom prophesies, please. Historical fact goes a long way with me.)
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@onlinemoneymatters (117)
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9 Jul 08
God has sent us four books, the Torah, the Zaboor, Bible and the last and final Quran. God has sent his revealations which were scripted in these books to their respected prophets of those times. The Bible was revealed to Jesus Christ and after which came Prophet Mohammed pbuh, God then sent his revealations to Prophet Mohammed and declared this to be his final revealations as Prophet Mohammed was the final prophet. There have been no prophets after him due to which no revealations have been taken place. Everything of the past, present and even the future has been in advance revealed in the Holy Quran. Scientist have proved a few things in this century which was already been mentioned in the Holy Quran. All the other three books have been ammended but it is only the Quran which is word to word the same as it was revealed, even today. Nobody has made or tried to make any changes in the Quran. Even if each and every Quran in every corner of the world is destroyed by the non-believers, the Quran will still remain in the hearts of the believers, as there are many who have learnt the Quran byheart. The earlier three books have never been learnt byheart by anyone. So, my dear friend, it is just this reason, why the bible is not having any more additions in it, as the Quran has everything in it, as I said the past, present and even the future. Hope you are convinced with my explanation. If you have any doubts, you can pm me after adding me as your friend.
@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
Thank you for your reply. Many Christians don't acknowledge the Quran. Where does that leave them?
@Harley009 (1416)
• India
10 Jul 08
Yea Zabur is the Psalms, which was given by God to David.
Zabur (Psalms) to Dawood (David)
Taurat`(Torah) to Musa (Moses)
Injeel (Gospel) to Iesa (Jesus)
Quran (Koran) to Mohammad
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@onlinemoneymatters (117)
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11 Jul 08
Thanks to all of you for accepting what I say. I hope now, you people also agree to the fact of the books revealed to the four prophets.
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@Harley009 (1416)
• India
10 Jul 08
Learn the complete compilation of All kind of Bible from Christian religious leaders itself, you can understand what was/is going on.
There were many collections, some are rejected some are taken, and many church differs with it. The Bible in original language fully not available now, where it has gone?
The language of Jesus was Aramaic, and the Injeel(Relevations given to Jesus) should be in Aramaic. Christians claims it is Greek, How Greek language comes while Jesus lived in Palestine?
And it is to be noticed that some sayings of Christ is quoted in Bible, which are in Aramaic.
So I think the actual revelations of God given to Prophet Jesus has lost some where, and nowadays Christians following some writings for some people born there after.
No worries..
-Peace-
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@paroloza (140)
• United States
16 Jul 08
Dear Harley009, Jesus spoke aramaic as did all Jews since the time of their exile in Babylonia, where it had been native language since long. The name aramaic comes from Aram, a place mentioned already in Genesis. So from about 520 before Christ until their displacement from Palestina, Jews didn't speak any more Hebrew. That language came into popular use only with the new State of Isreal.
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@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
9 Jul 08
The Bible is not just an ordinary book-it was inpired by God from time immemorial
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@mmiller26 (1930)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
That doesn't really answer my question. If it is inspired by God, then wouldn't it stand to reason that God would still want the book to continue on? New chapters haven't been written for the last few thousand years. Did God simply stop speaking to us?
@WhatsHerName (2716)
• United States
19 Jul 08
The Bible is our road map to life. It has a beginning, BC, a middle the life of Christ as God on Earth and an ending which is Revelations Christs predictions of the last days.
God speaks to us Christians through our hearts so there is no need for an "updated" version as Muslims believe. The Quran is not part of the Bible.
What more do we need? Man hasn't changed, sin hasn't changed, life and God hasn't changed.
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@paroloza (140)
• United States
9 Jul 08
The last writings in the Bible are most probably the letters of John. As this apostle is known to have reached a very high age (between 90 and 100 years), this must have been in the last decade of the first century.
Although the New Testament contains many historical books -Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Acts, facts in the letters of Paul), it is not mainly a historical document but the documentation of God's New Covenant with Men. As this it depends on divine ispiration.
Although the Canon of the New Testament -the list of books officially approved by all the Church Fathers who wrote about in the first centuries- was not closed but as late as 393 C.E. and confirmed in 419 C.E., it insisted in applying the 4 points of canonicity as prove of divine inspiration:
1. Apostolicity - Attributed to and based on the teachings of an first-generation apostle or a close companion of an apostle.
2. Universal acceptance - acknowledged by all major Christian communities of the first three centuries.
3. Liturgical use - read publicly when the communities met for the Lord's supper
4. Consistent message - containing a theological doctrine that agreed with other acknowledged scriptures
While most books we find now in the New Testament were accepted very soon, there was a lengthy discussion about some of them, as for the letter of Jude (because of verses 9, 14 and 15 which cite a very dubious source). This New Testament Canon was accepted throughout Church history, also by the Reformers.
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