is it true that not all people know that it's the Catholic monks preserved the Bible by copying it?

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word for word by hand because there was no printing press that time?


I am so amazed that so many people don't know of that fact! the fact that it's the Catholic monks preserving the Scripture is very much historical! how come Bible-fundamentalists don't know about it?

CJ, so you HATE me now, because you think I'm Catholic? LOL! am I going to hell? am I condemned to hell now because you said so?

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Answer 1

Yes, the Bible was preserved by Catholic monks. It's a fact. Many fundamentalists do not like this fact and will tell lies about it. But lie as they might they cannot change the fact of truth.

During the Reformation, Bibles were taken from people and burned...they were the heretical Bibles that Martin Luther printed. Martin Luther removed books from the Bible..books HE felt didn't fit HIS beliefs. The Catholic Church was right to try to keep this heresy from spreading. As we can see...it spread anyway and Martin Luther has become the Father of Chaos.

Because of this people like CJ feel perfectly justified in interpreting scripture and then passing their fallible judgment on the Church and people of Christ. This is dangerous indeed.

NO healing rain the monks did not change the Bible and you have nothing to prove such a statement.

Answer 2

In the interest of fairness, as a Catholic, I have to point this out: yes, the Western Monks preserved the Western Textual Family of the Sacred Scriptures, mostly in the Latin Vulgate iteration of that text type. Greek and Hebrew manuscripts were kept and copied, but not as extensively. This is because knowledge of these languages had faded during the Middle Ages. While translations into various vernacular tongues were made by the monks, since almost everyone who could read could read Latin, it was usually seen, as a whole, as superfluous.

In both the East and West, Jewish scribes continued to preserve the Hebrew Scriptures. It seems (in light of evidence derived from comparing the Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Dead Sea Scrolls) that in addition to the vowel pointings, there were some deliberate alterations made to the text in order to stifle Christian evangelizing of the Jews. These are relatively few in number, but still of interest to the Christian translator.

In the Eastern Orthodox Churches, as well as in the Maronite Catholic Church (an Eastern Rite which never broke away from the Church) the Greek Septuagint was faithfully copied, preserving this treasure for future generations. The Byzantine Textual Family of the New Testament was also preserved by Eastern Monks.

Also in the East, the Peshitta, or Aramaic Bible, was preserved by the Assyrian Church of the East, a Nestorian Sect.

Answer 3

CJ, although you are right to point out the Bloody history of the Catholic Church, It does not change the fact that in the absense of a printing press, books had to be hand copied. During the middle ages the only people who had the time and skill were the clergy, so they made all the books. This means that at one time the only books that were widely avaible in the Western Europe were produced by monks. While I’m sure the root message has stayed the same I’m sure that differences occurred. This may have contributed to the various “Flavours” of Christianity that have evolved?

Answer 4

I often wonder what St. Jerome would make of the reformation and its present-day legacy with regard to the Holy Bible which his work produced, the Latin Vulgate, upon which all English translations were based -- including the 1611 KJV. Were it not for all of those painstakingly handwritten copies of the Vulgate, preserved through the centuries by dedicated men of the Church, there would be no "sola scriptura". Whether some fundamentalists like it or not, the Bible they whap folks over the head with came to them through Catholic hands. And if they can't bring themselves to acknowledge that, surely they can at least spare a nod of thanks in the direction of Jerome.

Answer 5

They re-wrote the Bible as they saw fit dear. As did the English thus giving us the KJV with all the thous and King's English. Man is man even when a monk who is taking order's. But the Word given by the Holy Spirit that is truly the words which have not been touched by man. They are still finding things today that date back to the days of Christ. Does this make the Word any less powerful? A copy reduces the effect but does not take away from the fact it was at one time a true original of the master!

Answer 6

It is true that the bible was recopied many times before the printing press, but that doesn't mean that "Catholic monks" preserved the bible; they did make more copies to be used at that time though. There are many ancient bible texts still available to "copy" the bible from, so its not like we wouldn't have it if the monks hadn't been such persistant copiers. I've seen a lot of Catholics on Yahoo! defending their faith and that's great! Just be careful not to become condescending in your defense (not that you are, but some have been). Protestants and Catholics all believe in the same God and the same Jesus and will be going to the same Heaven someday, as long as you accept Jesus as your personal Saviour and strive to let him direct your life for good and not evil.

Answer 7

You're correct. Likewise, the Hebrew Scriptures have painstakingly copied by scribes for over 3000 years....and ancient copies found (2000+ years old) have proven the fidelity of those copies.

Answer 8

Sorry for the repeat ... But I'm bringing this answer back by popular demand! lol

God decided one day to write a book for all of us to follow. If a certain word or phrase is not found within its pages, then it doesn't exist. Everything one believes must be found written in this book, preferably in large print black ink and between leather bound covers.

So anyway, around the year 1611, this book floated down from Heaven on a puffy white cloud and was given to King James. It was, of course, bound in leather and everything Jesus said had been carefully written in red ink. King James attached his name to the title of this book and he is credited with giving the Bible to the world...known as "The King James Bible."


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Answer 9

Any one caught with a Bible , caught copying a Bible, transporting hand copied parts of the Bible, were labeled as heretics and imprisoned, tortured and burned at the stake.

the common man was not allowed a Bible.....

The Waldensian (?) secretly transported hand copied parts of the Bible...Gutenberg's printing press was done in defiance of the Catholic church..

Martin Luther hand copied the Bible into German for the common man...

There were many monks who were Catholic that did not believe in what the church was doing and teaching...they liberated the Bible and started the reformation....

The Jewish scribes copied ...

The dead sea scrolls.....

many people have worked at preserving the word of God.....

Answer 10

I knew this. You don't go to a Christian school for 13 years and not know the origins and history of the Bible.
I'm sure many people don't know this, but don't generalize and think that anyone who is not Catholic does not know the history of the Bible.