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"Does the Bible come within the ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to obscene literature? Most decidedly it does, and if prosecuted as an obscene book, it must necessarily be condemned, if the law is justly administered." --"Is the Bible Indictable?" (c. 1877), a pamphlet by Annie Besant

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The word Bible refers to the canonical collections of sacred writings or books of Judaism and Christianity. The bible was the first mass produced book.

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Etymology

From Latin biblia, a collection of books (since there are many books in the Bible), eventually from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material.

Biblical criticism

Biblical criticism refers to the investigation of the Bible as a text, and addresses questions such as authorship, dates of composition, and authorial intention. It is not the same as criticism of the Bible, which is an assertion against the Bible being a source of information or ethical guidance, or observations that the Bible may have translation errors.

Higher criticism

In the 17th century Thomas Hobbes collected the current evidence to conclude outright that Moses could not have written the bulk of the Torah. Shortly afterwards the philosopher Baruch Spinoza published a unified critical analysis, arguing that the problematic passages were not isolated cases that could be explained away one by one, but pervasive throughout the five books, concluding that it was "clearer than the sun at noon that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses . . ." Despite determined opposition from Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, the views of Hobbes and Spinoza gained increasing acceptance amongst scholars.

Biblical illustrations by Doré

Biblical illustrations by Doré

The Creation of Light, The Formation of Eve, Adam and Eve Driven out of Eden, Cain and Abel Offering Their Sacrifices, The Death of Abel, The World Destroyed by Water, The Deluge, The Dove Sent Forth from the Ark, Noah Cursing Canaan, The Confusion of Tongues, Abraham Journeying into the Land of Canaan, Abraham and the Three Angels, The Flight of Lot, The Expulsion of Ishmael and His Mother, Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness, The Trial of Abraham’s Faith, The Burial of Sarah, Eliezer and Rebekah, The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah, Isaac Blessing Jacob, Jacob’s Dream, Jacob Keeping Laban’s Flocks, The Prayer of Jacob, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, The Meeting of Jacob and Esau, Joseph Sold by His Brethren, Joseph Interpreting, Pharaoh's Dream, Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brethren, Jacob Goeth into Exypt, The Child Moses on the Nile, The Finding, of Moses, Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh, The Murrain of Beasts, The Plague of Darkness, The Firstborn Slain, The Egyptians Urge Moses to Depart, The Egyptians Drowned in the Red Ses, Moses Striking the Rock in Horeb, The Giving of the Law Upon Mount Sinai, Moses Coming Down from Mount Sinai, Moses Breaking the Tables of the Law, Return of the Spies from the Land of Promise, Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, The Brazen Serpent, The Angel Appearing to Balaam, The Children of Israel Crossing Jordan, The Angel Appearing to Joshua, The Walls of Jericho Falling Down, Joshua Spares Rahab, The Stoning of Achan, Joshua Committing the Town of Ai to the Flames, Destruction of the Army of the Amorites, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still, Jael and Sisera, Deborah, Gideon Choosing His Soldiers, The Midianites Put to Flight, Death of the Sons of Gideon, Death of Abimelech, Jephthah’s Daughter Coming to Meet Her Father, The Daughters of Israel Lamenting the Daughter of Jephthah, Samson Slaying a Lion, Samson Destroying the Philistines with the Jaw-bone of an Ass, Samson Carrying Away the Gates of Gaza, Samson and Delilah, Death of Samson, The Levite Finding the Corpse of the Woman, The Levite Bearing Away the Body of the Woman, The Children of Benjamin Carrying Off the Virgins of Jabesh-gilead, Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law, Boaz and Ruth, Return of the Ark to Beth-shemesh, Samuel Blessing Saul, Death of Agag, David and Goliath, Saul Attempts the Life of David, The Escape of David Through the Window, David and Jonathan, David Showing Saul That He Had Spared His Life, Saul and the Witch of Endor, Death of Saul, The Inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead Recovering the Bodies of Saul and His Sons, Combat Between the Champions of Ish-bosheth and David, David Punishing the Ammonites, Death of Absalom, David Mourning the Death of Absalom, Rizpah’s Kindness unto the Dead, Plague of Jerusalem, Abishai Saves the Life of David, Judgment of Solomon, Cutting Down Cedars for