Thankfully, we have enough ancient texts that we are able to determine what is the original of each book of the Old Testament. Overall, the Dead Sea Scrolls demonstrate that the text of the Old Testament has been accurately copied and preserved over thousands of years. Since between 3rd century BC and 10th century AD the copying tradition was so stringent, even with the destruction of Jerusalem, the Temple, and the Diaspora, it suggests that the Old Testament had been accurately copied and preserved over the centuries prior.
This was the view of the Apostles 1 Peter Even the few extreme examples that have meaningful implications are not a problem, as we are able to determine the original text. Again, the two most ancient texts agree, and in both cases it appears as if the Masoretic Text purposely changed the readings, but the way it was originally written has been preserved and can be determined. For the text of the New Testament, the ancient manuscript copies are even closer to the time of the original writings and many more copies exist.
At least 17 currently known New Testament manuscripts date to within years of their original composition, with several being only decades from when one of the Apostles penned a Gospel or an Epistle. Papyrus 52, which contains part of John 18, dates to as early as 90 AD, which is probably less than 30 years after John originally wrote the Gospel. In the New Testament, the variations do not present major theological or historical discrepancies, and radically different variants are obvious modifications or additions.
In most cases, it is simply a spelling error, a minor grammatical change, or an accidental omission. Historical or geographical variations are very rare, but even those can be deciphered. The answer from the vast majority of different ancient texts, Bethesda, is obvious. Again, the ancient manuscripts of the Bible specifically the New Testament demonstrate how the Biblical books have been preserved over the centuries, and that even years later we can be confident that we have the exact words as they were originally written.
The lab has been creating hi-resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the earliest copies of biblical texts ever discovered, and he asked researchers to scan the burned scrolls. She agreed, and a number of burned scrolls were scanned using X-ray-based micro-computed tomography, a 3D version of the CT scans hospitals use to create images of internal body parts.
The images were then sent to William Brent Seales, a researcher in the computer science department of the University of Kentucky. Only one of the scrolls could be deciphered. Using the "virtual unwrapping" technology, he and his team painstakingly captured the three-dimensional shape of the scroll's layers, using a digital triangulated surface mesh to make a virtual rendering of the parts they suspected contained text. They then searched for pixels that could signify ink made with a dense material like iron or lead.
The researchers then used computer modeling to virtually flatten the scroll, to be able to read a few columns of text inside. The researchers say it is the first time a biblical scroll has been discovered in an ancient synagogue's holy ark, where it would have been stored for prayers, and not in desert caves like the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The discovery holds great significance for scholars' understanding of the development of the Hebrew Bible, researchers say. In ancient times, many versions of the Hebrew Bible circulated. The Dead Sea Scrolls, dating to as early as the 3rd century B. Scholars have believed the Hebrew Bible in its standard form first came about some 2, years ago, but never had physical proof, until now, according to the study.
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It was lost centuries ago. Any claim that we have copies of the true and only Septuagint are completely false. Lost Conklin book blocks my use of library. Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaticus greek septuagints are the oldest sources and were neglected for too long because early scholars thought the masoretic text was closer to the original. Thankfully this is no longer the case and some errors are gradually being corrected which confirm prophecies quoted in the New Testament.
I have asked Bible Gateway to include Brentons Septuagint in their translations but they will not do it for some reason. I like reading Tov sometimes. Tov may or may not think himself the final arbiter on biblical translation, as Gareth seems to believe, but he is one voice, and that is fine. Its interesting that Tov considers himself the only one with the correct interpretation of the bible. While he may be a bible scholar the bible will always be viewed from the beliefs of the one translating it which in my opinion is where it always has gone wrong.
They should provide a word for word translation and allow interested readers to interpret it as they see it. Classical and amateur mistake is to discard something based solely on how one sees the world or how things should be according to them. I recall reading I think it was in BAR that the Dead Sea Scrolls are a mix of masoretic and non-masoretic texts, with the majority being masoretic.
This article makes it sound like all of the Dead Sea Scrolls are non-masoretic. The oldest text I have heard of is the Allepo Codex and it was in Hebrew so I would think earlier translations would have been originally copied from it. I have read that Scribes would come from all over the World to check there texts against the Allepo to make sure there text matched it perfectly. Love you guys. The KJV is one of hundreds of English translations of what survives of the original manuscripts, in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek — what have you.
Just like there was no such person as the Virgin mother Mary. I would like to know why is man changing the word of God constantly and I would like to know where I can get original Bible from the very beginning before man started changing it.
All I want: To have love for all my fellow brothers and sisters To make sure my KJV Bible is the real truth and its true origin Gain knowledge everyday Spread the truth and love.
