I am seeking a copy of the bible before it was revised in 1839. Do you have a copy and are you are willing to give it up?
2007-03-02 06:25:16 · 12 answers · asked by Barbara Jo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There were no revisions in 1839 (none in popular use, anyway).
I have both the Septuagint and Masoretic Texts of the OT, both in popular use in 300 BC and largely unchanged. We also have manuscripts dating to within a few hundred years after Jesus died, so there are no secrets in the NT, either.
For modern translations, I think the most accurate is the RSV, but I suppose it's a matter of taste. Most versions read similarly enough that it doesn't matter which one you use.
(By the way, the "original" Bible doesn't exist. The original documents that the Bible is based on are all long gone.)
2007-03-02 06:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try looking up The Great Bible. It was the Bible that those on the Mayflower used, predating the King James Version. The only copy I have is electronic. Theophilos 3 software.
The Wycliff New testament is available free. That also predates your 1839 KJV.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201;&version=53;
2007-03-02 06:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 06:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as an original bible.
Having said that, you can get reprints of just about any English version even going back well before the King James at just about any bookstore.
You can even get a King James, 1611 version, including the preface where the translators state they were not sure on some topics - so they guessed.
2007-03-02 06:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are Gutenburg Bibles printed prior to 1839, but they're in German and pretty valuable. If you only want OT, the Torah has remained pretty much unchanged for ages. The actual scrolls are pretty expensive and in Hebrew, but you can get printed editions with translations (chumash) pretty cheap.
2007-03-02 06:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really think the one before 1839 would be an original?
2007-03-02 06:28:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the orginal or the revised one in 1839? there is no original one left on earth. the oldest bible books we have are just copies of copies.
2007-03-02 06:30:18 · answer #7 · answered by Speak freely 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hmmmnn...a genuine 1611 King James Bible eh?
No that would be worth something.....
Edit:
Here in Orlando, we have 'The Holy Land Experience' which has quite a collection of manuscripts. Look them up on line.
2007-03-02 06:28:00 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a family bible with records of births and deaths that dates
back to 1863, also contains locks of human hair, from the family's children, Civil War era.
2007-03-02 06:41:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vatican and The British Museum do. Check their sites. A 1611 KJV is rare, but pricey.
2007-03-02 06:29:43 · answer #10 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