10-27-2021, 11:29 AM
** 25-Oct-2021 World View: Disputes over the authenticity of the Bible
My book on Iran was about the history of Iran, and it was also about
the history of Islam and Christianity.
John Xenakis is author of: "World View: Iran's Struggle for Supremacy
-- Tehran's Obsession to Redraw the Map of the Middle East"
(Generational Theory Book Series, Book 1) Paperback: 153 pages, over
100 source references, $7.00
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/w...s.irbk.htm
https://www.amazon.com/World-View-Suprem...732738610/
This post and the following post contain excerpts from my book.
**** Disputes over the authenticity of the Bible
Many people see both the Bible and the Koran as authentic texts that
were written millennia ago and are preserved in their original forms
today. Not surprisingly, these views are not correct, and it's
interesting to compare a little bit of the histories of the Bible and
the Koran.
The earliest copies of the Bible's Old Testament were written on
scrolls without vowels or accents. It wasn't until the 5th century AD
that Jewish scholars produced an official transcription of the Old
Testament, with vowels and accents. In the meantime, the Old
Testament was translated into ancient Greek in the 3rd and 2nd
centuries BC. These versions contained significant differences from
the versions produced by Jewish scholars. Other versions were in the
Aramaic and Syriac languages. However, all existing versions were
thrown into question and dispute in just the last 50 years, with the
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are versions of the old
Testament books that were written prior to any of those just
described. On top of that, the Catholic and Protestant versions of
the Old Testament are different, so there is no agreement today on a
single version of the Old Testament.
With regard to the New Testament, different versions of the Gospels
and other books were used by various Christian communities for the
first four centuries AD. During the fourth century there were
extremely vitriolic political battles over which books would be in the
New Testament. Finally, in 367, a Bishop named Athanasius declared:
"In these [27 writings] alone the teaching of godliness is proclaimed.
No one may add to them, and nothing may be taken away from them." His
recommendations were adopted, and those 27 books were adopted as the
official New Testament.
My book on Iran was about the history of Iran, and it was also about
the history of Islam and Christianity.
John Xenakis is author of: "World View: Iran's Struggle for Supremacy
-- Tehran's Obsession to Redraw the Map of the Middle East"
(Generational Theory Book Series, Book 1) Paperback: 153 pages, over
100 source references, $7.00
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/w...s.irbk.htm
https://www.amazon.com/World-View-Suprem...732738610/
This post and the following post contain excerpts from my book.
**** Disputes over the authenticity of the Bible
Many people see both the Bible and the Koran as authentic texts that
were written millennia ago and are preserved in their original forms
today. Not surprisingly, these views are not correct, and it's
interesting to compare a little bit of the histories of the Bible and
the Koran.
The earliest copies of the Bible's Old Testament were written on
scrolls without vowels or accents. It wasn't until the 5th century AD
that Jewish scholars produced an official transcription of the Old
Testament, with vowels and accents. In the meantime, the Old
Testament was translated into ancient Greek in the 3rd and 2nd
centuries BC. These versions contained significant differences from
the versions produced by Jewish scholars. Other versions were in the
Aramaic and Syriac languages. However, all existing versions were
thrown into question and dispute in just the last 50 years, with the
discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are versions of the old
Testament books that were written prior to any of those just
described. On top of that, the Catholic and Protestant versions of
the Old Testament are different, so there is no agreement today on a
single version of the Old Testament.
With regard to the New Testament, different versions of the Gospels
and other books were used by various Christian communities for the
first four centuries AD. During the fourth century there were
extremely vitriolic political battles over which books would be in the
New Testament. Finally, in 367, a Bishop named Athanasius declared:
"In these [27 writings] alone the teaching of godliness is proclaimed.
No one may add to them, and nothing may be taken away from them." His
recommendations were adopted, and those 27 books were adopted as the
official New Testament.
