Skip to main content
Bible Q

Tag: Bible

In which languages was the Bible originally written?

Answered by . December 20, 2009 - 4:39 pm

The Bible was first written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Almost all of the Old Testament was in Hebrew, with a few sections (Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Daniel 2:4-7:28; and Jeremiah 10:11) written in Aramaic. The New Testament was first written in Greek.

How can we be sure that the Bible is true?

Answered by . December 17, 2009 - 8:50 am 1

This is a quite complicated question, not least because of the very nature of the book. The Bible is often described as a library of books and this is very true. It was written over a period of about 1500 years with around 40 different authors making contributions. So to answer the question properly we […]

Is there a similar Bible verse to Quran 6:68?

Answered by . December 10, 2009 - 9:05 pm 1

An English translation of Quran 6:68 is “And when thou seest those who meddle with Our revelations, withdraw from them until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil cause thee to forget, sit not, after the remembrance, with the congregation of wrong-doers” I’m not sure I follow all the logic of this passage. […]

Who is the author of the Bible?

Answered by . November 16, 2009 - 9:16 pm

The Bible itself tells us that God is the ultimate author of Scripture: All Scripture is breathed out by God… (2Tim.3:16) God caused people to write it down for him, probably in much the same way that he caused the prophets to speak for him: …no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, […]

How was the Bible discovered?

Answered by . November 13, 2009 - 10:12 pm

The Bible has not been “discovered” in any archaeological sense. It has always been read, copied and redistributed from the time the first book was written down. Over time, as God inspired more books, the collection of books that make up the Bible grew. It took its current form sometime around AD 100. Some ancient […]

Who wrote the gospel of John?

Answered by . October 22, 2009 - 10:18 pm

The title of the gospel has included the words “according to John” since at least the second century. There are several Johns mentioned in the New Testament: John the baptist John son of Zebedee, the apostle John the relative of Annas the high priest (Acts 4:6) John Mark (Acts 12:25) John, the father of Simon […]

Did Paul write Romans?

Answered by . October 5, 2009 - 7:58 pm

The person who asked this question highlighted the contrast between Rom. 1:1 — which says the letter to the Romans is from Paul — and Rom. 16:22, which says: I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. In this situation, Tertius is working as Paul’s secretary, writing down the words that Paul […]

When did the word “holy” get added to “holy bible”?

Answered by . September 28, 2009 - 8:55 pm

The word “holy” is first used to distinguish the Old Testament scriptures in the New Testament: [the gospel] which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures (Rom 1:2) and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in […]

What are the most popular Bible verses?

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 9:11 pm 2

It is well-known that John 3:16 is the most translated and quoted verse in the Bible: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The website topverses.com recently ranked the verses of the Bible by how often they are […]