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What is the Pentateuch?

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The Pentateuch is a collective name for the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Pentateuch is from Greek, and it means “five-volumed [book]”. Another name for these books is the Torah (Torah is Hebrew meaning ‘instruction’ or ‘teaching’).

Where is the middle of the Bible?

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There are 1189 chapters in the Bible, so the middle chapter is the 595th chapter which is Psalm 117 (not Psalm 118 as is often claimed). It is harder to identify the middle verse because the number of verses varies depending on the Bible version used. In any case, identifying the middle of the Bible […]

Does the Book of Mormon contradict the Bible?

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Yes, the Book of Mormon contradicts the Bible. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or “Mormons”) claim that, along with the Bible, the Book of Mormon1 is a revelation from God. However, the Book of Mormon fails the tests that the Bible gives to identify genuine revelations from God; e.g.: Deut. 13:1-3 If […]

Does the Quran contradict the Bible?

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Yes, the Quran contradicts the Bible in a number of ways. All of the following examples are taken from the second chapter (sura) of the Quran, but they are representative of the whole of the book. Sometimes the Quran contradicts the historical record of the Bible: The Quran The Bible 2:31 … He [God] taught […]

How was the Bible put together and by whom?

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The first five books of the Old Testament are attributed to Moses, who would have gathered together records by Adam, Noah, Shem and Abraham which had been passed on by word of mouth, or possibly in some more permanent form.  He added the account of the history of Israel and the laws that God commanded […]

What scriptures address the timelessness of the Bible?

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The Bible contains a timeless message of hope and is by no means a book of the past. God, the author of the Bible, is timeless (Psalm 90:2) and wishes to share eternity with the people who love Him (Romans 6:23). Thousands of years ago God instructed the nation of Israel to “teach their children” […]

How many people wrote the Bible?

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There were about 40 authors of the books of the Bible, all inspired by God. We know who most of them were, although there are some anonymous writers. Moses is thought to have compiled the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As Deuteronomy describes the death of Moses, […]

How many chapters and verses are in the Bible?

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The number of chapters and verses in the Bible varies depending on which Bible you use. The chapter and verses numbers were added a long time after the Bible was written (they were added to help people find their way around the Bible more easily),1. Our modern chapter divisions first appeared in the 1200s with […]