What is “THE BIBLE” And where did it come from?

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” – 2 Tim 3:16

A “Cannon” of 66 Books !  

Written by as many as 40 authors

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Written over a period of almost 2000 years

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The term, “Canon” comes from the Greek kanon) for “rule” or “standard of measurement.”

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Old Testament: The Authentic Manuscripts are called The Masoretic Text (MT). According to Tradition, Cannonized by the Council of Jamnia (1st Century A.D.), but probably much earlier.

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The Authentic New Testament Manuscripts are called Textus Receptus.

The Language of The Bible

!   The Old Testament is written in Hebrew (with the

exception of a few verses in Aramaic). !   The New Testament is written in Koine (common)

Ancient Greek. !   Aramaic Was the common language spoken by Christ

and His contemporaries.

The Hebrew Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet (Uppercase)

The Lord’s Prayer in Syriac-Aramaic

Hebrew Pictograms !   Like Hieroglyphs, Chinese and Japanese - Ancient

Hebrew characters were pictograms that that conveyed its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. !   It carries a denotation (an explicit, direct meaning) and

a connotation (a suggested secondary meaning).

Paleo-Hebrew (Ancient Hebrew)

Symbolic Meaning

The Hebrew Language “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” (Genesis 11:1) “The Hebrew alphabet is semantic, not just phonetic. Consonantal script: (as in English,“Bldg,” “Blvd,” et al.) Vowels are implied (Masoretes in 9th century develop “pointed” conventions). The Hebrew Language has a vividness, conciseness, and simplicity that also makes it difficult to translate fully. It takes typically twice as many English words to translate Hebrew.” – Chuck Missler

Original Text = Deeper Meaning “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” - 

‫בְֵּראשִׁ֖ית בָָּר֣א אֱֹלהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאֶָֽרץ‬ Beresheet Bara Elohim et ha-Shamayim et ha-Eretz: Beresheet = In beginning… Bara = Create out of nothing... Elohim = God; plural noun, used as a singular.

Genesis 1:1

The Trinity !   “EL”, written “aleph – lamed”, is usually translated

“God”. It is used as a prefix in many of the revealed Names of God. The Hebrew words ending in“-im” denote plurality. Ex. “Cherubim” is the plural form of “Cherub” !   Thus, the odd, syntactically singular usage of a plural

noun denotes a single God manifest in Three Persons.

Gen. 1:1 (Paleo-Hebrew) ‫בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ‬ 

‫את‬ Hebrew Equivalent to “Alpha and Omega” Alef -‐ Pictogram for a Ram, a sacrificial animal Tav – A cross

‫אֵ֥ת‬ Original Word: “eth” Phonetic Spelling: (ayth) Short Definition: “a” a primitive particle, an untranslatable mark of the accusative case. The particle is not grammatically necessary in this sentence. Why is it used here?

A suggested reading: “In the beginning, God [The Trinity, the Alpha and Omega, The Sacrificial Lamb who would go to the Cross] created the heavens and the earth.”

Alpha: Animal Sacrifice “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Gen 3:21 “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering…And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.” ~ Gen 22 Note that God DID NOT provide “a Lamb” at this time. He provided “a Ram”. Abraham prophesized of “The Lamb of God”.

Omega: The Cross A foreshadowing of The Cross: “And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.” ~Numbers 21:9 The Serpent represents sin. Brass represents endured judgment [Brass withstands fire]. “…He [Christ] humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross”. Phil 2:8 “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

Pilate’s Sign on The Cross " And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, 'Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.' This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, 'Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.' Pilate answered. 'What I have written I have written.'" - John 19:19-22 (KJV)

LATIN: “INRI” “Scripsit autem et titulum Pilatus et posuit super crucem erat autem scriptum:

Iesus Nazarenus Rex

Iudaeorum”

Why did this sign make the High Priests so angry???

Hebrew: “YHWH” (“Jehovah”)

YHWH !   This is the Tetragrammaton, the four letter name of God ,

usually pronounced Yahweh. Probably comes from the verb ‫( הוה‬‫‬hawah) meaning “to exist”. The yud added to the beginning identifies the object of the verb as first person, masculine, singular, imperfect tense or “HE exists”. !  

