Monday, November 5, 2007

who preserved the "Christian" Bible?

Answer: the Jewish people.

Roughly 2/3 of the Bible is the Hebrew Scriptures (aka Old Testament or in Hebrew: TANAKH) which was meticulously maintained by the Jewish people, namely the scribes. Plus the people who protected it by hiding it, burying, and in so doing, often risking their lives. Read more below.

Photo: torah scroll saved in nazi germany | more information


Links
Process of copying the Old Testament by Jewish Scribes
How was the Old Testament Preserved

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