For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 

Here are some facts about the Bible:

•   The Bible was written by 40 authors over 1,600 years in various countries and cultures, yet each book fits in harmony!

•   The Bible was written by kings, fishermen, poets, teachers, prophets, government officials, doctors, and the underprivileged. 

•   The Bible contains some of the oldest and most reliable records of ancient history. Time and again, its narratives have been shown to contain a remarkably accurate account of people, places, and events in the ancient ages.  

TaNaK stands for Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuvim, or Law, Prophets, and Writings.
 
Torah (Law):
Pentateuch or 5 books of Moses

Nevi’im (Prophets):
Former Prophets:

Latter Prophets: 

Twelve Minor Prophets: 

Ketuvim (Writings):
Poetic Books: 

Five Scrolls:

Other Books:

Nehemiah 13:1
On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God,
 
Nehemiah 13:15
In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions.
 
Nehemiah 13:23-24
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. 

“Should we embrace secular ideas to be culturally relevant? Or would we be better off sequestering ourselves from outside influence?”

The Iliad, a Greek poem by Homer, was written in roughly 630 BC and has 600 existing copies from the original. The New Testament alone has over 6,000 surviving manuscript copies. The New Testament is assumed to have a 99.5% accuracy due to the vast amount of manuscripts we have. Plus, our manuscripts were written 65-150 years after the original writing.
 
No one refutes the writings of Plato, but we only have 7 copies of his manuscripts, written 1200 years later.

Aristotle: 8 copies written 1400 years later.

Caesar: 10 copies written 900 years later.

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

1 Peter 1:22-23
22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever

1 Corinthians 11:1
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

James 1:2
Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.