Why there are many bibles? is the god word differnciate? It should be one word. So why many?
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Because the Bible is only a book, like all others......\neven now all the christians are taking a stone in their hand to throwing it in my direction....there is no more truth in the Bible than in the book of thousand and one night....fairy-tales...\n\nwhy?\nbecause this book had been translated so many times from people who did'nt understood the text's... it is impossible, that there is just one phrase, who is in the original form as he was written thousands of years ago...\nis there just one of the actual living priests who knows the date...when the Bible has been written ? The Bible was already an old Book on Atlantis, more than 40'000 years ago....
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Far too many people have Bible, and wouldn't be able to explain the meaning of a passage, if you asked them.The book is meant to be read, understood, and the Word is to be put into practice daily in our lives.
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Well yeah, kinda, but it was originally written in Hebrew, Greek, and a little Aramaic.\n\nEach time someone makes a new translation they do not use exactly the same English words. This is where most of the confusion comes from. There are some words we don't have an English word for-in that case several English words are used to get the meaning of the original. \n\nThere are some who believe in the 'double' inspiration of the KJV. This also causes problems when other translations don't exactly line up with the KJV.\n\nThere is about a little less that 1/2% discrepancy in all the text. No Biblical doctrine is affected. Any good translation id safe.\nKJV, NKJV, NIV, CSB, NAS, NASB,  all good. Some are easier to read than others, some are more word for word, some are more thought for thought.
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Why does the Catholic Bible have more books than the Protestant Bible?\nThe Catholic Bible has 73 books, while the Protestant Bible has 66 book. Why?\n\nThe book known as the Bible was originally a various collections of Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Chaldean (Daniel, Esther, and others were in Chaldean and not part of the Torah or Haftorah [The Law and the Prophets]) documents read by the early Christians in their worship. Some churches had some writings and others had other writings, but the Bible was not a whole book until the Council of Carthage in 397 A.D.\n\nAfter the Emperor Constantine forbade the persecution of Christians, they were able to emerge from the catacombs and freely associate. There followed a great deal of discussion of what was considered scripture. There were some books that they promoted as scripture that are not in the Bible today, such as the Gospel of Thomas or the Epistle of Barnabas.\n\nTo resolve this dilemma, the Church assembled the leading scholars and experts of that time in Carthage to decide what was really scripture. The document they produced was called The Canon of Scripture, and here is the text of this document:\n\n"[It has been decided] that nothing except Canonical Scriptures should be read in the church under the name of Divine Scriptures. But the Canonical Scriptures are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Josue [Joshua], Judges, Ruth, four books of Kings [1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings], Paralipomenon two books [1 and 2 Chronicles], Job, the Psalter of David [Psalms], five books of Solomon [Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclestiasticus or Sirach], twelve books of the [minor] prophets [Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi], Isaias, Jeremias [includes Lamentations of Jeremiah and the words copied by his scribe Baruch], Daniel, Ezechiel, Tobias, Judith, Esther, two books of Esdras [Ezra, Nehemiah], two books of the Machabees. Moreover, of the New Testament: Four books of the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles one book, thirteen epistles of Paul the apostle [Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon], one of the same to the Hebrews, two of Peter, three of John, one of James, one of Jude, the Apocalypse of John. Thus [it has been decided] that the Church beyond the sea [Rome] may be consulted regarding the confirmation of that canon; also that it be permitted to read the sufferings of the martyrs, when their anniversary days are celebrated." \nThese writings were delivered to St. Jerome, the leading scholar in the Old Testament and ancient languages. St. Jerome together with the brothers of of his monastery painstakingly translated the writings into Latin, which was the universal language of the day. This first Bible was called the Biblia Vulgata of the Vulgate or Common Bible.\n\nDuring the rise of Protestantism, for various unsubstantiated reasons the following parts were removed from the Bible.\n\nThe Book of Tobit \nThe Book of Judith \nThe Wisdom of Solomon \nThe Book of Sirach [Ecclesiasticus] \nThe Writings of Baruch \nThe First and Second Books of the Macabees \nTwo Chapters of Daniel and the Song of the Hebrew Children in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3:25-90)\nConsequently, the Catholic Bible has 72 books and the Protestant Bible has 66. One interesting note is that the original King James version of the Bible had all the books and writings found in the Catholic Bible.
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honestly if you think the trinity was just added to the bible at nicea .. dont you think they would have put the word trinity in the bible ?? \n\nPlease recognize that this question is for thoughtful consideration and polite responses. Please try to be acedemic in your answer approach. Thanks
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At least 50%.\n\nBible thumpers are compelled to spread the word regardless how many times its been spread.\n\n"God's word" is like manure, it can be helpful when spread  in limited places, for specific purposes, but it is usually just a nuisance for most people.
