How old is my Bible?

Question

When I pick the best answer, I'm going to judge how many people actually read it. I like the best answer thing, and the thumbs up/down is cool. But I'll be the judge of whether the rest of your answers even got in the ballpark.

Answer literally if you can...

damn dirty ape, read the question again please...please...

Answer 1

I don't know...you didn't tell us how long you have had it...lol!

Answer 2

First of all, you need to realize that points have no value. So if someone wants to get Best Answer and get ten points, they are being mildly delusional.
Your question was "How old is my Bible?" not "How old is the Bible?"
So, since you are asking a question about your Bible, you're asking a question that only you know the answer to, if you do.
And what do you mean by "Answer literally if you can..."?
If I can...
If I can...
Okay, here's the deal: I have relayed your question to scholars who study the reasons why people ask a question such as this one, and follow it with comments like "But I'll be the judge of whether the rest of your answers even got in the ballpark." They will have a look at it, okay?
As for giving people ten points, understand you're not doing anybody a favor -- unless they think you are.

Answer 3

The Bible you read was compiled around 300 AD with input from Constantine and Justin.

The Bible you have in hand could be from 1 Day to 100 years old :)

Answer 4

Bible was rewritten in 1611 which is now known as the King James version.

There's been a lot of transcription errors by monks who made the original transcripts. The bible you have today actually isn't the same as the original greek manuscripts.

The earliest text of the new testament was probably written anywhere from 80 to 300 years after death of jesus.

Answer 5

The Bible was written over a period of 1400 to 1800 years by more than 40 different authors. The Bible is a compilation of 66 separate books, divided into two primary divisions: the Old Testament (containing 39 books) and the New Testament (containing 27 books). It is believed that all of the books of the Bible were written under inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

The first five books of the Old Testament (known as the Pentateuch or Torah) was written by Moses during the forty years that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness (1450 - 1410 B.C.). The twelve historical books of the Old Testament continue to record the history of the people of Israel under the leadership of Joshua, through the period of the Judges and the reign of the kings of Israel. The books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther record the history of Israel following its period of captivity under Babylonian rule. The historical books span the history of Israel from 1050 - 465 B.C.

The books of Job, the Psalms, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon are considered the poetical books of the Old Testament. Scholars have been unable to determine with any specificity when Job was written. Based upon the manners and customs recorded in the text, many believe that the book was written during the time of the Patriarchs of the faith. The individual Psalms, comprising the entire collection, were written from the days of Israel's Exodus to its restoration after the Babylonian captivity. Many of the Psalms were written by King David during his reign over Israel. The entire book was compiled between 1000 - 300 B.C.

King David's son, Solomon is credited with writing Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon, during his reign (971 - 931 B.C.). The seventeen Prophetical books of the major and minor prophets span Israel's history from 700 - 450 B.C. For 400 years after the writing of the Book of Malachi, the Lord was silent and the Old Testament was closed.

It is generally agreed that the Book of Matthew was the first Gospel written and that it was written between A.D. 50 and 75. Of the four Gospel's, John's is considered to have been the last one written, around A.D. 85. The Book of Acts, a historical account of the establishment of the early Christian church, is believed to have been written by one of the Apostle Paul's associates, around A.D. 62 (near the end of Paul's imprisonment in Rome).

The Pauline Epistles (the Apostle Paul's letters to the early church) were authored between A.D. 50 - 67. The author of Hebrews is unknown, but the book is commonly thought to have been written around A.D. 70. The epistles of the other Apostles were written between A.D. 48 - 90.

The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is believed to have been penned by the Apostle John between A.D. 70 - 95.

Answer 6

With a barcode like that, it couldn't be very old.

Keep in mind that the bible continues to change, at the hands of editors and publishers. Not yours, necessarily, but the endless varieties of bibles on the market have inevitably led to many subtle variants that many people consider to be a sacred and infallible work nonetheless.

Answer 7

I presume you are talking about the Christian Bible and not the publication date.

The New Testament was first consolidated in about 300 CE. The Old Testament goes back many thousands of years since many of it's stories are found in pre monotheistic religions.

So no absolute answer.

Answer 8

Doesn't the bible say something about not judging others? Yet you want to judge our knowedge of the bible and whether we have read it by a simple answer to an arbitrary question.

Maybe I am the one to judge you........religious fanatic.

Answer 9

around 2000 years old. if you are asking about the christian bible. and that would be the first of tem I am not sure when king james re wrot the bible but that might be a factor. I am unsure of the taora and the koran.

Answer 10

I'm betting you bought it sometime in the last year or two. Chances are it was mechanically produced some months before that, so I'm gonna guess 2 and a half years old.

Answer 11

bible was wrote from about 1600 years ...
may be after Juesses by 300-500 years