(yod) (heh) (waw) (heh) (YHWH) Ancient Hieroglyph symbols individually mean: “Look, [at] the hand, Look, [at] the nail”, a foreshadowing of Christ!

Hebrew Root Structure “Verbs are formed from 3-letter roots, with forms developed by change of vowels or by adding suffixes or prefixes. The root consonants give Hebrew a semantic backbone and stability not characteristic of Western languages. Verb usage is not characterized by precise definition of tenses; very context dependent. This lends itself to puns and wordplay”. – Chuck Missler An understanding of Hebrew Root Words adds understanding to the meaning of the text.

The Antediluvian Patriarchs Adam Seth Enosh Kenan Mahalalel

Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah

What can we learn from tedious genealogies?

“And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.” – Luke 3: 23 - 38

Adam ‫אָדָ֑ם‬ Adomah, means “man.” 1st Adam “Son of God” (Luke 4:38) A figure (type) of the Last Adam (Rom 5:14; 2 Cor 5:21) The Bride of both paid for by a wound in the side.

Seth ‫שֵֽׁת׃‬ Shet “Seth” means “appointed.” Eve said, “For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.” Genesis 4:25

Enosh ‫אֱנֹֽושׁ׃‬ E·no·vsh Means “mortal,” “frail,” or “miserable.” It is from the root “anash”, “to be incurable”.

Kenan ‫קֵינָֽן׃‬ Kei·nan Can mean “sorrow,” “dirge,” or “elegy.” (The precise denotation is somewhat elusive; some study aids unfortunately presume that Kenan is synonymous with “Cainan.”) Balaam, looking down from the heights of Moab, uses a pun upon the name of the Kenites when he prophesies their destruction. (Num 24:21, 23).

Mahalalel ‫מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃‬ Ma·ha·lal·'el Means “blessed” or “praise”; and El, the name for God = “The Blessed God.”

Jared (Yared) ‫יָֽרֶד‬ Ya·red From the verb yaradh, meaning “shall come down.” Some authorities suggest that this might be an allusion to the “Sons of God” who “came down” to corrupt the daughters of men, resulting in the Nephilim of Genesis 6.

Enoch ְ‫חֲנֹ֔וך‬ Cha·no·vch Means “commencement,” or “teaching.” “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” Jude 14, 15

Methuselah ‫מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח‬ Me·tu·she·lach muth, a root that means “death”; shalach, which means “to bring,” or “to send forth.” = “His death shall bring.”

Lamech ְ‫לֶ֕מֶך‬ Le·mech A root still evident today in our own English word, “lament” or “lamentation” = “Despairing.”

Noah ַ‫נֹ֖ח‬ No·ach is derived from nacham, “to bring relief” or“comfort,” = “Comfort, or Rest.”

The Genealogy of Genesis 5 Adam - Man (is) Seth - Appointed Enosh - Mortal Kenan - Sorrow; (but) Mahalalel - The Blessed God Jared - Shall come down Enoch - Teaching Methuselah - His death shall bring Lamech - The Despairing Noah - Comfort, Rest

“Man is appointed mortal sorrow, but the blessed God shall come down, teaching that His death shall bring the despairing comfort and rest!”

The Greek Language !   Alexander The Great’s world empire made Hellenistic

Greek the common (Koine) language of the ancient world. “Greek verbs have five aspects: tense, mood, voice, person, and number and will convey far more than a lexicographical definition.” – C.M. A very concise language, lending itself well intellectual and philosophical discourse.

The Attributes of Scripture !   Authority !   Inerrancy and Infallibility !   Clarity- Integrated Design !   Necessity !   Sufficiency

Authority “All Scripture is given by inspiration [God-breathed] of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” - 2 Timothy 3:16 Every letter of every word in the original text was perfectly transmitted to Man by the Creator of the universe.

Doctrine of Verbal Plenary Preservation !   Verbal = Every Word !   Plenary = The Scripture as a complete and intact whole !   Every letter and every Word is infallibly preserved by

Almighty God.

Inerrancy and Infallibility “Inerrancy: that the Bible contains neither errors of fact (material errors) nor internal contradictions (formal errors). Infallibility: the subjective consequence of divine inspiration; that is, it is reliable and trustworthy to all who turn to it in search of God’s truth.” – Chuck Missler

Clarity- Integrated Design “The

New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed;

the Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed. Anticipatory macrocodes demonstrate an origin from outside the time domain: history detailed in advance.” - Chuck Missler God clearly reveals His Word to individuals who prayerfully seek understanding. Greater inquiry reveals deeper Truths.

