The books included in some bibles and not others are called apocrypha or deuterocanonical;
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Gif. Books marked with an asterisk are apocryphal/deuterocanonical; Those marked with two asterisks are pseudepigrapha books.
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The first 11 chapters of genesis cover about 2000 years of history. It was translated by christian missionary john eliot into massachuset. Obviously the first five books (sometimes called the torah or the pentateuch) were the first to be accepted as canonical.
The bible is the god breathed written record of the work and person of god that was collected and preserved over the course about 4000 years.
Most of the famous bible stories you've heard about are probably found in the book of genesis. Obviously the first five books (sometimes called the torah or the pentateuch) were the first to be accepted as canonical. It was written by ordinary men by the direction of the holy spirit. Both the old testament and the new testament have undergone significant changes over the centuries, including the the publication.