the Construction of the Temple, Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba, Solomon, The Disobedient Prophet Slain by a Lion, Elijah Raiseth the Son of the Widow of Zarephath, Slaughter of the Prophets of Baal, ‘Elijah Nourished by an Angel, Slaughter of the Syrians by the Children of Israel, The Destruction of the Armies of the Ammonites and Moabites, Death of Ahab, Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah by Fire, Elijah Taken up to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, The Children Destroyed by Bears, The Famine in Samaria, The Death of Jezebel, Jehu’s Companions Finding the Remains of Jezebel, Death of Athaliah, The Strange Nations Slain by the Lions of Samaria, Amos, Isaiah, Micah Exhorting the Israelites to Repentance, Destruction of the Army of Sennacherib, Slaughter of the Sons of Zedekiah Before Their Father, Jeremiah, Baruch Writing Jeremiah’s Prophecies, The People Mourning Over the Ruins of Jerusalem, Ezekiel Prophesying, The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, The Queen Vashti Refusing to Obey the Command of Ahasuerus, Triumph of Mordecai, Esther Accusing Haman, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the Fiery Furnace, Daniel Interpreting the Writing on the Wall, Daniel in the Den of Lions, The Vision of the Four Beasts, Isaiah's Vision of the Destruction of Babylon, The Destruction of Leviathan, The Vision of the Four Chariots, Cyrus Restoring the Vessels of the Temple, Artaxerxes Granting Liberty to the Jews, Ezra in Prayer, Ezra Reading the Law in the Hearing of the People, Nehemiah Viewing Secretly the Ruins of the Walls of Jerusalem, The Rebuilding of the Temple, Job Hearing of His Ruin, Job and His Friends, Jonah Cast Forth by the Whale, Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites, Tobias and the Angel, The Angel Raphael and the Family of Tobit, Judith and Holofernes, Judith Showing the Head of Holofernes, Esther Before the King Baruch, Susanna in the Bath, Justification of Susanna, Daniel Confounding, the Priests of Bel, Mattathias and the Apostate, Mattathias Appealing to the Jewish Refugees, Judas Maccabeus Pursuing Timotheus, Death of Eleazar, Jonathan Destroying the Temple of Dagon, Heliodorus Cast Down, The Apparition of the Army in the Heavens, Martyrdom of Eleazar the Scribe, Courage of a Mother, The Punishment of Antiochus, The Angel Sent to Deliver Israel, Judas Maccabeus Before the Army of Nicanor, The Annunciation, The Nativity, The Wise Men Guided by the Star, The Flight into Egypt, The Massacre of the Innocents, Jesus with the Doctors, John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness, The Baptism of Jesus, The Temptation of Jesus, The Marriage in Cana, Jesus and the Woman of Samaria, Christ in the Synagogue, Jesus Healing the Man Possessed with a Devil, Jesus Preaching at the Sea of Galilee, The Sermon on the Mount, The Disciples Plucking Corn on the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene Repentant, The Dumb Man Possessed, Jesus Stilling the Tempest, Jesus Raising Up the Daughter of Jairus, Jesus at the House of Martha and Mary, The Daughter of Herod Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, Jesus Preaching to the Multitude, Christ Feeding the Multitude, Jesus Walking on the Sea, Jesus Healing the Sick, The Transfiguration, Jesus Healing the Lunatic, Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery, The Good Samaritan, Arrival of the Good Samaritan at the Inn, Jesus Blessing the Little Children, The Return of the Prodigal Son, The Prodigal Son in the Arms of His Father, Lazarus at the Rich Man’s House, The Pharisee and the Publican, Resurrection of Lazarus, Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, The Buyers and Sellers Driven Out of the Temple, Christ and the Tribute Money, The Widow's Mite, The Last Supper, Jesus Praying in the Garden, The Agony in the Garden, The Judas Kiss, St. Peter Denying Christ, Jesus Scourged, The Crown of Thorns, Christ Mocked, Christ Presented to the People, Jesus Falling Beneath the Cross, The Arrival at Calvary, Nailing Christ to the Cross, The Erection of the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Darkness at the Crucifixion, The Descent from the Cross, The Dead Christ, The Burial of Christ, The Resurrection, Jesus and the Disciples Going to Emmaus, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, The Ascension, The Descent of the Spirit, The Apostles Preaching the Gospel, St. Peter and St. John at the Beautiful Gate, Death of Ananias, Martyrdom of St. Stephen, Conversion of Saul, St. Peter in the House of Cornelius, St. Peter Delivered from Prison, St. Paul Preaching to the Thessalonians, St. Paul at Ephesus, St. Paul Rescued from the Multitude, St. Paul Shipwrecked, St. John at Patmos, The Vision of Death, The Crowned Virgin: A Vision of John, Babylon Fallen, The Last Judgment, The New Jerusalem

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