Isaiah 46: 9,10 !   “Remember the former things of old: for I

am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.”

Necessity !   For Knowledge of the Gospel (Romans 10: 13-17) !   For living a Spiritual Life (Matt 4:4) !   For specific knowledge of God’s Will, not discounting that

conviction by the Holy Spirit offers some grasp of right and wrong.

!   God’s existence is evident without The Bible. He reveals

Himself in His Creation and through The Holy Spirit.

Sufficiency !   Scripture contains the complete Divine message for all

people, in all historical stages of the revealed plan of Salvation. It is now complete. The Cannon is Closed. It contains all we need to know for Salvation, Faithful Service and obedience to God’s Will.

Imperfect Transmission !   Only the original manuscripts or “autographs” should be

thought of as without error. The potential for minor errors is inherent in the transmission, copying and translation of the original texts. Differences in culture, historical understanding and understanding of rhetorical devices may cause the modern reader a more limited understanding of the text.

!   Less that 1% of Scripture is under competent dispute and

no doctrine is affected by the questioned text.

The Hebrew Bible (O.T.)

The Tanakh !   Torah - (Penteteuch), 5 Books of Moses !

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Nevi’im - The Prophets—“Former Prophets”: Joshua, Judges,

Samuel, and Kings; “Latter Prophets”: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Book of the Twelve Prophets;

Ketuvim - The Writings: Psalms, Proverbs, and Job; The Five

Scrolls: Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther; and, lastly, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

How The O.T. Text Was Preserved “And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD. saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.” (Deut.31:24-26).

Hebrew Priests Apparently charged with preserving and copying O.T. scrolls. During the Babylonian Captivity, Daniel, Ezekiel and others no doubt took copies with them into exile.

The Peshitta !   100 - 200 A.D. Syriac Aramaic translation of the O.T. !   N.T. adapted by 5th Century A.D. !   “Peshitta” means “straight, simple, or, easy to be

understood."

The Masoretic Hebrew Text !  

Priestly revival after the return from the Babylonian Exile. (Zech 4:6)

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Ezra and his successors assemble the O.T. Cannon

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Scribes called Tannaim (Teachers) copied these texts along with the oral traditions, The Mishna.

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Scribes called Amoraim (Expositors) later made additional copies and also produced the Talmud, a commentary on the Mishna.

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In the 6th Century, the Masoretes (Traditionalists) perfected scribal techniques.

The Masoretes (7th-11th Cent. A.D.) !  

Developed safeguards such as counting the number of times each letter of the alphabet occurs in each book.

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Added vowel points.

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Printed at end of Medieval Period

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Psalms printed in 1477

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1488- the entire Hebrew Bible printed for the first time. 2nd ed. 1491, 3rd ed. 1494 (Luther used 3rd ed. For German translation)

The Greek O. T. (Septuagint) !   3rd-1st Century B.C. translation into koine Greek. !   According to tradition, this translation was made at

Alexandria for the library of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, by a delegation of seventy Jewish elders, hence the name Septuagint (Seventy) “LXX”.

!   Used by the early Church !   The Apostles sometimes (but not always) quoted LXX

verbatim.

The New Testament !   Original Manuscripts – 30 – 90 A.D. !   Syrian Manuscripts The Peshitta, possibly as early as 100-200

A.D.

!   Old Latin & Syriac translations of originals. The

Walsensians, Donatists, Gauls & Celts derived Bibles from these m.s. (120 – 1400 A.D.) Anabaptists (1525), Mennonites, Dutch Baptists, Quakers & English Baptists use these m.s.

Papyri mss. !   85% Traditional text !   100 -400 A.D !   Over 130 of these have been found !   Only 9 papyri manuscripts were known prior to 1900

Uncial & Cursive MSS. !   99% Traditional Text !   150 – 1500 A.D. !   Uncial mms. written in all capital letters

Latin Bibles !   1100 – 1300 A.D. !   Used by The Waldensians et. al. !   The Waldensians were a reform movement started by

Peter Waldo in the late 1170s in Lyons, France. Declared heretical by the ROC in 1215

Erasmus Greek N.T. !   1522 A.D. !

