In the years before the birth of Jesus was there a "bible"? I am talking an actual book.
I just saw a woman say that the proof that Jesus was immaculate conception is because it was predicted in the old testament. If there was no written old testament than anyone could have written anything after the fact.
2006-12-21 05:58:51 · 16 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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The Jewish Torah was in existence then - and it described that the Messiah would be born of a virgin....
But the bible didnt exist for at least a few hundred years after Jesus' death, when it was comiled as one source and it was voted which books to keep and which to throw out. And, careful reading of the Bible actually shows that Jesus simply modeled his life after the description of the Messiah in the Torah.... Ever wonder why he stopped on his way into Jerusalem and ordered one of his disciples to enter ahead of him and bring him a donkey? Becaus ethe Torah SAID he had to ride in on a donkey...so he went and got one. Also, note that all the people inside the city were waving palm branches - where does one get palm branches in the middle of a city at the drop of a dime? They dont - it was all planned ahead of time, the people were TOLD that Jesus was entering and were given palm branches to wave at him....
Its called a self-fulfilling prophency.
2006-12-21 06:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
People in those days, hundreds, even thousands, of years before Jesus, wrote on scrolls. They did not have books and publishing, as we do, and the scrolls were all hand-copied, and the Jews were meticulous in making sure every letter that appeared in the original was duplicated in the copy. The first five books were written by Moses during the time in the wilderness, after the Hebrew children left Egypt. They probably used papyrus (which is what paper is named for), and animal skins to write on. No erasers. Everything had to be exactly right. They were very careful. Super careful, with punishments attached to carelessness.
Isaiah, where he talks of a virgin being with child, and the savior being born, and the names of Jesus, was written later, and again it was on papyrus and skins, and everything had to be done right. The prophets who said things that came true were the only ones allowed to be entered into the holy books. If a person said something would happen and it did not happen, that person was stoned to deat h and all he had written was burned. That's how careful they were with all that stuff. God bless you.
2006-12-21 14:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by JOYCE M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please read the following scriptures that show how the O.T. was preserved for us by God's command. They were written on scrolls and parchments, manuscripts, The dead sea scrolls is one of the most FAMOUS finds of the Old Testament)
Deuteronomy 11:18,19
Proverbs 30:6
Deuteronomy 4:2
Psalms 12:6; 33:11; 119:90; 100:5
NEW TESTAMENT Acts 2:6,7 Hebrews 13:8 2 Peter 1:21
John 14: 25,26 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Romans 1:16 Romans 10:13-18
Just a few, if you would like to share more email me.
2006-12-21 14:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it wasn't called the "Old Testament" and it wasn't compiled in the exact manner that it is today I'm sure. But it was most assuredly written down. There's about a 700 year period between the time the Old Testament books were written and the New Testament books were written. They may not have been together and in the same order as now, but it was indeed written down, and many of it is quoted in other books throughout the Old and New Testaments.
2006-12-21 14:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by kerri s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, scrolls of the various books we now call the Old Testament did exist. In fact, Jesus quotes from the scroll of Isaiah, Chapter 61:1-2 at Luke 4:16-22.
Peace.
2006-12-21 14:08:39 · answer #5 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The books of the 'OT', ie Torah (5 books of Moses), the prophets and the writings were considered scripture and propagated as such for between 400 and 1500 years. The first consolidated compendium of those works was prepared in two stages and called the Septuaguint. The first part of the Septuaguint involved the forced translation of the Torah into Greek by 70 Hebrew scholars. The remainder of the translations to Greek was performed by Greek Scholars.
2006-12-21 14:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there were written Scriptures before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. It constitutes the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, it is the Torah, Talmud, and Mishnah of the Jews.
2006-12-21 14:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by higherground_pastor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the torah/pentatuch and probably the talmud existed. That's how Jesus was able to discuss the same prophecies and rules of the sabbath with other rabbis
And the immaculate conception is Mary being born with no sin. NOT the virgin birth (which wasn't virginal anyway).
2006-12-21 14:03:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Manuscripts from the OT were available long before Christ. The last book of the OT was written at least 400 years before Jesus was born.
Books were in manuscript style then...not bound.
Job and Penteteuch are all very old written by Moses.
Isaiah was written by Isaiah and we know historically what kings he was alive during the life of.
Jesus quote large chunks of the OT in the NT. Paul also quotes many OT portions in the NT. Its obvious that they not only had copies but were well educated
2006-12-21 16:57:55 · answer #9 · answered by aarondarling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there was a book before the new Testament and that book is called the Torah use mainly by the Hebrew Israelites and the tribe of Judah"JEWS". Majority of the old Testament is from the Torah.PEACE!
2006-12-21 14:05:46 · answer #10 · answered by Yahshua F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