Who is God? How can we describe Him, His nature and His purpose?
The Bible is comprised of two parts (a) Old Testament -OT (which is the Jewish Torah and their prophetic and other writings. There are 39 books in OT), New Testament-NT (which begins with the birth, life, death, resurrection of Christ and the spread of Christianity as told by his key disciples. This has 27 books). In total the Bible has 66 books, which is considered canon or Word of God. Hence, Bible has to be recognized as 1 book with 66 sections with one story, which describes the Plan and Purpose of God in the life of human beings. In the OT days the Jews did not speak the name of God, hence they referred God as YHWH. This was done out of reverence to God so that no man would desecrate the name of God, since they would not be able to pronounce the name of God with these letters. His name was kept at a high esteem. He was considered Most Holy. This was his prime and key characteristic that is communicated all through the Bible. With the introduction of English language, for easy