Were the books of the Bible chosen by men or by God?
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Most of the books of the current bible were choosen and edited by King James to suit his political aspirations.  There are many other letters written during the history of the bible, just recently we are hearing about the letters of Judas.  While all the writtings are inspired by God, man has choosen what he wants to read of them.
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Matthew, Mark, and Luke did edit their books based on oral and written traditions passed down.  There were also probably later redactions.  It was the church that decided what was canonical- that is, what should be taken into account and studied.
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There is no god.  Holy books were written by mortal men.  They wrote those books to suit their own needs and wishes.  Don't get me wrong, many people have acheived great things through religion, but certainly not due to any higher power.
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The Bible came first,the others followed. I believe that it is very possible that the ideas came from the worlds oldest book. Most peoples from the world share similar stories of a world wide flood and the gathering of one of every kind of animal. A very interesting question!
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2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” \n\n“prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” Peter 1:21\n\nA correct view of God will lead one to a correct view of His Word. Because God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and completely perfect, His Word will by its very nature have the same characteristics. The same verses that establish the inspiration of the Scriptures also establish that it is both inerrant and authoritative. Without a doubt the Bible is what it claims to be - the undeniable, authoritative, Word of God to humanity.
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Genesis was not written by Moses.  The First Book of the Bible is an acount of the beginings of the earth and the origins of mankind.\nMostly likely it is based upon earlier mythology, other cultural traditions prior to what has become known as the Judeo- Christian tradition.\nThe Pentauch - the five books of Moses are merely a reference point, not an acknowledge of Moses's specific role in documenting these mythological events and creation stories.
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To Mainworry your answer is great although this came from modern mans deciphering, and deducing. Most people just read the bible without understanding the history or social events that were going on during that time  period that caused people to be moved enough to write something down about it. Unfortunately too many take it literally and usually break it down into verses which mold into their particular belief. With that said I can say that I feel that the gods of religions are the lesser gods and I feel that these gods probably do have some choices. A sort of limited choice over those so inclined to follow the god any particular religion.
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Of course, we believed that the original Bible that given by God to Moses had already vanished in this world but if it can be found, we cannot follow what lies inside it because the born of Quran executed other Holy Books including Bible.\nWhy we should believed to a book that have been spoiled by reckless people, they manipulate everything, the changed every contents ? We could not consider Bible as the Holy Book anymore... Too many version of Bible and we don't know which one is the right ones !.
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Of course there are secrets. After all, the bible was written by man, not by God, so it's how man interpreted whatever actually happened. Who's to say that the bible itself isn't a work of fiction? The chuch chose what into the bible, as well. Pieces were picked specifically for their impact, and not because they were written truthfully.\n\nIn the end, it all comes down to faith. Do you believe that the bible is figurative or literal? Do you believe that Jesus was the son of God? Do you even believe in God? It's all personal.
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You missed the biggest point of all, Man wrote the Bible, It has lost and been added to over thousands of years in translating the bible. God himself is perfect, his Creation's just got a little lop sided is all.
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30 different characters contributed to the bible over a period of around 30 years.  Then it was edited countless times by other characters.  Then rewritten a few times to be "clearer on certain subjects.".\n\nBy the time we got the modern version, there were no original copies left to check the authenticity and accurateness of the text.
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Your concept of the books of the bible are totally wrong.\nThe bible writers were chosen by God and their writings weren't just added together.\nThe library as we know it, now bound together was written over nearly 6 thousand years.\nYou cannot make a holy man of yourself. If not inspired of God, nothing will happen. You would be looked on today as a KOOK and ignored
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Good question. The Bible was written by over 40 men, who were moved upon by the Holy Spirit, over a period of over 1600 years, and is yet consistent in agreement on a variety of life subjects. That is amazing. My Mom and I, and my wife and I, hardly ever agree on everything. This is more proof that God wrote it, using the "holy men of old" as His instruments, yet not overriding their personalities while doing so.
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The Bible was written by more than forty different authors.  I could go into the different parts and their function throughout history, but I'll just be short.  Despite the variety of the authors and the many different types of writings in the Bible, Christians believe that "All scripture is God breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16), and a group of believers at one point decided which writings were part of the "canon" of scripture.\n\nMany people believe that the Bible often contradicts itself, and sometimes it seems that it might.  However, closer study and learning of the context reveals the story of the God of creation and his desire to redeem his people throughout history.  It is the written word of God, and through the preaching of the Word people can come to salvation.
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I think it's because the bible was written by men. You're pretty bright...just go with your gutt. You will do just fine!
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There have been thousands of different versions of the Bible.\nMany books have been edited or dropped over the centuries \nWhat we now call the Bible was asssembled many years after the events described
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Nothing was "taken out" of the bible. Some things were left out, but they were never "in" to begin with. The bible is a hodge podge collection of writings from many different people. Not one of those people ever meant for or expected their writings to become part of a holy book. Some of them are freaking letters, ffs, written specifically from one person to another, not for the purpose of being scripture. One day a bunch of priests got together and decided that some of it was "the word of god™" and some of it not. How do decide what's "the word of god™" and what isn't, you ask? You don't. You do what they did and pick whatever suits your agenda (power, money) and leave out the rest.