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The word, “men spoke from God, being borne by the Holy Spirit” (v. 21), has a twofold meaning: first, men were borne by the Spirit; second, men spoke from God. In the original Greek, being borne by the Holy Spirit means being carried along as a ship by the wind. The Bible is God’s speaking in the prophets and in the Son—Heb. 1:1-2:
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Mar 4, 2011 · A translation of the entire Bible, undertaken at the instance of Thomas Cromwell, was published by Miles Coverdale in 1535 and, being made from German and Latin versions, was inferior to Tyndale's. The first Bible printed by authority in England was an edition with a preface by Cranmer, hence called Cranmer's Bible.
3. The oldest nearly complete version of the Bible in Latin is the Latin Vulgate (400 A.D.)-- The scholar Jerome translated the Bible into Latin about 400 A.D. and it became the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for more than 1000 years. H. How does the age and quantity of Bible manuscripts compare to other ancient writings? 1.
encourages religious communities to move away from the Bible's literal wording--which is impossible to determine--and focus instead on the broader meanings of scripture. The Origin of the Bible Frederick Fyvie Bruce,2020-07 Many books have been written about the Bible, but few explain its origins.
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception is the first-ever and only comprehensive reference work on the Bible and its reception. Since 2009 and the publication of its initial entries, the encyclopedia has continues to be a groundbreaking reference work and is a must-have for institutions in the humanities, social and cultural sciences, as well theology and religious studies.
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According to Genesis 21:5, Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Abraham’s age at death is not recorded in Genesis, but tradition states an age of 175, which is used here. Genesis 25:26 records that Isaac was 60 when Esau and Jacob (twins) were born. Genesis 35:28 records that Isaac lived to the age of 180.
The manuscript history of the Bible, of both the Old and the New Testaments, is incomparably better than that of any other ancient book. True, no original manuscript of any writing of the Bible still exists (scholars call them "the original autographs"). The autographs are long gone; all that survive are copies, or copies of copies. Such is the ...
