a unique book


here is a book:


1. written over a 1500 year span


2. written over 40 generations


3. written by more than 40 authors, from every walk of life -
moses, a political leader, trained in the universities of egypt
peter, a fisherman
amos, a herdsman
joshua, a military general
nehemiah, a cupbearer
daniel, a prime minister
luke, a doctor
solomon, a king
matthew, a tax collecter
paul, a rabbi


4. written in different places -
moses in the wilderness
jeremiah in the dungeon
daniel on a hillside and in a palace
paul inside a prison
luke while travelling
john on the isle of patmos
others in the rigours of a military campaign


5. written at different times -
david in times of war
solomon in times of peace


6. written during different moods -
some writing from the heights of joy
others from the depths of sorrow and despair


7. written on three continents -
asia, africa and europe


8. written in three languages -
hebrew, aramaic and greek


9. finally the subject matter includes hundreds of controversial topics. yet the biblical writers spoke with harmony and continuity from genesis to relevation.
there is one unfolding story..


taken: 'the stranger on the road to emmaus' [John R. Cross]


when i read that for the first time i was struck
not only by the way the writer puts everything nicely
but also how really everything fits in so well together
in a library of 66 books, a golden thread runs through
tells of a hope and a love
that through all ages has and will remain
how can it be the sole work of mere human hands and minds?


-All scripture is God breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness-
2 tim 3:16