by first edition i mean one that was writtern by the people in them not a new interpretation for example a bible writtern by a comtempary of jesus or moses or a koran writtern by a comtempary of mohamed.
i want to know about any religious text not just the big ones please
2006-10-31 10:02:26 · 9 answers · asked by clearair1234 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Forget the contemporary of Mohammed, his "words" were put to paper long after his death, all originals are destroyed. The Bible "originals" are debatable, many have been amended, deleted, inserted, distorted, and re-created. You are more likely to find truth in historical research than in any so-called holy book As for Moses, well you would never believe it!
2006-10-31 10:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are three original manuscripts of the Qur'an. One in a museum in Turkey, one I believe in Egypt, and I can't remember where the third. There are also many very early manuscripts of parts of the Quran scattered around the world, including Yemen, Iran, Jerusalem, Bahrain, London, France, Chicago, Ireland and Russia.
2006-10-31 18:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jews especially - even today had strict rules when copying the TaNaKh (Christians call the Old Testament) so if you find a Jewish Bible (in Hebrew) that would be original (although new!)
Museums might have the actual ancient manuscripts!
2006-10-31 18:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Home_educator 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"First Editions" of a holy book?
There are many holy books out there. Which one are you interested in?
Texts originated by contemporaries of Moses (3,500 years ago)
or Jesus (2,000 years ago), or Mohammad (most recently) all precede the invention of the Printing Press. You can find them in manuscript form in museums around the world.
Happy hunting, world traveler !
2006-10-31 18:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner, 1954. The basis of modern Wicca.
2006-10-31 18:08:35 · answer #5 · answered by triviatm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King James is said to be 95% ACCurate according to biblical scholars...what youre describing is in a museum somewhere..
2006-10-31 18:06:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bet their are very few.
I think that when popes modified the bible the old ones were burned.
i bet there is one in the vaults at the vadican
2006-10-31 18:07:07 · answer #7 · answered by staci m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the museums
2006-10-31 18:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by Twilight_dreaming 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why, its all nonsense
2006-10-31 18:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