Bible
Timeline according to authors:
Book
|
Writer
|
Date
Completed
|
Time
Covered
|
Place
Written
|
Genesis
|
Moses
|
1513
|
“In
the Wilderness beginning” to 1657 B.C.
|
Wilderness
|
Exodus
|
Moses
|
1512
|
1657-1512
|
Wilderness
|
Leviticus
|
Moses
|
1512
|
1
month [1512]
|
Wilderness
|
Job
|
Moses
|
c.
1473
|
Over
140 years between 1657 and 1473
|
Wilderness
|
Numbers
|
Moses
|
1473
|
1512-1473
|
Wilderness
/ Plains of Moab
|
Deuteronomy
|
Moses
|
1473
|
2
months [1473]
|
Plains
of Moab
|
Joshua
|
Joshua
|
c.
1450
|
1473–
c. 1450
|
Canaan
|
Judges
|
Samuel
|
c.
1100
|
c.
1450– c. 1120
|
Israel
|
Ruth
|
Samuel
|
c.
1090
|
11
years of Judges’ rule
|
Israel
|
1
Samuel
|
Samuel;
Gad; Nathan
|
c.
1078
|
c.
1180-1078
|
Israel
|
2
Samuel
|
Gad;
Nathan
|
c.
1040
|
1077–c.
1040
|
Israel
|
Song
of Solomon
|
Solomon
|
c.
1020
|
*
|
Jerusalem
|
Ecclesiastes
|
Solomon
|
b.
1000
|
*
|
Jerusalem
|
Jonah
|
Jonah
|
c.
844
|
*
|
*
|
Joel
|
Joel
|
c.
820 (?)
|
*
|
Judah
|
Amos
|
Amos
|
c.
804
|
*
|
Judah
|
Hosea
|
Hosea
|
a.
745
|
b.
804– a. 745
|
Samaria
(District)
|
Isaiah
|
Isaiah
|
a.
732
|
c.
778– a. 732
|
Jerusalem
|
Micah
|
Micah
|
b.
717
|
c.
777-717
|
Judah
|
Proverbs
|
Solomon;
Agur; Lemuel
|
c.
717
|
Jerusalem
|
|
Zephaniah
|
Zephaniah
|
b.
648
|
*
|
Judah
|
Nahum
|
Nahum
|
b.
632
|
*
|
Judah
|
Habakkuk
|
Habakkuk
|
c.
628 (?)
|
*
|
Judah
|
Lamentations
|
Jeremiah
|
607
|
*
|
Nr.
Jerusalem
|
Obadiah
|
Obadiah
|
c.
607
|
*
|
*
|
Ezekiel
|
Ezekiel
|
c.
591
|
613–c.
591
|
Babylon
|
1
and 2 Kings
|
Jeremiah
|
580
|
c.
1040-580
|
Judah/Egypt
|
Jeremiah
|
Jeremiah
|
580
|
647-580
|
Judah/Egypt
|
Daniel
|
Daniel
|
c.
536
|
618–c.
536
|
Babylon
|
Haggai
|
Haggai
|
520
|
112
days (520)
|
Jerusalem
|
Zechariah
|
Zechariah
|
518
|
520-518
|
Jerusalem
|
Esther
|
Mordecai
|
c.
475
|
493–c.
475
|
Shushan,
Elam
|
1
and 2 Chronicles
|
Ezra
|
c.
460
|
After
1 Chronicles 9:44, 1077-537
|
Jerusalem
(?)
|
Ezra
|
Ezra
|
c.
460
|
537–c.
467
|
Jerusalem
|
Psalms
|
David
and others
|
c.
460
|
*
|
*
|
Nehemiah
|
Nehemiah
|
a.
443
|
456–a.
443
|
Jerusalem
|
Malachi
|
Malachi
|
a.
443
|
*
|
Jerusalem
|
Matthew
|
Matthew
|
c.
41
|
2
B.C.– 33 A.D.
|
Palestine
|
1
Thessalonians
|
Paul
|
c.
50
|
*
|
Corinth
|
2
Thessalonians
|
Paul
|
c.
51
|
*
|
Corinth
|
Galatians
|
Paul
|
c.
