Critics of the Bible have tried for well over a thousand years to disprove the Bible. Here are a few thoughts from Josh McDowell regarding the Bible.
"The Bible is unique. It is the only book that was:
- Written over about a fifteen-hundred-year span
- Written by more than 40 authors from every walk of life, including kings, military leaders, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, tax collectors, poets, musicians, statesmen, scholars, and shepherds.
- Written in different places including the wilderness, in a dungeon, on a hillside, in a palace, inside a prison, while traveling, in exile on an island.
- Written at different times including times of war, peace, famine, prosperity
- Written during different moods including joy, despair, sorrow, certainty, conviction, despair and doubt.
- Written on three continents- Asia, Africa, and Europe
- Written in three languages- Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
- Written in a wide variety of styles including poetry, historical narrative, song, romance, didactic treatise, personal correspondence, memoirs, satire, biography, autobiography, law, prophesy, parable, and allegory.
- Addresses hundreds of controversial subjects that create opposing opinions when mentioned or discussed.
- In spite of its diversity, presents a single unfolding story- God's redemption of human beings
- The leading character throughout is the one, true, living God made known through Jesus
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