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Codex, The Ancient Versions of Bible, Gospel
Codex, The Ancient Versions of Bible, Gospel
OF BIBLE
THE ANCIENT VERSIONS OF BIBLE
Sometimes the Christians make statements to the effect
that the copies of the sacred books written in the period
prior to the emergence of Islam are still in existence and
that the present books are in accordance with them
This statement, in fact, consists of two separate claims:-
First that those versions were written before the
emergence of Islam
Second that the present books are identical
copies of them Cont..
THE ANCIENT VERSIONS OF BIBLE
..Cont..
Both claims are false and incorrect
because:-
The clear statement of Dr. Kennicott and others that
the Jews themselves destroyed all the copies of the
sacred books written in the seventh and eighth
centuries, and that no copy of the Hebrew version
written in these two centuries could be obtained
There were no copies to be found in any period
preceding the tenth century
The oldest copy that Dr Kennicott was able to get was
the Codex Laudianus which he claimed was written in
the tenth century while de Rossi situated it in the
eleventh century Cont..
THE ANCIENT VERSIONS OF BIBLE
Both claims are false and incorrect
because:- ..Cont