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (28 October 1466? – 12 July 1536)

!   Dutch Renaissance humanist

& Catholic priest

!   Erasmus used six or seven Greek manuscripts (the

oldest being from the 10th century )

The Martin Luther Bible !   Protestant Reformation

begins 1517 A.D. !   1522 – 1534 A.D.

Translation into German

Wycliffe N.T. !  

1380 A.D.

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Middle English

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Latin Vulgate: Dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux

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Early Wycliffe: And God seide, Be maad liȝt; and maad is liȝt

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Later Wycliffe: And God seide, Liȝt be maad; and liȝt was maad

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King James: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light

English Bibles !   Tyndale’s N.T. 1525 A.D. !   Coverdale’s Bible 1535 A.D. !   Matthew’s Bible 1537 A.D. !   The Great Bible 1539 A.D.

Stephen’s Greek N.T. !   the Stephens editions (produced by Robert Estienne,

who is also called Stephanus or Stephens) of 1546, 1549, 1550 and 1551 !   1550 A.D. ~followed the Erasmus editions of 1527

and 1535. included marginal variant readings

Textus Receptus - The Received Text !

Textus Receptus is the generic term for all editions of the Green N.T. which follow early printed editions of Erasmus

!   The term was first used to refer to the edition of the

Greek New Testament published by the Elzevirs in 1633. The preface to this edition, written by Daniel Heinsius, includes the Latin phrase "textum ... receptum".

“Textus Receptus” !   The term has been expanded to include numerous

editions of the Greek New Testament which come from the same Byzantine textual family representing the majority of the handwritten Greek manuscripts before the 16th century.

Various Editions !   There were approximately thirty distinct editions of the

Textus Receptus made over the years. Each differs slightly from the others. There have been over 500 printings.

!   the work of Stunica as published in the Complutensian

Polyglot (printed in 1514 but not circulated until 1522);

!   the Erasmus editions of 1516, 1519, 1522, 1527 and

1535;

!   the Colinæus edition of 1534 which was made from

the editions of Erasmus and the Complutensian Polyglot.

!   the Stephens editions (produced by Robert Estienne,

who is also called Stephanus or Stephens) of 1546, 1549, 1550 and 1551; !   the nine editions of Theodore Beza, an associate of

John Calvin, produced between 1565 and 1604, with a tenth published posthumously in 1611;

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Elzevir editions of 1624, 1633 (the edition known for coining the phrase "Textus Receptus") and 1641.

No Significant Variations !   variations include spelling, accents and breathing

marks, word order and other minor kinds of differences.

!   "The editions of Stephens, Beza and the Elzevirs all

present substantially the same text, and the variations are not of great significance and rarely affect the sense” - Trinitarian Bible Society

!   In the latter part of the 19th century, F. H. A. Scrivener

produced an edition of the Greek New Testament which reflects the Textus Receptus underlying the English Authorised Version. This edition was published posthumously in 1894.

!   F. H. A. Scrivener (1813-1891) attempted to reproduce

as exactly as possible the Greek text which underlies the Authorised Version of 1611. However, the AV was not translated from any one printed edition of the Greek text. The AV translators relied heavily upon the work of William Tyndale and other editions of the English Bible.

Scrivener / Stephanus Differences !   There are approximately 190 differences between the

Scrivener text and the Beza 1598. There are 283 differences between the Scrivener text and the Stephanus 1550. These differences are minor, and pale into insignificance when compared with the approximately 6,000 differences -- many of which are quite substantial -- between the Critical Text and the Textus Receptus.

The Geneva Bible

Geneva Bible !   1560 A.D. !   the primary Bible of the 16th century Protestant

movement !   the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver

Cromwell, John Milton, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan

!   The 1st mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available

to the general public !   William Whittingham supervised translation in

collaboration with Myles Coverdale, Christopher Goodman, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and William Cole; !   more than 80 percent of the language in the Genevan Bible

is from Tyndale

Bishop’s Bible !   1568 A.D. !   substantially revised in 1572 !  

revised edition was to be prescribed as the base text for the Authorized King James Version of 1611.

