The Holy Bible And Its History
The 66 books which make up the Holy Bible were originally written in ancient languages; Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek by men who were inspired by God. The Bible itself tells us that all scripture is by inspiration of God.
Old Testament
The Pentateuch (the Law)
Geneses, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical Writings
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
Wisdom Literature (Poetry)
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
The Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, Daniel.
The Minor Prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, ...
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many centuries.
Certain European Jewish scribes called the Masoretes carefully transmitted it from copy to copy preserving and handing down their writings. Several of those "Masoretes" manuscripts still exist. Some of the more important ones are listed below:
The Cairo Codex of the Prophets (AD 895)
Containing the Prophets
The British Museum Codex Oriental 4445
(ninth or tenth century), containing a large portion of the Pentateuch.
The Leningrad Codex of the Prophets (AD 916)
Containing the Major Prophets.
The Leningrad Codex (AD 1008-1009)
The complete Old Testament text.
The Aleppo Codex (AD 900-925)
Originally containing the entire Old Testament text but now with a quarter of its text missing.
Until 1947 and 1948, at the time when Israel once again became a nation, the Masoretic manuscripts were the oldest known to exist.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Then the discovery of the "Dead Sea Scrolls". These scrolls date back to from the third century B.C. to the first ...
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Galatians 49 or 56 A.D., Ephesians 61 A.D., Philippians 62 A.D., Colossians 62 A.D., 1 and 2 Thessalonians 51 A.D., 1 and 2 Timothy 63-66 A.D., Titus 65 A.D., and Philemon 61 A.D..
Epistles to specific churches prior to Paul's Imprisonment in Rome are Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians.
Epistles written during Paul's imprisonment in Rome are called Prison Epistles; Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Epistles written to individuals giving advice concerning the care of particular local churches are called the Pastoral Epistles; 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus.
A few scholars think Paul wrote Hebrews, but it is unlikely because of a completely ...
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