2006-08-14 18:45:08 · 8 answers · asked by Humdy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As the Bible has no control over its publication (except for th eCatholic Bible, which has an Nihl Obstat & Imprimatur), there are possibly hundreds.
The Holy Qur'an, I believe under penalty of death, cannot be changed, and has been the same Qur'an from the beginning...
2006-08-14 18:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by toyoyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is based on Hebrew manuscripts (Old Testament) and Greek Manuscripts (New Testament).
These manuscripts derive from a single original in each case (i.e., each book of the Bible). Through the years, copies were made from the original manuscripts.
Today, the Bible has been translated into hundreds (possibly thousand or more) languages, and there are two billion or more printed Bibles available on earth.
In English there are many translated Bibles available. As the English language changes through the years, a new translation (from the original Hebrew and Greek) is made available.
Cordially,
John
2006-08-15 01:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure how many bibles there are; but for sure, there is only one Qur'an and it has never been changed since the time it was revealed, about 1,400 years ago - in arabic.
Note: a translation of the Qur'an is NOT the Qur'an.. it is usually an intepretation of the meaning of the Qur'an. Therefore, although the arabic Qur'an has been translated into numerous languages, the 'number' of Qur'ans is only ONE.
2006-08-15 01:54:28 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are quite a few versions of the bible, and only 1 version of the quran i believe but the purest form of the bible should be the torah, the original jewish bible because the christian bible is based on it.
2006-08-15 02:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by sythen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello.... there is only one bible but many translations i think the best is the king james version .... i dont know about the koran.... thanx for the question ...... God bless
2006-08-15 01:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by serchn4dtruth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u know, there is only one bible and one koran...the original bible was written by God...
2006-08-15 01:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by -xue- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As many as there are interpreters.
2006-08-15 01:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one true one: the rest are all man-made; but how can we tell the difference?
2006-08-15 01:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by KingRichard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