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To: A_perfect_lady

per wikipedia re ~ Significance to the Canon of the Bible

The significance of the [Dead Sea] scrolls relates in a large part to the field of textual criticism and how accurately the Bible has been transcribed over time. Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating to 10th century CE such as the Aleppo Codex.

The biblical manuscripts found among the Dead Sea Scrolls push that date back a millennium to the 2nd century BCE. Before this discovery, the earliest extant manuscripts of the Old Testament were in Greek in manuscripts such as Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 and Codex Sinaiticus.


The Bible record was complete within less than 100 years after Christ. The Catholic church has been in existence since about 300 AD. BTW I feel compelled to reply and/or post when fact-checking fails.


192 posted on 12/23/2011 4:29:14 PM PST by BrandtMichaels
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To: BrandtMichaels

The funny thing about this silly broad “A Perfect lady” is that she has repeatedly said that she’s “done” and that she finds people irritating and just wants to be left alone, but she’s still here. Sheesh, get lost already.

It’s amazing how powerful that female desire to get in the “last word” is.


196 posted on 12/23/2011 10:13:11 PM PST by Paladins Prayer
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