Essay - The Bible in Around 2000 B.c., There Lived Some Peoples...

The Bible

In around 2000 B.C., there lived some peoples who were called either Habiru or Hapiru (Orlinsky, 17). These people ***** probably Nomads and craftspeople who instigated wars, and took prisoners from surrounding areas (Orlinksy, 17). They also may have hired themselves out either as slaves ***** ***** mercenaries. The Biblical Hebrews may be associated with the Habiru because the Bible accounts for places that are congruent with the history of these people (*****, 17). It is believed that the Hebrew roots begin in Genes***** with the birth ***** Abraham in an area which is ***** sou*****rn Mesopotamia (Orlinsky, 18). However, the Bible accounts ***** a vast number of people who are from different areas and are representative of Hebrews in different periods (Orl*****ksky, 19). The people ***** ***** Hebrews of the Bible may be Habirus who were later called the "Children ***** Israel" (Orlinsky, 21).

***** Bible as it exists today consists of parts of several different letters and writings about Jesus that were in circulation during ***** early stages of Christianity. Several people who are said to ***** eyewitnesses to the events ***** the life of Jesus Christ wrote the Gospels that made up the Bible. However, ***** ***** second century, A.D. many papers or ***** around discussed *****. Some of the papers were not approved ***** by the church and were ordered to be hidden ***** public consumption. The hidden gospels were said to ***** conjecture ***** fantasy. It was thought that they would transmit errors and falsehoods to the people. No one knows for sure how ***** of ***** gospels were ***** and not deemed appropriate during this period. *****, there ***** an estimated 100 gospels that are not included in the Bible. In 2 A.D., Marcion of S*****ope dem*****ded that any portions of the Bible, which seemed too close to Judeo-*****, be removed or not included in ***** official Bible. ***** of Sinope ********** in Paul's writings and thought that he ***** Jesus' true spokesperson. Therefore, his works were included in the official version. The ***** context of Genesis and the development ***** the historical events in ***** period are not known (Shanks, *****). There ***** several ********** in existence today. One of the problems with the Bible is that the life spans of the Kings and some of the o*****r people ***** are suggested in the ***** do not equate ***** modern knowledge of the patriarchs (Shanks, 3). Some of ***** dates do ***** correspond with modern archaeological f*****ds (*****, 3).

The ********** theory is that the Apostles of Jesus ***** ***** *****. ***** were men who ***** well-***** people ***** Jesus' **********. For example, Matthew worked at a customs house (Bucaille). Mark was a friend *****nd ***** with Peter. Luke was a doctor (Bucaille). John was an apostle who ***** "close to Jesus." Jesus, himself, was Zebedee's son. Zebedee ***** a fisherman (*****). ***** his*****rians argue that the Bible is not based on reality (Bucaille). They claim that ***** people who wrote