!   Made as a “Pulpit Bible” never as popular

as Geneva Bible

Bezas Greek N.T. !   1598 A.D.

The King James Bible !   1611 A.D. !   The 1611 Translators working under John Reynolds

were the greatest Hebrew and Greek scholars who ever lived. Today’s translators simply do not have comparable credentials. Much of the knowledge of these ancient languages has not survived.

King James I of England (VI of Scotland)

KJV !   First printed by the King's Printer, Robert Barke !   Begun in 1604, completed in 1611

Two Text Lines, Two Cities The Traditional (KJV) Text Line: ANTIOCH, SYRIA 5210 Manuscripts

The Alexandrian Text Line: ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT 45 Manuscripts The source of all other “Revised Versions”

The Traditional Text Line Antioch, Syria: An early center of the Gentile Church “And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. AND THE DISCIPLES WERE CALLED CHRISTIANS FIRST IN ANTIOCH.” ~ Acts 11:26

!   Jerusalem was the center for Jewish Christian

Churches, Antioch for Gentiles !   Antioch was the focus of Paul’s Missionary Journeys !   Many of the Disciples Visited the Church at Antioch

The Alexandrian Text Line Alexandria, Egypt: A center of Intellectualism, Gnosticism, Arianism, Pagan Philosophy and numerous other Occult practices Home of the heretics, Clement and Origen

Clement !   Believed that Greek Philosophy & the Apocrypha were

divinely inspired. Denied Salvation by Faith alone. !   Head of The Catechetical School at Alexandria

Origen !   Was Clement’s Successor. He denied the historical

accuracy of The Bible as well as Salvation by Grace, Eternal Damnation of the Lost and the Eternal Existence of The Holy Spirit. He leaned towards allegorical interpretation of Scripture. !   Clement, Origen and their followers influenced the

Alexandrian Text Line

Eusebus !   260 – 340 A.D. !   Constantine 312 A.D. !   divided his edition of the N. T.

into paragraphs and provided it with a synoptical table so that it might be easier to find associated topics Eusebius of Caesarea

Vaticanus MSS. !   331 A.D. !   one of the oldest extant copies of the Greek Bible !   one of the four great uncial codices !   It is written on 759 leaves of vellum in uncial letters

Sinaiticus MSS. !   331 A.D. !   one of the four great uncial codices !   Originally contained both Testaments in their entirety,

but only half of the Septuagint has survived

Jerome !   Latin Vulgate 382 A.D. (Biblia Sacra Vulgata) !   Prior to Jerome's Vulgate, all Latin translations of the

Old Testament were based on the Septuagint not the Hebrew

!   Ultimately became the definitive Latin version of the

Bible in the Roman Catholic Church. - Council of Trent (1546)

Alexandrinus !   MSS. 450 A.D. !   one of the earliest and most complete copies of The

Bible !   became a basis for criticizing the Textus Receptus

Rheims - Douay !   English Bible 1582 A.D. !   Created by The Catholic Church to support the

Counter-Reformation.

Greek New Testaments !

Greisbach 1805 A.D.

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Lachmann 1850 A.D.

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Tregelles 1870 A.D.

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Tischendorf 1870 A.D.

!   Alford 1872 A.D.

Wescott & Hort

The translators upon whose work all modern Bible translations are based. These men knew Hebrew and Greek but they did not know Jesus Christ.

The primary translators of the “New Translations” were two NONBELIEVERS named Westcott and Hort. These men denied the Divinity and resurrection of Christ and they dabbled in the occult. Their text added 306 Greek words, omitted 2987 and deleted 20 verses entirely.

Westcott and Hort DENIED: a) the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture, b) the Genesis record of the Creation and the Fall of man, c) the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His eternal pre-existence and Godhead, His Messiahship, and His sinlessness, d) the substitutionary atonement of Christ and redemption by His blood, e) the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, f) the Second Coming of Christ, g) the doctrine of Eternal Life, h) the reality of Heaven and Hell, i) the personality of the Devil.

Westcott and Hort BELIEVED IN: a) the inherent goodness and perfectibility of man, b) the Darwinian theory of Evolution, c) the Universal Fatherhood of God, d) the ultimate salvation of all men, e) the efficacy of water baptism for Regeneration.

