Hi! My name is Izzi Jordan. I am a sophomore at Butler with a major in health sciences and a minor in chemistry. I am from Las Vegas, Nevada (I know very exciting). I chose to come to Butler because I have a lot of family in Indiana, so it’s kind of a home away from home. I went to private Lutheran middle and high school, where I was required to take Faith classes every year and to attend weekly chapels, so that is where my interest in the Bible began.
I would say the Bible is a compilation of the holy word. It has many stories that are meant to teach people about God and some historical events. The Bible is full of both law and gospel through stories told by Jesus himself and parables written to teach people.
I don’t know a lot about the history of the Bible, but I do know that the process of canonization was very long. I know that it took many years and a lot of church leaders to determine which books should be in the Bible.
If I google, “What is the Bible?” many Wikipedia articles and youtube videos come up. I know that not all of the sources are necessarily reliable. I would choose a reliable source by researching the author’s background in religious study. I would hope that someone sharing information on the Bible or any source would have a strong background in that specific subject. I would also probably choose to look at databases or google scholar if I was looking for an academic article on the Bible.