With over 40 authors, written over a 1500 year span, written by Kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, statesmen, scholars... from prison, from the wilderness, while travelling, in a palace, in the military, in a dungeon. Written during war, during peace, during different moods, from 3 continents, in 3 languages. Subject matter includes hundreds of controversial topics. Yet, the biblical authors speak in harmony and continuity from Genesis to Revelation. There is one unfolding story. God's great plan of redemption for man. (and man's habit of ignoring and separating himself from God.)
The old testament was translated into Greek in the 200s BC (called the Septuagit). Many copies were dispersed around the world. The Dead Sea Scrolls date back to between 200 BC and 100 AD. These scrolls have been discovered throughout the 1900s and contain most of the Old Testament, including many chapters and books. Comparisons with the 2000 year old scrolls, proved to be word for word identical.
2007-04-26
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