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Tour Guide Tips
(1) What are your beliefs about your Bible?
(2) Have they changed during your life?
(3) What are the sources of your beliefs about your
Bible?
(4) How much do you know about the history of the
Bible?
(5) Why is it important to learn as many historical
facts about the Bible as possible?
(6) What will your reaction be if you discover that
your beliefs do not agree with historical facts? |
The Bible contains many books that have recorded a
tremendous amount of history. It is also a book that has its own
history. This section of our website contains links to sources
which will help you learn about the history of the Bible. One
would think that the religious institutions that devote so many of their
resources to teaching about the words of the Bible would also teach
their members the history of the Bible. But, interestingly, this
is not what history reveals.
Many of our visitors have very deep and sincere beliefs about their
Bible. These beliefs may have been passed down from one generation
to another. Most of them are based on long-held religious
doctrines which were formulated by religious institutions. BHC
understands and respects the beliefs of each visitor. If, however,
you have not been taught the history of your Bible you will probably
discover that sometimes what we were taught does not always reflect the
true events of history. One of the guidelines that the Biblical
Heritage Center follows in all of its work is given below. We
invite you to use it also as you make this journey.
Our beliefs must be large enough to include all
of the facts;
they must be open enough to be tested; and,
they much be flexible enough to change when new facts or error are
discovered.
If we open the first pages of our Bible we will probably
find the Book of Genesis, which begins with the story of creation.
Genesis began its journey as the first book of the Torah, which is now
recognized as the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Centuries
would pass before some groups would add a New Testament to the Hebrew
Bible, and when they did it would become their Old Testament. We
will, therefore, begin our journey by learning about the Hebrew Bible. |
