There are different versions of The Bible mostly because of changes in rulers in both the state and the church. Another is because of interpretation. The original texts of the Bible (and Torah) were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. As time passed, some empires rose and others fell. Of course, not all spoke the same language. To adapt, people translated the Bible into new, more commonly spoken languages. Now, we have a variety of modern translations because different people interpret words in contrasting ways. A good example is 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. The King James Bible interprets the Latin word "caritas" as charity. At the same time, the Revised Standard Version interprets the same word, "caritas," as [brotherly] love.
Different religious groups have different principles, derived from different religious texts. Some religions do not have a single all-important text: instead their sacred writings exist in different forms.
Your question is really no different to "why are there different religions?" The answer to that is because people can't agree on what truth is.
One simple reason there are so many authors for the Bible is that it was written over a long period of time. The earliest words could have been written earlier than the time of Moses around 1400BC, since we know writing was used then, even back to the time of Abraham. The lase New Testament book was written late in the first century AD.
God's dealings with mankind are recorded by a number of different people in varying circumstances. The variety of personalities or personal circumstances involved mean that the Bible addresses every condition people face.
A reason for the different versions is that there are different textual types from which people derive their translations. There are also numerous attempts to express the original languages in modern idiom to make it more understandable.
There are so many different types of Bibles because there are so many different denominations in Christianity. There are many languages and dialects of languages that the Bible has to be translated into to reach all of the people that read the Bible in just about every language in the world.
The Bible is simply a collection of books, some of which belong to the Hebrew scriptures and are referred to as the Old Testament, while those specific to Christianity are referred to as the New Testament. There were many books written that could have been included in the Bible, and the early leaders of the Jewish and Christian religions had to choose those books which they felt best represented the faith they were preaching, and which to discard.
The Catholic Church includes some books, now known as Deuterocanonical books, which were once thought likely to have been included in the Jewish canon, but which the Jews in fact discarded. Bibles used by the Protestant Churches do not include the Deuterocanonical books. There are also some minor changes in Catholic Bibles. For example, the original version of the Book of Esther never mentions God, but the Catholic version has some late additions where God is mentioned.
One of the earliest English translations of the Bible is the King James Version, written in 1611 and updated in 1769, in part to use more modern spelling. In spite of the 1769 update, the King James Version uses what is now considered old fashioned English, one of the reasons for newer versions to be written. Other reasons are to improve readability or accuracy.
Because they are a different religion.
There are hundreds of versions of bibles for Christians depending on what publisher you select. Each publisher will have a different variation on how they choose to publish the bible. While the main cruxt of the text will be the same no matter the publisher, there will be subtle differences among the publishing companies.
The King James Bible is the most accredited and one of the oldest.
OpinionThe different English language versions of the Bible, from the archaic language of the KJV to various modern and contemporary versions, are the product of the evolution of the English rather than the opposite.
There are no specific number of pages , because the pages differ from bible to bible as there are different versions and types of bible.
Dr Johann Jakob Griesbach, Hermann von Soden and Wescott-Hort are some of the authors of the different English versions of the Bible.
27. 28 if you consider voodoo sprinkled with cristianity
Generally, any person who believes in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the provider of eternal Salvation is a Christian. Christians also believe in the Bible as God's word, although different Christians use different versions of the Bible, most commonly the King James, New International, or Douay-Rheims versions (the last one is mostly used by Catholics). Some Christians believe that there are additional requirements to be a Christian, including baptism, declaration of belief in various creeds (such as the Nicene Creed or Apostles Creed), church affiliation, or obedience to various Biblical commandments.
No. There were different versions of the composition of the Bible even back in the Babylonian exile. Ben Sirach for example was considered to be part of canon at one point. The Bible has undergone multiple translations and transcriptions to get to where it is today. In fact there are multiple versions of the Bible today as a product of this history.
Yes, they pray to same God (although some Christians deny that). God in Arabic is named Allah. You find same name Allah in the Arabic versions of the Bible.
Ummm... Similar to what, exactly? There are different versions of the Bible, in the sense that several Christian groups (and a few non-Christian groups, such as Judaism) differ in what books they consider to be "canon", that is, what books are included in the Bible. Other religions (non-Christians) have their own Holy Scripture, but those are different books, and they are not called "Bible". You would have to make up your own mind as to how "similar" you consider them to be.
Allah (God in English). Allah is same God for also Christians and Jews. In Arabic versions of the Bible God is written Allah.
The good samaritan is a story from the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is from God for people who are already Christians or who will be Christians some day.