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Probably because the "God" you speak of doesn't exist. In fact the God of the Bible cannot exist- if there is a creator, it must be intelligent, to be intelligent it must be able to choose, to be able to choose it must be able to make mistakes.
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I never thought the bible is a myth...the bible is a book written by man, why should I base my life and beliefs on a book?  Just because it was written a long time ago?
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A plethora of authors wrote the Bible. It is contrary to Church teaching to say that God wrote the Bible. It is understood that the books of the Bible are inspired by God.
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God inspired the prophets to write the bible, it is the Word of God and what we have to go on. However I don't and am not spoon fed by religious leaders. I am glad that we are free in the US to own a bible and read for ourselves.
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If there is more than one god, you are at least worshipping one.  If there is no god, you are merely wasting your own time worrying about it.  If there is one god, you are arguing about a name.  God is god.  Do you think addressing God by the "wrong name" is going to get God upset?  Or using the "wrong" rituals or prayers?  That kind of god is too petty and insecure to deserve respect.  I suspect God is more interested in your actions out in the world.  Do you try to make life better for people or do you try to make people more miserable?  Sure, we may disagree on many of the details, but essentially, we all know what's right or wrong, church teaching notwithstanding.  And ignorance cannot be sin.
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1.) God is in three persons...not three gods but three persons....God, The Son, and the Holy Spirit.\n\n2.) Jesus is also God; in human form, that is.\n\n3.) No, God did not give birth.  Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit and NOT through sexual intercourse.  Remember that she was a virgin when she was pregnant with Jesus.\n\n4.) Yes He is.\n\n5.) The reason for so many Bibles is because it needs to be translated into different languages which started in the 17th century when the Bible was first translated into English and this Bible was known as the King James Version or KJV for short (during the reign of the English King James).  Protestant Reformer Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German so the common German folk could read it, too.\n\nIt spawned editions such as the NIV (New International Version...the easiest to read in my opinion) and the NKJV (the New King James Version, which is what is on my nightstand).\n\n6.) It wasn't edited.  God's Word is the same today.  It's just that Jews do not recognize the New Testament and the Catholic Church decided to add some unrelated stuff called the "Apocrypha" (it is wise to note that it comes from the adjective "apocryphal," meaning "doubtful"...in my opinion, the Apocrypha is NOT the word of God).
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Technically, God didn't write the Bible. The Bible was divinely inspired, so I believe your question is why would man choose that wording over another.\n\nSecondly, the word "subdue" in this contex is meaning for Adam to keep Earth at peace when need be. It's just another way of saying take care of what God has given you.\n\nThirdly, take into concideration the fact that the Bible is a translation. Sometimes finding the word to mean another word in a different language is harder than it seems. So, some words in the Bible need extra care in translation.
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both are books of God. but then the bible has been altered by humans, thats why u find the name of a different man on every version of the bible. God then said in the Quran that he will keep it safe from bias and alteration for it will be a book of all times, untill judgment day(so its the last one).
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In Protestant (liberal) theology there are several "middle grounds."  There is the notion that the Bible "contains God's word" and also that is can "become God's words."  These are of course nuanced meanings of how Scripture communicates God's message through a supposedly imperfect text.
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Excellent Question;\nThere are lots of literial inconsistancies.  "Bible" means library, the bible is a compilation of books witten from various sources.  This is particularly so in the Old Testament. The stories of groups or tribes that all believed in one God rather than many.\nAs in all litreature, you need to respect the author and his intended audience.  Our question is how did these ancient people understand God and what consistant message do we get about a God who never changes.  Read, reflect and ask yourself how could I apply their experience of God to my life.\nA God who protected Israel from Egypt might help me get a Job or help me defend my faith in an argument.  A person who is violent might be destroyed by their own anger rather than us needing to smite him.  When Jesus said: offer the other cheek, he is talking about ultimate peace between people - his Father's Kingdom.  St Paul said those who do not work should not be feed from the community food.  Everyone should contribute but we should feed the hungry.\nWith a little understanding, its not difficult to make sense of what people are saying.\nDon't expect the Bible to be a work of logic or science, it was never intended to be.
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GodShew, could you please enlighten me (and hopefully other Christians) as to what Bible you are referring to when you come up with your questions/answers/comments. Sometimes you Bless ppl in the name of God, and sometimes it almost seems as though you are cursing His Word. Although this comment may seem offensive to you, that is not what I want to accomplish. I just truly want to know, where do you stand on the TRUE Word of God?\n\nWhy do you sometimes speak in "code?" If demons are putting this in your head, you are responsible for rebuking them. Since you know SOME truths about God's Word (even though many times you twist it, as is a characteristic of Satan and his demons), you are responsible for your actions, as it is my responsibility as a Christian to tell you that.