Who wrote the Bible? (Part 2) A Staff Report from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board January 8, 2002 Dear Straight Dope: Who wrote the Bible?
I hear the Catholics did some pretty heavy editorializing back in 300 A.D. or so. But where does the original text trace its origins to? — Concerned Pagan We've discussed the authorship of the Torah, but we've still got a lot of Bible left to go. So let's get down to it. The books of the Old Testament can be classified as three types: histories (Samuel, Kings, etc.), prophecies (Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc.), and wisdom literature (Psalms, Proverbs, etc.).
Little is known for certain about the authorship of most books of the Bible. To given you an idea of the complexity of dating: If a text contains a Hebrew rendition of a Greek word, some scholars argue that the text (or that portion of the text, anyway) must date after Alexander the Great, roughly after 300 BC, when the Israelites were exposed to Hellenism. Dating wasn't done according to a common calendar system. Joshua. Murphy Laws Site - The origin and laws of Murphy in one place. PHASES OF THE MOON image. Phases of the Moon Changes in the Moon’s appearance over the course of a month; result from the movement of the Moon in relation to the Sun, as seen from Earth. new moon The Moon lies directly between Earth and the Sun; it is not visible, as the Sun’s light is too brilliant. new crescent The Moon is visible in the early evening in the shape of a thin crescent. first quarter The visible face of the Moon grows increasingly bright; the lunar crescent gradually changes until it forms a semi-circle after one week. waxing gibbous As the Moon moves away from the Sun, its shadow gradually recedes. full moon The visible face of the Moon is completely illuminated by the Sun’s rays. waning gibbous As the Moon moves closer to the Sun, its shadow begins to obscure the Sun’s disk. last quarter The bright side gradually recedes until it becomes a half-moon.
Astrological Moon Sign. Astrological moon signs (or "signs of the Zodiac") are just as important as Sun signs, but not everyone pays attention to them.
Moon signs are the next most planetary placement in a person's horoscope chart and are the moving cycle in the chart that helps define our emotions and make up the unconscious side of our personality. This is the place where we go to find comfort, peace and childhood memories. These signs also have an affect on our senses, such as sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. They are all connected to our subconscious memories and affect us differently than the Sun's Zodiac signs.
The twelve Zodiac moon signs can be divided into four groups: air, fire, earth and water. Air - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius The astrological moon signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius are a little different from the Sun signs because they deal with the emotions and feelings of a person. Fire - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.