Discussions are great , but some discussions lead to frustration and anger. If we can all master this commandment our world would be a better place for us all. Ecc Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Names donot change, westernizing or transliterating his name is blasphemy.
Yahushua was not greek or latin or greek. I would love books translated straight from hebrew to english. There is so much kept fron us, but Yahuah is being restored as well as the saving power through his name Yahushua, chip away to reveal what has been hidden from us. Truth seeker. And oh btw, I just have to remind us all, this is Hebrew hero tale. Read the other JC Joseph Campbell and learn of heros. But ultimate reality of our origins? Walk with ALL the heros. One creator force brought us all into being.
But to believe in only one story, is egocentric and ignorant. The real truth, I suspect, is far more incredible than one man dying on a cross. Far more, mind blowing and far too complicated for us humans to fathom. Yet, the death and resurrection motif is so powerful an icon, it alone serves to draw us into a deeper inward journey.
Interesting history of course. No dogma. Just, tree as she is, created by a seeding decades ago. Dogma kills the poetry. Humans eat metaphor like hungry jackals and never sit by a tree. This is why, scriptures of any kind, fail.
Or for that matter, a tree. The word of God would have been written in the language of the original writer! Copies would have been made through time and written in other languages!! What did survive are copies and so we have something to think and argue about! In the bigger picture of things, are you ready to meet the almighty God!!
I just hope to hear him say well done my good and faithful servant, and I hope that along the way I have made the difference in someone life that they hear those same words as well!!
GOD bless you all!! My friends just believe that Jesus Christ who died on Calvary shed his blood for you, and that by shedding his blood he covered your sins and obey the 10 Commandments.
God is a supernatural God and will lift the veil from your eyes if you earnestly prey for truth. Christ is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. May he open all hearts to this Truth….. All this intense study and you still neglect the most important fact! Does anyone know of research done on differences between the 5 Books of Moses as found in the Dead Sea scrolls and the ones scribed today?
I have been reading the book of Job, where on earth did the wrighter of this book come up with such detailed events, seems pretty far fetched to me that they found such a complete scroll ,please let me know where I can read how this story came about. Thank you so much for your time. Jesus full filled the profecies. It also says that Jesus teach them but and multitudes followed him. I wonder what was He teaching that only a few things got written.
And what else he taught his disciples? No one of them took more notes of his teachings? The book of Enoch talks about the Son of Man. Jesus is called the Son of Man in so many verses. And 2 Tesalossians is really powerful are we believing the lies? An update of this work known as Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia BHS , edition, was used to prepare the footnote apparatus of this edition.
Can you please provide specific details title and or isbn to what you would consider the most credible translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls? An email with this information would be greatly appreciated.
I find mistranslations and man made stories written in Modern day bibles. The true original texts are gone. Although i do believe some is true. Psalm the words The Lord are pure words:as silver tried in a furnace of earth,purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them,O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Hosea I have written to him the great things of my law,but they were counted as a strange thing.
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;…. Folks He wrote It and preserved it. Kjv niv Satan is very powerful and very deceitful. Look at what he said to eve in the garden, Yea, hath God said,… Questioning her did God really say that. If God is the author of one who is the author of the rest?
He lives He lives!!! For the simple reason , the BCE copy called the septuigent does not exist and never did. The example adduced by Tov from 1 Samuel provides an interesting case study. We are assured by God Himself that the Word will remain intact. I have complete faith that the message of the Bible is what God intends it to be. Anyone who researches the source s of the Old Testament and ignores Elephantine is just presenting incomplete research.
We just imagine a border, but nobody has ever been able to draw it on a map. The actual archeology points to Elephantine as being the oldest Hebrew Temple we have. There no evidence of a Temple in modern Jerusalem before Herod, in fact Josephus says there was only an altar of huge white stones, and that Herod removed whatever was there and built the Temple Mount. The stories of the return of the of the captives to the Temple in Ezra and Nehemiah are exclusively about the restoration of the Temple at Elephantine under Darius II.
The names of the people and the events regarding the Temple are the same as the names and events at Elephantine. Fundamentalists just say the book of Ezra is all mixed up ;-. Elephantine began under Cyrus the Great but was stopped sometime after the reign of Cambyses. It was later rebuilt under Darius II. Exactly as the chronology of the Book of Ezra has it.
Ezra 3 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Josephus records the writing of Hecateus regarding what was on the Mound in modern Jerusalem before Herod in Apion I, These are most likely the stones Herod used for the base of the Temple Mount wailing wall.
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