The bible was likely written by many different authors.
Interesting. Makes sense I guess that it would evolve over be edited and added to over time. Was it written by just men or women too do you think? And do you think that matters?
If I had to guess, it was written by mainly men which may be biased. We believe it was written by multiple authors because there is issues with the internal consistency. This raises concern for multiple religions (i.e., Judaism and Christianity) that have different views, but still study the Bible.
Makes sense. I feel like it doesn't matter what is written so much as the message is the same. And that a moral compass is a bit more complicated than reading a book, but it seems like a solid guide for a lot of people. Is it still the most popular book in the world do you think? Or has it been surpassed?
Yes, you bring up a good point. Especially there is no scholarly consensus over what a religion is even precisely constituted by. I am not certain about the popularity. I would imagine it is still very high. What do you think? How do you think the evolution of technology/social media will impact the bible's popularity?