1、History of BibleThe Bible is the best-selling book in history with approximate sales estimates ranging from 2.5 billion to 6 billion.Latin Bible in 1407 Bible: , t bibla, “the books“) The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible in 1450s, printed by Johannes Gutenberg, in Mainz, in present-day Germa
2、ny The Hebrew Bible:39 books. The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is the main source for the history of ancient Israel. Composed between the 14th and 5th centuries BC, the canonical books recognized by Judaism are traditionally divided into three parts. The Christian Bible: 66 books. The Old and New Testam
3、ents together are commonly referred to as “The Holy Bible”. The canonical composition of the Jewish Bible is in dispute between Christian groups: History of the Bible Protestants hold only the books of the Hebrew Bible to be canonical; Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox additionally consider the d
4、euterocanonical books, a group of Jewish books, to be canonical.Books of the BibleOld Testament Paradise lost Laws: covenant ( Exodus and especially Deuteronomy 申命记 ) Themes: salvation, redemption, divine judgment, obedience and disobedience, faith and faithfulness etc.New Testament Paradise regaine
5、d Teachings and person of Jesus Christ Gospels, letters and revelations etc. Jesus Christ, meaning “Jesus the Christs ”,i.e. “Jesus, the anointed; or “Jesus, the Messiah” by his followers after his death and believed resurrection.Read onlinehttp:/www.holybible.or.kr/BIBLE_cgb/cgi/bibleftxt.php?VR=0&
6、CI=257&CV=99&KY= (search with key words “ holy Bible” )http:/holy.be/Creation stories Bible: (male)GodAdam (dust/breathe into his nostril)Eve (one of the ribs of Adam) Chinese mythology: Pan Gu (out of an egg)and Nv Wa man out of clay ( 风俗通义 ) Indian Mythology: 1.man is out of a golden egg. 2. all t
7、hings were made out of the mangled limbs of Purusha, a magnified non-natural man. 3.The universe was created by Brahma, whose birth was attributed to Vishnu in some myths. Brahma was often depicted as sitting on a lotus arising from the navel of Vishnu, who was resting on the cosmic serpent, Ananta.
