What is the New Testament???

[Raz_Kaz]

Originally Posted by DGB454

The New Testament isn't a newer version of the Bible.

The new testament is the completion of the Old testament...But who came up with the extra stuff?

[Pick]

It was written by the apostles. The New Teastament is the teaching of Jesus and works in conjunction with all of God's laws of the Old.

[freakray]

Pick is quite correct.
Most of the New Testament is letters written by the apostles to different churches of the time.
If you read them names of the books correctly, they are 'letter to the Galatians' and so forth.
The first 4 books of the New Testament document the life of Jesus, the second 2 are the acts of the apostles after the crucifiction and the majority of the rest are compiled letters.

[DGB454]

Originally Posted by Raz_Kaz

The new testament is the completion of the Old testament...But who came up with the extra stuff?

Huh? The new testament is like another chapter. What extra stuff?

I have a feeling we should be discussing this in the philosophy forum.

[Raz_Kaz]

Originally Posted by DGB454

Huh? The new testament is like another chapter. What extra stuff?

I have a feeling we should be discussing this in the philosophy forum.

Good idea, see you there

[Raz_Kaz]

Well for starters, I'm pretty much just creating this thread because a little discussion between me and some other members got off-topic. So here we are DGB454, let the discussion begin...

[freakray]

Split and merged....now the topic can carry on where it left off.

[Raz_Kaz]

Ok so these were letters written by priests I persume???

[CarSuperfreak]

at the time, there were no 'priests' persay, but these are a collection of the writings to different churches and individuals by the discoples/apostles. (except for revelation, which is, as the full title states, The Revelation of John.

[Raz_Kaz]

So what I'm getting is that The New Testament is a whole new chapter based on letters from "prests" (or what they were called back then). So the New Testament is pretty much written by man...correct???

[CarSuperfreak]

It was written by the Holy Spirit by the hands of men

[Raz_Kaz]

Originally Posted by CarSuperfreak

It was written by the Holy Spirit by the hands of men

But was it not said that it was the aposteles that wrote the letters on how they saw the life and times of Jesus? Or was it more like a different view of the events that took place in the Bible?

[CarSuperfreak]

(this can differ by belief), but my belief is that every word that is in the Bible is the inspired word of God. That being said, yes the apostles did the physical writing, but their thoughts and writings all came from the Holy Spirit. their teachings, their sermons, etc. Gods words spoken through men.

[freakray]

The apostles were inspired by the Holy Spirit to record the life of Jesus.
There are four books recording his life so that it is recorded in full, this way the record was more accurate and since it is from 4 different men not so easily disputed.

[freakray]

Originally Posted by CarSuperfreak

(this can differ by belief), but my belief is that every word that is in the Bible is the inspired word of God. That being said, yes the apostles did the physical writing, but their thoughts and writings all came from the Holy Spirit. their teachings, their sermons, etc. Gods words spoken through men.

Exactly.