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How We Got the ible

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The Bible is:The Bible is: Made up of 66 different books.

Written over a span of 1,600 years (approximately 1500 BC to AD 100).

Written by more than 40 kings, prophets, leaders, and followers of Jesus.

BIBLE“The Books”

BIBLE“The Books”

Stone

Clay

Parchment

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

EARLIEST KNOWN WRITING

Egypt – 4000-5000 B.C.Babylonia – 3750 BCPalestine – 1500 B.C.

Dead SeaScrollsExodus 31:18

Deuteronomy 27:2-8

Ezekiel 4:1

papyrus

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

• From the papyrus plants that grew along the Nile River in Egypt• Dates to 3500 BC• First made as scrolls; later as single pages formed into a codex (book)• Most important medium for copying documents until 3rd Century AD

Jeremiah 36:1-32(December 604 BC)

The oldest New Testament fragment (from John 18) that we have today was

copied in Greek on a papyrus codex (folded book) around AD 125.

papyrus

How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

RAG PAPER

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

How Ancient How Ancient Writings Writings

Were Were PreservedPreserved

• Invented by the Chinese – 2nd century BC• Taught to Arabs - 8th century A.D.

• Came to Europe in 15th Century• 15th –– 17th Century Bibles printed on rag paper

• Modern Bibles printed on wood pulp paper

INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS• Johannes Gutenberg invented the moveable type printing press , and printed the first (Latin) Bible (1455) in Mainz, Germany. Assisted by Johann Fust, Peter Schoffer

• Within 25 years, 100 presses in Europe (Italy – 50; Germany – 80; England – 4).

• 10 Latin Bibles/Psalters, 8 German Bibles/Psalters; 5 Dutch New Testaments/Psalters printed before a single Bible printed in English! (Tyndale, 1526).

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How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

2 Timothy 4:13 Codex Sinaiticus

Discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus(4th Century Bible) by Constantin

von Tischendorf at St. Catherine’s Convent on Mount Sinai (1844-69)

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How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

How The How The Bible Was Bible Was Written & Written & PreservedPreserved

2 Timothy 4:13 Codex Vaticanus Codex Sinaiticus

Written in Three Languages

The Old Testament The Old Testament was was written mainly in written mainly in HebrewHebrew, , with some with some AramaicAramaic..

The letter “aleph”in Hebrew script.

A sample ofAramaic letters.

Daniel 2:4–7:28Ezra 4:8 – 6:18

The The New Testament New Testament was written in was written in GreekGreek..

A sample of Greek letters.

The letter “alpha” in Koine Greek

dialect.ARAMAIC WORDS: Talitha cumi (Mark 5:41), Eli, Eli, Lama

Sabachthani (Matthew 27:46), Maranatha (1 Corinthians 16:22), Abba (Galatians 4:6)

Interesting Facts About the Bible ….

• The Chapters were inserted by Hugo (1240 AD)

• New Testament divided into Verses (1151 AD)

• Old Testament divided into Verses (1445 AD)

• Takes 52 hours 20 minutes to read Old Testament

• Takes 18 hours 20 minutes to read New Testament

• Shortest OT book is Obadiah; New Testament book: 2 John

• Shortest OT verse is 1 Chronicles 1:25; NT verse John 11:35

• Longest OT chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses); NT: Luke 1 (80 verses)

• Currently the largest selling English translation: NIV

• British Foreign Bible Society publishes a copy of the Bible every 3 seconds – day and night; 22 copies per minute

The Best Use of the Bible Is Made When We

….

Read it throughPray it in

Work it outNote it down, and

Pass it on!

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