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Background of the Bible

"And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God" (Nehemiah 6:16).

How did the Bible come into existence? Who wrote it? What was happening as it was being written? All these questions and more are answered here in the Background of the Bible.

  • by Larry Greider
The central teaching of Christianity is being challenged as more skeptics question Jesus' existence and choose their own destiny apart from God and the Bible. But proving Jesus' existence isn't difficult.
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  • by Mario Seiglie
We continue exploring the book of Genesis and the common questions asked about it. Here are the answers as we best understand them in light of the Bible.
  • by Clyde Kilough
As I write, President-elect Barack Obama, soon to be the most powerful man on earth, is in the process of naming his staff of advisers.
  • by Gary Petty
Recent U.S. elections showed a nation strongly and sometimes bitterly divided over many issues, not least the basic direction of the country. What’s behind the battle? The seeds were sown long ago.
  • by World News
In Daniel 7:8 the prophet Daniel writes: "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots."
  • by Good News
Today almost everyone identifies the name Israel with the Jews. Most people assume the Jewish people are the sole remaining descendants of the ancient nation of Israel. The assumption, however, is incorrect.
  • by Good News
In our culture that has been influenced by the Bible for centuries, it is a religious belief that people should tell the truth. Why?
  • by John Ross Schroeder
Many are misled by one of the most damaging deceptions ever propounded by mainstream Christianity—the idea that heaven is the reward of the saved. But the book of Revelation shows the error of this false doctrine.
  • by Ken Treybig
Surprising to some, Scripture includes many references to singing and musical instruments being played in worshipping God and in everyday life.
  • by Good News
In Jesus' parable of the sower, recorded in Matthew 13, Mark 4 and Luke 8, "the seed is the word of God" (Luke 8:11).
  • by Mike Bennett
Many today question the accuracy of the Bible, but consider a few facts and quotes about this amazing book.
  • by Vertical Thought
The Bible claims to be true and inspired by God (see John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16) and millions of people through history have embraced that claim.
  • by John Ross Schroeder
The Da Vinci Code and similar works have portrayed the formation of the New Testament as "history's greatest cover-up." Is it part of a conspiracy to deceive humanity, or is it the divinely inspired, true and accurate picture of what Jesus and His apostles said and did in the first century?