Heartland Directory - Rural Living 2013 Issue | Page 6

The

Bible
Library

The Bible is more than
just a book, it is a library
of many writings collected
over hundreds of years
By Gary Kauffman
The Bible is less of a book than it is a library. It consists of 66 Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechbooks - 39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament - ariah and Malachi.
written by dozens of authors over a period of many centuries. The Prophets are sometimes further grouped by the Major
In some cases, the author of the book is well-known. In fact, Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel) and the Minor
often the name of the book is the author’s name. Other books Prophets (the rest of the prophets). This designation has nothwere penned by anonymous writers, or perhaps several writers. ing to do with which are more impor ?????????????????($?1????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????$?=????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????Q???=???Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????9??Q????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????($?Q???9??Q????????????????????????????????????($?Q???=???Q???????????????????????????? ???????5???????????????????1??????Q????????????????5??????5???(?)??????????????Q???????1????????????????????????1???????)????????????????????????????????????????)????1???????9???????????????????!??????????????1???e??????????????????)?????)?????)?????I????????M??????????-????????%Q?????????????????????????????????????????????A???(?
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