Old Testament – Merry and True

#25 The Authors of the Bible were Prophets

It is certain that each of the authors of the Bible was a prophet or someone who had the gift of prophecy. It is through this gift that the Bible was inspired as a true revealing of God and His purposes. The Holy Spirit speaks through chosen people who are His prophets (and not throughContinue reading “#25 The Authors of the Bible were Prophets”

#24 Twenty Four Authors of Scripture

Hebrew Old Testament Job / Jobab from Uz near Edom – one of the earliest examples of writing Moses – wrote the 5 books of the Law Joshua Samuel – wrote 2 books King David – Psalms King Solomon – wisdom literature, 3 books Baruch (secretary of Jeremiah) scribe – wrote 6 books plus oneContinue reading “#24 Twenty Four Authors of Scripture”

#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order

Introduction In this article I am going to place the books of the Bible in chronological order. In between the books that belong to the Protestant Bible canon, I will place the books of the Apocrypha also in chronological order. The Apocryphal books are found in Orthodox and Catholic Bibles. How did I arrive atContinue reading “#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order”