Show GATHERED HERE AND THERE we wonder how many are reading the suggested babli cal selections offered by the american bible society f for or daily reading between thanksgiving day and christmas we have found them interesting and helpful and hope they are proving equally so to you in the december issue of destiny magazine there is a fine article concerning the origin arid and transmission of the bible by C R dickey which is well worth adur your while to read also some pertinent facts are told which should bel be helpful to those who question the authenticity of these ancient writings A few important sentences follow the bible isa is a compilation of sixty six separate writings composed by many authors over a period of approximately 1600 years and consists of historical documents 1 poetry proverbs prophecy and letters when one reads l these works in english he is reading a translation as they were first produced and transmitted in other languages P however they did not originate in the minds of man peter states that the sacred prophetic messages came not at any time by the will of man but holy men of god as they were moved by the holy spirit the various bible books represent the fruitful labors of many different writers living in different centuries and in localities far removed 1 from one another when first written these books were transcribed and circulated as separate manuscripts eventually devout scholars collected the sacred writings of the old testament into a single volume and still later the new testament writings were compiled in the same way this lengthy article goes into the depth of analysis and incle includes des a description of the manner in which the original manuscripts were prepared it it also describes the various types of men who wrote the books and the periods in which they were written for the student as well as the teacher it is equal to a miniature textbook text book |