OUTSTANDING IN THE UNITY OF THE BOOK
· It is a collection of 66 books
· 40 plus authors wrote it
Written by over 40 authors from every walk of life including kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars, etc.:
Moses : a political leader, trained in the universities of Egypt
Peter : a fisherman
Amos : a herdsman
Joshua : a military general
Nehemiah : a cupbearer
Daniel : a prime minister
Luke : a doctor
Solomon : a king
Matthew : a tax-collector
Paul : a Jewish rabbi
Written in different places:
Moses in the wilderness, Jeremiah in a dungeon, Daniel on a hillside and in a palace, Paul inside prison walls, Luke while traveling, John on the isle of Patmos.
Written at different times: David in times of war, Solomon in times of peace
Written during different moods:
Some writing from the heights of joy and others writing from the depths of sorrow and despair
Written on three continents:
Asia, Africa and Europe
Written in three languages:
Hebrew: Was the language of the Old Testament.
In II Kings 18:26-28 called "the language of Judah".
In Isaiah 19:18 called "the language of Canaan".
Aramaic: Was the "common language" of the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great (6th century BC - 4th century BC)
Greek: New Testament language. Was the international language at the time of Christ?
Its subject matter includes hundreds of controversial subjects. A controversial subject is one, which would create opposing opinions when mentioned or discussed.
Biblical authors spoke on hundreds of controversial subjects with harmony and continuity from Genesis to Revelation. There is one unfolding story: "GOD's redemption of man".