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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 · The Syriac version, the Peshito, made early in the second century C.E., is celebrated for its fidelity. The Coptic version was made from the Septuagint, in the third or fourth century. The Gothic version, by Ulphilas, was made from the Septuagint in the fourth century, but mere insignificant fragments of it are extant.
Apr 14, 2020 · Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-2999-3 PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-3000-5 Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-3001-2 ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-3002-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Understanding Scripture : an overview of the Bible’s origin, reliability, and meaning / edited by Wayne Grudem, C. John Collins, and Thomas R. Schreiner. p.
Apr 2, 2012 · Understanding Scripture: An Overview of the Bible’s Origin, Reliability, and Meaning, ed. by Wayne Grudem, Tom Schreiner, and Jack Collins (Crossway, 2012), is on sale for a limited time at WTS Books for $7.14. In 19 essays leading experts provide concise studies on key issues of how to understand the Bible and its origin (canon and original ...
3. C: English Bible Most of us know and read the Bible in English. In so doing we do not consider the fact that the Bible which we have is the product of a long process of evolution. We seem to regard the Bible as if all copies were precisely the same, with no variations in words or passages, and with no possibility of variations in meaning.
G. How old are these Bible manuscripts and versions? 1. Old Testament- - -The oldest known Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament were among the Dead Sea Scrolls and dated 100 to 200 B.C. The oldest Greek version of the Old Testament is the Septuagint, translated into Greek by Jewish scholars in Alexandria, Egypt about 250 B.C.
Chronology of the Bible. The chronology of the Bible is an elaborate system of lifespans, ' generations ', and other means by which the Masoretic Hebrew Bible (the text of the Bible most commonly in use today) measures the passage of events from the creation to around 164 BCE (the year of the re-dedication of the Second Temple ).