50-52
|
*
|
Corinth
or Syr. Antioch
|
1
Corinthians
|
Paul
|
c.
55
|
*
|
Ephesus
|
2
Corinthians
|
Paul
|
c.
55
|
*
|
Macedonia
|
Romans
|
Paul
|
c.
56
|
*
|
Corinth
|
Luke
|
Luke
|
c.
56-58
|
3
B.C.– 34 AD.
|
Caesarea
|
Ephesians
|
Paul
|
c.
60-61
|
*
|
Rome
|
Colossians
|
Paul
|
c.
60-61
|
*
|
Rome
|
Philemon
|
Paul
|
c.
60-61
|
*
|
Rome
|
Philippians
|
Paul
|
c.
60-61
|
*
|
Rome
|
Hebrews
|
Paul
|
c.
61
|
*
|
Rome
|
Acts
|
Luke
|
c.
61
|
34–c.
62 AD.
|
Caesarea
|
James
|
James
(Jesus’ brother)
|
b.
62
|
*
|
Jerusalem
|
Mark
|
Mark
|
c.
60-65
|
30-34AD.
|
Rome
|
1
Timothy
|
Paul
|
c.
61-64
|
*
|
Macedonia
|
Titus
|
Paul
|
c.
61-64
|
*
|
Macedonia
(?)
|
1
Peter
|
Peter
|
c.
62-64
|
*
|
Babylon
|
2
Peter
|
Peter
|
c.
64
|
*
|
Babylon?
|
2
Timothy
|
Paul
|
c.
65
|
*
|
Rome
|
Jude
|
Jude
(Jesus’ brother)
|
c.
65
|
*
|
Palestine
(?)
|
Revelation
|
Apostle
John
|
c.
96
|
*
|
Patmos
|
John
|
Apostle
John
|
c.
98
|
After
prologue, 30-34 AD.
|
Ephesus,
or near
|
1
John
|
Apostle
John
|
c.
98
|
*
|
Ephesus,
or near
|
2
John
|
Apostle
John
|
c.
98
|
*
|
Ephesus,
or near
|
3
John
|
Apostle
John
|
c.
98
|
*
|
Ephesus,
or near
|
The earliest indications of the Old
Testament canon come from the time of Ezra and Nehemiah and suggest that the
process had begun during the Babylonian captivity (605-535 BC) with the Torah
(the 1st 5 Books of the Bible). But the process was probably not complete until
sometime in the 2nd Century BC. Deciding which books were to be included was
done by senior priests based on general agreement that each book was authentic
(written by the person identified as its author) and divinely inspired.
The New Testament had pretty much
come together by 150AD but there continued to be discussion about a few books
until about 400 AD. It was not officially canonized until the Council of Trent
in the 1500′s. There were three basic criteria for inclusion.
1. Were the authors either
eyewitnesses to the events they wrote about or at least directly taught about
them by the Apostles?
2. Was each book’s teachings
consistent with church practice and tradition?
3. Was each book already in general
use by the church, and accepted as the Divine Word of God?
In both Old and New testaments, the
books included had to be generally viewed as the work of divinely inspired
writers who faithfully converted God’s Word into written form. (2 Peter
1:20-21)
Questions
- With the advent of technological breakthroughs, man can now clone some animals or just part of it. Does it make him as equal to God? ==> NO. Genetics needs cells of existing animals in order for them to recreate something.
- With proven existence of Big Bang Theory, will that proves the Superiority of Man against God? ==> NO. The experiment they did cannot be equal to God's creation of the universe. God created things out of nothing while man recreated the Big Bang using existing things that we have.
- Looking back at the timeline of the Bible, does this proves the gradual revelation of God's Words? Does this proves that "Sola Scriptura" is wrong.
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- Does
science make the Creator superfluous (obsolete, needless, excessive)? ==> No. The
sentence "God created the world" is not an outmoded scientific
statement. We are dealing here with a theo-logical statement, therefore a
statement about the divine meaning (theos
= God, logos = meaning) and
origin of things. [CCC 282-289]
- Can
someone accept the theory of evolution and still believe in the Creator? ==> Yes. Although
it is a different kind of knowledge, faith is open to the findings and
hypotheses of the sciences. [CCC 282-289].
