What is Scripture

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Divine revelations came from the hands of sacred authors and were originally written on thin papyrus or parchment scrolls. Instead of pens, they used a pointed reed stick, which was dipped in special ink. Such books were more like a long ribbon that was wound around a pole. At first, they were written on only one side, but later, for convenience, they began to be sewn together. So over time, the Hagakure scripture became like a full-fledged book.

But let's talk about that collection of sacred texts, which is known to all Christians. Divine revelations or the Bible speak of the salvation of all mankind by the messiah who incarnated in Jesus Christ. According to the time of writing, these books are divided into Old Testament and New Testament. In the first, the sacred writings contain information that the Almighty God revealed to people through divinely inspired prophets even before the coming of the Savior himself. The New Testament speaks of the realization of salvation through doctrine, incarnation and life on earth.

Initially, the prophet Moses, with God's help, opened the first scripture - the so-called "Law" of 5 books: "Genesis", "Exodus", "Leviticus", "Numbers","Deuteronomy". For a long time, the Pentateuch was the Bible, but after them supplementary revelations were written: the Book of Nun, then the Book of Judges, then the writings of Kings, Chronicles. And finally, the Maccabees books finish and bring to the main goal the history of Israel.

Thus appears the second section of the Divine Scripture, called "Historical books". They contain separate teachings, prayers, songs and psalms. The 3rd section of the Bible belongs to a later time. And the fourth was the scripture about the creation of the Holy Prophets.

Inspiration of the Bible

The Bible differs from other literary works in divine illumination and supernaturalness. It was divine inspiration that raised the book to the highest perfection, without suppressing the natural forces of mankind and protecting it from mistakes. Thanks to this, revelations are not mere memoirs of people, but a real work of the Almighty. This fundamental truth awakens the recognition of scripture as inspired.

Why do people value Scripture so much

First of all, it contains the foundations of our faith, which is why it is so dear to all mankind. Of course, it is not easy for a modern person to be transported to the era of that time, because millennia separate the reader from that situation. However, reading and getting acquainted with that era, with the peculiarities of the language and the main tasks of the Holy Prophets, we begin to become more aware of all the spiritual meaning and richness of what was written.

Reading the Bible stories, a person begins to see the specific problems that concern modern society, in religious and moral terms, the primordial conflicts between evil and good, disbelief and faith, which are inherent in humanity. Historical lines are still dear to us because they correctly and truthfully set forth the events of past years.

In this sense, the sacred writings can not be compared with modern and ancient legends. The correct solutions to moral problems or the mistakes set forth in the Bible will serve as a guide for dealing with social and personal difficulties.