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What Is The Bible?
First, the Bible is not actually one book, but rather a collection of many writings. In most cases these writings are actual history books written by the descendants of today's Jewish people who through verbal and written account documented events. This people transcribed some verbal (verbal non-documented) accounts to written, and were trying to give written accounts of prehistoric events (events before Moses writings) up to their current day for the benefit of future generations. Other writings are songs that are praises to God. Other writings are of visions, emotional, and spiritual beliefs of revelations (including hunches or gut feelings if you will) of God moving by his spirit in peoples lives and on the earth and that their very eyes beheld: and the writers felt might have meaning to current and future generations: And still others are letters from people who believed in God to encourage others who believed likewise. Therefore, in all the Bible is a large book that contains smaller history and law books, prophetic books, poetic books, songs and letters: All in an effort to ultimately show that their God was doing something extraordinary. It's important to note that all religions even the sciences have their documented writings of similar intent, premonitions and gut feelings; and none of the above are considered unusual.
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