Todays News in Ancient Times

The Bible is a stand alone book with merit as a solo piece of pieced together work. Many writers contributed to the book of accounts, unbeknownst to them.  The authors of the many books in one didn't write with the notion of it ever being published, passed down maybe, handed out, but never published, and yet...there is a common thread, a truism that weaves it's way throughout from beginning to end, giving the reader a sense of continuity, a feeling that what is written is trustworthy. By itself, The Bible is magnificent AND in exciting news, many of the accounts it contains are authenticated, mentioned in outside sources, other ancient writings.  The Bible as we call it and know it today was written on the go, with writers recording happenings in their day, without the need to make things up to prove a point. They wrote like I am doing now, observing and recording, albeit from my own as honest as possible perspective.  Their records are consistent with the other news of the day that people outside of their community wrote. The matches are numerous, simple and indisputable~Truth is like that, simple.  Here is one of the huge differences between other ancient writings and The Bible:  while the others exist, they have not been mass produced, I can't go to Chapters and buy myself a copy.  Does this prove that Gods hand was on The Work?  Maybe, maybe not...it sure is a curiosity though.  More on The Bible soon.