Is the Bible incomplete?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Seeing the book is presented as fiction, I see no reason for the comparison. As Christians, I don't think our mind should be after the completeness of the bible. Rather it should be about the significance of the bible we have at hand in our life.

Facts. I couldn't say it better.

I also agree with her. The Bible is complete because the answers to every question were all covered. However, not all the doings of the biblical characters could fit in it.

I don't know whether it answers all the questions, but it definitely answers many. If anyone is out of questions, that means he is out of curiosity. Then where is his free will to think?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

That is a valid point. I felt that the Bible did leave out some details in the stories. This is truly something to think about.

That's true... I think they just omitted the details that they felt were less impactful. Considering the time period that the Bible covers, I don't think it would have been possible to record all the events.

So, why it was decided to be written as a single book. It could have been published in volumes, if the problem ws the massive amount of details

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The author gives additional descriptions, which are not found in the original Bible, to the story from creating Adam and Eve, up to the worldwide flood. Most of who has studied the Bible must have had his/her own thoughts regarding these lacking parts. Does this mean that the Bible is incomplete? On the other hand, is it righteous to add after-notes to a religious book like the Bible?

I do not believe the Bible is incomplete. There would not be enough room to write everything about God! I believe it is as complete as God wants it to be, we are not meant to know everything because we are not on the same realm as God. We are human, He is spiritual so we could not comprehend it all in our present state. That is just my opinion. Is it righteous to add after-notes to a religious book like the Bible? I say it is not righteous. I understand the author is using his imagination to fill in the gaps, which is what makes the book fiction. However, in the story of Adam and Eve, there wasn't just gaps being filled in, there were changes made to what the Bible actually says, which I have a problem with. I will continue reading to see how it goes unless I feel too much is being changed and not just being 'filled in.' Thanks for these questions!

What if we just view this book as a standalone fiction? Like we completely ignore its connection with the Bible? I agree that we shouldn't add anything to the Bible. But this is a fictional book that isn't meant to replace the Bible.

The author has no intentions to replace the bible. But he has clearly mentioned the biblical references that he used, so ut can't be said that there is no connection in between those two

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The Bible refers to facts but does not always put all the details. This does not mean that it is incomplete. We must understand that the wisdom of God is higher than that of humans. Surely there is an intention that we do not know.

I agree with you. The Bible mostly record events that are considered impactful. The minor details were intentionally omitted. But this doesn't mean it's incomplete. In fact, it is as complete as they wanted it to be.

That is acceptable. The bible is complete up to the extent that the church wanted it to be. The rest is left for imagining

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I believe that the Bible is complete. When you read the book of Revelation 22:18,19 you'll realize that adding or subtracting contents into or from the Bible is not right whatsoever.

I thought the same. But what about the feeling of 'stories are jumping from one point to the other', when reading the parts of creation?

This is why I insist that the Bible only covers the important parts. Not everything could fit in.

Well, that is a fair point. But those important points have very lengthy gaps in between each of them, and that was the reason for my humble question

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Well, I think it is not our jobs to discuss the completeness of the Bible as Christians. God only provides to us what he knows is the best for us. So what we have written in the Bible is what God purposed for us.

Bible is written by the church, and they are humans. Can't another human think and criticize another human's work?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I do not believe the Bible is incomplete. There would not be enough room to write everything about God! I believe it is as complete as God wants it to be, we are not meant to know everything because we are not on the same realm as God. We are human, He is spiritual so we could not comprehend it all in our present state. That is just my opinion. Is it righteous to add after-notes to a religious book like the Bible? I say it is not righteous. I understand the author is using his imagination to fill in the gaps, which is what makes the book fiction. However, in the story of Adam and Eve, there wasn't just gaps being filled in, there were changes made to what the Bible actually says, which I have a problem with. I will continue reading to see how it goes unless I feel too much is being changed and not just being 'filled in.' Thanks for these questions!

What if we just view this book as a standalone fiction? Like we completely ignore its connection with the Bible? I agree that we shouldn't add anything to the Bible. But this is a fictional book that isn't meant to replace the Bible.

I believe it would be difficult to ignore the connection of this book to the Bible since the stories the author has expanded on are Bible stories. I agree the book is not meant to replace the Bible, but it is thought-provoking and encourages the reader to use their own imagination.

That is very true. The author himself has mentioned in his book that he believes that the bible has written in the way it is to make us think

[Sushan Ekanayake]

No, the Bible is complete.
The story is an interplay between biblical facts and fiction.

Maybe, but there are details in the fiction that, it would have been better if they were included in the bible as well

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I don’t think the Bible is incomplete. I mean how else would we learn about the word of God. Could we trust any other sources than from Bibles, such as online sources.

You have to trust what you have. But that does not mean that you have to blindly accept everything

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Absolutely.
Within the context of core Christian values of course.
So one doesn't freely think himself away from Christianity..

Imagine that!

No one will try to change the core concepts, and if that happened none of the true believers will believe that

Yeah, but those new to Christianity may be confused at it all

That is possible, but the author clearly mentions that his book is a work of fiction, which is based on the biblical teachings

[Sushan Ekanayake]

What if we just view this book as a standalone fiction? Like we completely ignore its connection with the Bible? I agree that we shouldn't add anything to the Bible. But this is a fictional book that isn't meant to replace the Bible.

I believe it would be difficult to ignore the connection of this book to the Bible since the stories the author has expanded on are Bible stories. I agree the book is not meant to replace the Bible, but it is thought-provoking and encourages the reader to use their own imagination.

That's right. But I don't think the author intended that the readers use their imaginations to come up with stories that would replace the biblical ones.

No need to replace what you already know. The imagination is only needed for the facts that you don't know

[Sushan Ekanayake]

It can't be! What the author did is understandable— throw light to the stories.

Furthermore, he made it clear that this is purely a work of fictional. I don't see any problem with the book.

Yes, the author has not left any space to anyone to be confused

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The bible is complete. I think everything God wants us to learn is there. It just subject to different interpretation.

That is called the 'free will'. So anyone can interpret it in his/her own way and believe what seems true

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The book is man's literature to b read for fun, the Bible is God's scripture to b taken seriously n lived. bot hv no similarities, nor is complimenting each oda. Dey hv no correlation.

They may not have any co-relation, but the fiction is base on the bible, so it is related to the bible

[Sushan Ekanayake]

My MIL said she always wondered about Jesus as a child. What was he like? Why doesn't the Bible talk about it?

The Bible is complete. If the information isn't included, it's not necessary. There are a few things that have gotten lost in translations, or certain idioms or colloquialisms that need clarification in today's society, but that doesn't mean we should "fill in the blanks" about certain situations or aspects.

That is true. If the blanks are to be filled, it should be done after proper research and by proper a authority