... provided he does not fall into the heresy of evolutionism,
which views man as the random product of biological processes.
- Is
the world a product of chance? ==> No. God, not
chance, is the cause of the world. Neither in its origin nor with respect
to its intrinsic order and purposefulness is it the product of factors
working "aimlessly". [CCC 295-301, 317-318, 320]
- Remember
that the Bible is the Word of God. Keep it to your heart.
- How
can you appreciation to God's gift and everything that you have now?
·
Thank Him and show humility
and share whatever you have
·
Desire for goodness
for His creation and take care of it.
·
Seek God and praise
Him about He has done to you.
·
Avoid offending Him
by not getting sin.
The idea of fideism (exclusive reliance in religious matters upon
faith, with consequent rejection of appeals to science or philosophy) is
that faith is the most important thing of all, above evidence, above reason,
above logic. It essentially states that you just have to believe, and ignore
the evidence against you; these are just tests of faith, after all.
However, for some, this faith is not enough, they need to prove it, and they
want to prove it desperately. This is where things like this come in.
Documentaries called "Proving The Bible True" or books like
"Evidence Bible" play on the fears that people have their their own
faith in religion isn't strong enough.
Promise of God on His Words:
•
Isaiah 40:8 The
grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.
•
Isaiah 59:21 And
as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: my spirit that is upon
you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your
mouth, or out of the mouths of your children, or out of the mouths of your
children’s children, says the Lord, from now on and forever.
•
Matthew 5:18 For
truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one
stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.
•
Matthew 24:35 Heaven
and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
•
Mark 8:38 Those
who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation,
of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels.
•
Revelation 22:18-19 I
warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds
to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book; 19 if
anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take
away that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are
described in this book.
•
Matthew 16:16-19 Simon
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.” 17 And
Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood
has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you
are Peter,[b] and on this rock[c] I will build my church, and the gates of
Hades will not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom
of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Prayer for the Help of the Holy Spirit
O God, I thank you for this day and the lessons that we have learned today. May You send forth your Holy Spirit and stay forever into my heart that I may perceive and understand You more, into my mind that I may remember, and into my soul that I may meditate. Inspire me to speak and behave with patience, piety, holiness, tenderness and mercy. Teach, guide and direct my thoughts and senses from beginning to end. By Your grace, we may live and preach on the Words that You spoke to us today. May your grace ever help and correct me, and may I be strengthened now with love and wisdom from on high, for the sake of your infinite mercy. Amen.
O God, I thank you for this day and the lessons that we have learned today. May You send forth your Holy Spirit and stay forever into my heart that I may perceive and understand You more, into my mind that I may remember, and into my soul that I may meditate. Inspire me to speak and behave with patience, piety, holiness, tenderness and mercy. Teach, guide and direct my thoughts and senses from beginning to end. By Your grace, we may live and preach on the Words that You spoke to us today. May your grace ever help and correct me, and may I be strengthened now with love and wisdom from on high, for the sake of your infinite mercy. Amen.
Reference:
http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/do-animals-have-souls-like-human-beings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible
http://amazingbibletimeline.com/bible_questions/q1_bible_who_wrote/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02543a.htm
http://carm.org/who-is-god
http://christianity.about.com/od/biblefactsandlists/a/History-Of-The-Bible.htm
http://www.biblegateway.com
http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/how-was-the-bible-compiled/
http://www.icr.org/article/177/
http://amazingbibletimeline.com/bible_questions/q1_bible_who_wrote/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02543a.htm
http://carm.org/who-is-god
http://christianity.about.com/od/biblefactsandlists/a/History-Of-The-Bible.htm
http://www.biblegateway.com
http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/how-was-the-bible-compiled/
http://www.icr.org/article/177/
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/02/science-vs-bible-reconciling-genesis-big-bang/
Genesis 1:26-28
26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind[a] in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth,[b] and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
27 So God created humankind[c] in his image, in the image of God he created them;[d] male and female he created them.
Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
2 Corinthians 13:14
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all."
