![]() ![]() The ancient manuscripts of the Bible that we have today are copies of the originals, but research and new discoveries have continued to demonstrate that these copies have accurately preserved the text of the various books of the Bible over the centuries. In the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew may have been the first written, while the book of Revelation was certainly the last. In the Old Testament, the books of Moses (the Pentateuch or Torah) and probably Job are the earliest, while the books of Zechariah and Malachi are the latest. ![]() What we call the “Bible” (Greek scrolls/books) is a collection of books and writings spanning over 1500 years, written primarily in Hebrew and Greek, and divided into a Hebrew Bible “Old Testament” and the Greek “New Testament” (ca. Many of these ancient Biblical texts have been discovered through archaeological excavations in Egypt and in caves near the Dead Sea, while others were handed down and preserved in libraries of monasteries. The Bible, however, was primarily written on parchment (animal skin) with ink, or in some cases on papyrus. In Egypt, stone inscriptions, painted walls of tombs and temples, and papyrus were the preferred mediums for similar writings. In Mesopotamia, thousands of clay tablets have been preserved which record historical events, religious beliefs, economic and social practices, and technology. Among these documents are historical sections which recorded people, places, and events, giving us detailed insights into the past. Many ancient documents have survived millennia. While archaeology provides a great deal of information and physical evidence, much of it also needs to be interpreted in a historical framework and with ancient texts to help us decipher events, architecture, and artifacts. ![]()
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