Nestle Greek N.T. !   1898 A.D. (+ 26 revisions) !   Greek words omitted: 2987 !   Greek words Added: 306 !   20 verses omitted !   Most changes came from Westcott & Hort !   Most included in modern versions

English Revised Version !   1881 A.D. revision of the King James Version of 1611 !   The 1st major attack on the Bible led by Westcott and

Hort using corrupt manuscripts Vaticanus (Codex B) which was found in the Vatican Library in 1481 and was known to the KJV translators but was not used by them, and the Sinaiticus (Codex Aleph) which was found in a monastery wastebasket at the foot of Mt. Sinai in 1844.

New Versions based on W&H !   American Standard Version (ASV) !   R.S.V !   N.E.B. !   N.I.V. !   Etc. (almost ALL new “translations” of The Bible

Satan’s Method of Deceit !   Quote Scripture, then question its interpretation: “Yea, hath

God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” ~ Gen. 3:1

!   Get you to to add to or take away from God’s Word: “God

hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it.” God did not say “neither shall ye touch it”. Gen. 3:3

!   Deny Scripture directly: “Ye shall not surely die”. Gen. 3:4 !   Appeal to your desires, intellect and pride: “ye shall be as

gods”. Gen. 3:5

Hath God Really Said? !   This is the implied question that every “new Bible

Translation” asks of the pure KJV. !   Like Satan, the “new Bible Translations” question our

understanding of God’s Word so we will accept his additions, omissions and reinterpretation. !   In the end God’s Truth is denied. Consider how many “new

translations” seek to attack the Divinity of Jesus Christ.

“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” - Heb 9:22 “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;” Rom. 3:25 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” – Eph. 1:7

The Bible offers proof of its supernatural origin

O.T. Prophesy of Coming Messiah !   O.T. Translated into Greek at least 270 years before

Christ !   Over 300 Messianic prophesies !   Examine the Probability of only Eight assigning

outlandishly low odds for each event:

8 Prophecies and Their Odds ! 

Micah 5:2 Bethlehem 1:100,000

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Zechariah 9:9 King on Donkey 1:100

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Zechariah 11:12 30 pieces of Silver 1:1,000

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Zechariah 11:13 Temple, Potter, etc. 1:100,000

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Zechariah 13:6 Wounds in hands 1:1,000

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Isaiah 53:7 No defense; innocent 1:1,000

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Isaiah 53:9 Died with wicked/Grave with rich 1:1,000

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Psalm 22:16 Crucified 1:10,000

What are the Odds?” !   8 Prophecies fulfilled by one man – 10 to the 17th !   16 Prophecies fulfilled by one man – 10 to the 45th !   48 Prophecies fulfilled by one man – 10 to the 157th !   Christ fulfilled almost all 300 (and will fulfill the remainder

in His 2nd Advent)

!   Some scientists estimate that there are only 10 to the 66th

atoms in the universe.

Equidistant Letter Sequences Are there hidden messages in the Bible? “The secrets of the Torah are revealed in the skipping of the letters” ~ Rabbi Moses Cordevaro (16th Century) The TORaH is the first five books of the Bible, “The Law”. YaHWeH = Jehovah

“The volume of the book it is written of me.” - Psalms 40:7/Hebrews 10:7 Jesus Christ is revealed in every word and every letter of Scripture.

Why a virgin birth? !  

King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) is cursed: “Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah."(Jeremiah 22:30)

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Joseph was of Jeconiah’s Blood Line.

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Can inheritance come from the Mother?

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Numbers 27 The daughters of Zelophehad granted inheritance rights by God

The Camp of Israel Numbers 2 1-33

THE CAMP OF JUDAH:

THE CAMP OF EPHRAIM:

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Judah 74,600

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Ephraim 40,500

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Issachar 54,400

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Manasseh 32,200

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Zebullun 57,400 = 186,400

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Benjamin 35,400 = 108,100

THE CAMP OF REUBAN:

THE CAMP OF DAN:

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Reuben 46,500

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Dan 62,700

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Simeon 59,300

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Asher 41,500

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Gad 45,650 = 151,450

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Naphtali 53,400 = 157,600

The Message of the Bible:

Salvation and reconciliation with God through the shedding of His own Blood on a cross of wood!