Old Testament Text Has Not Changed in 2,000 Years

[wvkeeper(HN)]

Pretty fascinating find in Israel.

The 2,000-year-old scroll has been in the hands of archaeologists for decades. But it hasn’t been possible to read it, since it was too dangerous to open the charred and brittle scroll.

Scientists have now been able to read it, using special imaging technology that can look into what’s inside. And it has found what was in there: the earliest evidence of a biblical text in its standardised form...
Scholars have believed the Hebrew Bible in its standard form first came about some 2,000 years ago, but never had physical proof, until now, according to the study. Previously the oldest known fragments of the modern biblical text dated back to the 8th century.

The text discovered in the charred Ein Gedi scroll is "100 percent identical" to the version of the Book of Leviticus that has been in use for centuries, said Dead Sea Scroll scholar Emmanuel Tov from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who participated in the study.

"This is quite amazing for us," he said. "In 2,000 years, this text has not changed."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...oldest-biblical-text-ever-found-a7323296.html

 

[sistersville]

Great find preacher

 

[Bankerreturns]

What? I've been assured by non believers that the Bible has been consistently edited and revised throughout the centuries.

 

[sistersville]

What? I've been assured by non believers that the Bible has been consistently edited and revised throughout the centuries.

Lol by non believers