ABOUT BIBLE
The Bible
(from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books")[1] is a
collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to
be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God
and humans.
Many
different authors contributed to the Bible. What is regarded as canonical text
differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have
evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents.[2] The Christian Old
Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint; the Hebrew
Bible is known in Judaism as the Tanakh. The New Testament is a collection of
writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ,
written in first-century Koine Greek. These early Christian Greek writings
consist of narratives, letters, and apocalyptic writings. Among Christian
denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon,
primarily the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels
of respect.
Attitudes
towards the Bible also differ amongst Christian groups. Roman Catholics,
Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of
the Bible and sacred tradition, while Protestant churches focus on the idea of
sola scriptura, or scripture alone. This concept arose during the Protestant
Reformation, and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the
only source of Christian teaching.
With
estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies, the Bible is widely considered
to be the best-selling book of all time.[3][4] It sells approximately 100
million copies annually,[5][6] and has been a major influence on literature and
history, especially in the West, where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book
printed using movable type.
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