I don't know if that is possible, but I've ordered a book called The Modern New Testament: Translated from the Original Aramaic Sources by George Lamsa, whose mother tongue is Aramaic, which was the language spoken by Jesus and those of that time period in that geographical location. I hope this will prove to hold a more positive love-based message. Apparently it doesn't have all the hellfire & damnation messages in the commonly used English translations of the Bible.
You can find it at this link at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967598974/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/102-6157924-0640964?n=283155
2006-06-29 05:26:14
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answered by LindaLou 7
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There is no such thing as an original Bible. The Bible as we know it is a compilation of ancient manuscripts, most of which were written in Greek, Hebrew, and other old languages. Most of the oldest documents we have today are copies of copies of copies...of the originals, which have long since been lost. If you're looking for purity however, learn Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. Then go see if you can study the earliest texts we have. Good luck!
2006-06-29 05:21:00
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answered by jas2world 4
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There is no original Bible.
Many books were written and 66 of them were amassed to form what we call The Bible.
Even the original of those 66 little books are not to be found.
Although some copies exist (in museums) and they are only 10 to 20 years after the original.
2006-06-29 05:22:39
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answered by Uncle Thesis 7
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There's no such thing as "the original Bible" because the Bible was cobbled together from many different books written in different places over a very large period of time.
2006-06-29 05:19:00
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answered by grammartroll 4
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Origin of the Bible - The Truth About Translations
To many, the origin of the Bible can be summed-up as follows: "A mere translation of a translation of an interpretation of an oral tradition" - and therefore, a book with no credibility or connection to the original texts. Actually, the foregoing statement is a common misunderstanding of both Christians and non-christians alike. Translations such as the King James Version are derived from existing copies of ancient manuscripts such as the Hebrew Masoretic Text (Old Testament) and the Greek Textus Receptus (New Testament), and are not translations of texts translated from other interpretations. The primary differences between today's Bible translations are merely related to how translators interpret a word or sentence from the original language of the text source (Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek).
Origin of the Bible - The Reliability of Ancient Manuscripts
Another challenge against the origin of the Bible is the reliability of the manuscripts from which today's Bibles are translated. Remarkably, there is widespread evidence for absolute reliability. There are more than 14,000 existing Old Testament manuscripts and fragments copied throughout the Middle East, Mediterranean and European regions that agree dramatically with each other. In addition, these texts agree with the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, which was translated from Hebrew to Greek some time during the 3rd century BC. The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in Israel in the 1940's and 50's, also provide phenomenal evidence for the reliability of the ancient transmission of the Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) before the arrival of Jesus Christ. The Hebrew scribes who copied the Jewish Scriptures dedicated their lives to preserving the accuracy of the holy books. These scribes went to phenomenal lengths to insure manuscript reliability. They were highly trained and meticulously observed, counting every letter, word and paragraph against master scrolls. A single error would require the immediate destruction of the entire text.
The manuscript evidence for the New Testament is also dramatic, with over 5,300 known copies and fragments in the original Greek, nearly 800 of which were copied before 1000 AD. Some manuscript texts date to the early second and third centuries, with the time between the original autographs and our earliest existing copies being a remarkably short 60 years. Interestingly, this manuscript evidence far surpasses the manuscript reliability of other ancient writings that we trust as authentic every day. Look at these comparisons: Julius Caesar's "The Gallic Wars" (10 manuscripts remain, with the earliest one dating to 1,000 years after the original autograph); Pliny the Younger's "History" (7 manuscripts; 750 years elapsed); Thucydides' "History" (8 manuscripts; 1,300 years elapsed); Herodotus' "History" (8 manuscripts; 1,300 years elapsed); Sophocles (193 manuscripts; 1,400 years); Euripides (9 manuscripts; 1,500 years); and Aristotle (49 manuscripts; 1,400 years).
Homer's "Iliad", the most renowned book of ancient Greece, has 643 copies of manuscript support. In those copies, there are 764 disputed lines of text, as compared to 40 lines in all the New Testament manuscripts (Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, A General Introduction to the Bible, Moody, Chicago, Revised and Expanded 1986, p. 367). In fact, many people are unaware that each of William Shakespeare's 37 plays (written in the 1600's) have gaps in the surviving manuscripts, forcing scholars to "fill in the blanks." This pales in textual comparison with the over 5,300 copies and fragments of the New Testament that, together, assure us that nothing's been lost. In fact, all of the New Testament except eleven verses can be reconstructed from the writings of the early church fathers in the second and third centuries. (A General Introduction to the Bible, Ch. 24.)
Origin of the Bible - The Power of Prophecy
The origin of the Bible is God. It is a historical book that is backed by archeology, and a prophetic book that has lived up to all of its claims thus far. The Bible is God's letter to humanity collected into 66 books written by 40 divinely inspired writers over a period of over 1,600 years. The claim of divine inspiration may seem dramatic (or unrealistic to some), but a careful and honest study of the biblical scriptures will show them to be true. Powerfully, the Bible validates its divine authorship through fulfilled prophecies. An astonishing 668 prophecies have been fulfilled and none have ever been proven false (three are unconfirmed). God decided to use prophecy as His primary test of divine authorship, and an honest study of biblical prophecy will compellingly show the supernatural origin of the Bible. Skeptics must ask themselves, "Would the gambling industry even exist if people could really tell the future?" Again, no other holy book comes even close to the Bible in the amount of evidence supporting its credibility, authenticity and divine authorship.
2006-06-29 05:21:24
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answered by williamzo 5
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No. This was written over a period of 1500 years from 3500 to 2000 years ago. Not many books still exist from back then, and almost none in entirety (in original form). Plus, the originals were passed from church to church, so they got used pretty quickly.
2006-06-29 05:20:53
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answered by RandyGE 5
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The above answer is pretty much dead-on. If you're looking for an "origional" bible, the oldest known compilation of these books is known as the Septuagint, and one partially intact copy is known to man in the world today.
2006-06-29 05:20:29
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answered by remik86 3
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The Vatican holds most all original Documents but the Stephens text has been copied in it true translations The Elzevir is Good and The Diaglott is good in the ancient Greek the English translation is not impeccables. Thanks to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance you can get a accurate rendering ,God has not left us with out means to study the truth.
2006-06-29 05:24:57
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answered by kritikos43 5
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The Very old Geneva Bible. The oldest version, the newer ones are adapted from King James and are less correct. I remember a link somewhere, I'll try to find it for you.
2006-06-29 05:21:44
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answered by president.justinkaz 1
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I reccommend learning hebrew, the holy spirit will let you know what to do.
Like the meaning of virgin in hebrew is only meaning an unmarried woman.
Like the game telephone it gets lost in translation so we must live by faith alone.
All things for a reason and a reason for all things.
Ask for discernment then read the biblle, Jesus will answer if you ask.
The whole book is about forgiveness anyway so if you know how to forgive and not judge then the rest will fall into place.
"Dont do unto others if you dont want it done to you"
2006-06-29 05:34:22
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answered by eg_ansel 4
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