Is the Bible incomplete?

Arohi Soren · Post by **Arohi Soren** » 19 Jun 2020, 07:03

It's not so much as incomplete as it's concise. Maybe the earliest stories were oral and were passed down in writing by different people. Things are bound to be omitted. Texts must also be lost in translation. And adding after-note to Bible is just people's way of interpreting the text and filling the gaps. Theological scholars do it all the time.

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 19 Jun 2020, 07:20

_arohi8 wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:03 It's not so much as incomplete as it's concise. Maybe the earliest stories were oral and were passed down in writing by different people. Things are bound to be omitted. Texts must also be lost in translation. And adding after-note to Bible is just people's way of interpreting the text and filling the gaps. Theological scholars do it all the time.

But this author doesn't appear to be a theological scholar

Arohi Soren · Post by **Arohi Soren** » 19 Jun 2020, 07:34

Sushan wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:20
_arohi8 wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:03 It's not so much as incomplete as it's concise. Maybe the earliest stories were oral and were passed down in writing by different people. Things are bound to be omitted. Texts must also be lost in translation. And adding after-note to Bible is just people's way of interpreting the text and filling the gaps. Theological scholars do it all the time.
But this author doesn't appear to be a theological scholar

Filling the gap by a nonprofessional is always questionable and is considered somewhat blasphemous. But this has been done in media time and again. People generally don't mind it and only strictly religious people are bothered.

NerdyAsh677 · Post by **NerdyAsh677** » 19 Jun 2020, 09:59

Depends upon how you define complete....
if by complete you mean all the necessary books then try to consider this the Bible mentioned 2 books that are supposed to be part of scripture but were not put there and the formation of the Bible in History is dependent on the faith and belief of certain indivi and yet there are two versions of the Bible one is the catholic and the other the Protestant.....
But if you define complete as in for knowledge of salvation, depending on which version you chose to believe, then I believe it is complete....

Bles · Post by **Bles** » 19 Jun 2020, 10:34

The Bible might be, or might not be incomplete. To be honest, so many details are left out and we are left to yearn for it. But, the truth is we can't edit it with as much as we would wish to. I mean, who are we to alter such a holy book,a religious book treated with so much respect?

Nicole_Boyd · Post by **Nicole_Boyd** » 19 Jun 2020, 12:27

AmyMarie2171 wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:12 I don't think the two are connected at all. If the Bible had included every detail about every story beyond what is absolutely critical, then we'd never be able to finish reading it. Since the Bible was put together by councils who chose what would be canon, we know that some of what was originally written was left out. Nevertheless, 2 Timothy 3:16 says that "All scripture is given by inspiration of God," so I tend to believe that what is in the Bible now is complete due to divine inspiration.

I agree. I believe the Bible includes everything that God wanted it to. John 21:25 says that “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”
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Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 19 Jun 2020, 12:58

_arohi8 wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:34
Sushan wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:20
_arohi8 wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 07:03 It's not so much as incomplete as it's concise. Maybe the earliest stories were oral and were passed down in writing by different people. Things are bound to be omitted. Texts must also be lost in translation. And adding after-note to Bible is just people's way of interpreting the text and filling the gaps. Theological scholars do it all the time.
But this author doesn't appear to be a theological scholar
Filling the gap by a nonprofessional is always questionable and is considered somewhat blasphemous. But this has been done in media time and again. People generally don't mind it and only strictly religious people are bothered.

That is quite true. There are many work of literature that slightly change the biblical teachings, but no one cares

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 19 Jun 2020, 19:37

NerdyAsh677 wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 09:59 Depends upon how you define complete....
if by complete you mean all the necessary books then try to consider this the Bible mentioned 2 books that are supposed to be part of scripture but were not put there and the formation of the Bible in History is dependent on the faith and belief of certain indivi and yet there are two versions of the Bible one is the catholic and the other the Protestant.....
But if you define complete as in for knowledge of salvation, depending on which version you chose to believe, then I believe it is complete....

The purpose is important when you try to see the completeness. I don't think that the two versions of bible do not differ much from one another

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 19 Jun 2020, 19:38

Bles wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 10:34 The Bible might be, or might not be incomplete. To be honest, so many details are left out and we are left to yearn for it. But, the truth is we can't edit it with as much as we would wish to. I mean, who are we to alter such a holy book,a religious book treated with so much respect?

A mere person cannot edit the bible. But someone who got the authority from the church might be able to do so after proper research

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 19 Jun 2020, 19:39

Nicole_Boyd wrote: ↑19 Jun 2020, 12:27
AmyMarie2171 wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 16:12 I don't think the two are connected at all. If the Bible had included every detail about every story beyond what is absolutely critical, then we'd never be able to finish reading it. Since the Bible was put together by councils who chose what would be canon, we know that some of what was originally written was left out. Nevertheless, 2 Timothy 3:16 says that "All scripture is given by inspiration of God," so I tend to believe that what is in the Bible now is complete due to divine inspiration.
I agree. I believe the Bible includes everything that God wanted it to. John 21:25 says that “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”
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That is quite a fair argument. The bible would have been so large if it contained every detail

NerdyAsh677 · Post by **NerdyAsh677** » 19 Jun 2020, 21:58

well because of the two versions One believes in purgatory because it was on their version and the other does not believe in purgatory because it was not in the other version...
at one point salvation is a big topic when considering bible compilation because why believe what it says if doesn't lead you to eterbal life...

Kenesha Latoya Fowler · Post by **Kenesha Latoya Fowler** » 20 Jun 2020, 03:16

Sushan wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020, 08:10
Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020, 07:35
Adanna Inya wrote: ↑17 Jun 2020, 17:43 Before coming across this book, I've asked myself same question severally. However, I choose to believe that the bible is complete.

Another thing that I've noticed is that the Bible contradicts itself sometimes. But thats story for another day.
I'm curious to know what [some of] those contradictions are. As it is, I'm currently studying some purported contradictions myself. Just found your comment interesting.
There are things that can be seen as contradictory to a curious and a questioning mind

I can see how this is possible. Still, does that mean that one should curb one's curiosity and not question things?

Kenesha Latoya Fowler · Post by **Kenesha Latoya Fowler** » 20 Jun 2020, 03:29

Adanna Inya wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020, 07:58
Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑18 Jun 2020, 07:27 The Bible is said to be the written by the inspiration of God. In my opinion, it is complete. There is a scripture in Revelations that warns against adding to or subtracting from the Word of God. This book is fictional, which is important to note, because it not only adds stuff to "fill in the gaps", it changes some things. I can't say whether this is unrighteous or not, but I do think it could be problematic.
If you stepnup a little bit on this forum, I raised this question titled " doing the most?" Where do we draw the line. The author engaged me and we tried to iron things out. But I'm still not comfortable with passing God off as "limited, worried and doubtful."

This was the part I had the most difficulty with. I felt like the very nature of God was altered to fit the story. I'll be looking for your topic, as I'd very much like to hear the author's thoughts on this.

jubebe · Post by **jubebe** » 20 Jun 2020, 06:38

The book is a fictious one and you are always free to add whatever you wants. Mind you, the Bible is complete because all that is important for you to know is there but not everything that happened during those days where recorded. Imagine how big the Bible would have been assuming, the records featured from the waking to the sleeping of those men it spoke about.

Alexandros92 · Post by **Alexandros92** » 20 Jun 2020, 08:24

Also, let's not forget the fact that the Bible is also a set of rules. It is supposed to guide us through life and pinpoint social rules. The number of social rules that a book can contain is infinite. It can be used as a guide of ancient morality.