THE BIBLE - in which language it was revealed originally,  where is the original, why several versions exist?
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*If* there was a Yeshua ben Nazareb (jeebus), he would have spoken Aramaic.  \n\nThe first translations of the alleged events were translated into a Greek bile - oops, bible - and that includes the pentateuch and the gnostic texts. \n\nThe fables were then translated into Latin by the early catholic crutch - oops, church - to form the Vulgate bible, but for political reasons many gnostic texts were excluded and many verses were made up and added that did not exist in the Greek version.\n\nThe German translation was motivated by politics in Germany, the King James version was motivated by politics in England, etc. etc. etc.  \n\nThe babble - oops, bible - and religion have always been the tools of political ambition.  When one controls the "truth", it's easy to control the people.
640133
That's nonsense.  The NIV is a perfectly good version of the Bible.  I use it myself.  The King James Version is good, but it's difficult to understand, which is why there are other versions.  They aren't corrupted.  And the reason there are so many versions is because the entire Bible was put together in segments of Greek and Hebrew.  They were translated by different people.  However, you'll find that the basic meanings of the verses, what they were meant to say, are the same.  The NIV, NKJV are two that I use and there isn't much of a difference.
1118111
I would like to clarify the difference of translated and changed. Translated is when something is written in one language and is copied or written into another language that one can understand. And when something is changed it means that it is totally worded different from its original text. The bible has not been changed. It has been translated.\nFrom what I found there has been over 400 versions of the English Bible since the King James Bible was published in 1611. Starting with the Revised Version (1881); to the American Standard Version (1901); to the Amplified Bible (1958); to the Living Bible (1967); to the New International Version (1973); to the New King James Bible (1979);
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the bible was written by man. keep that in mind.
418951
The Bible is only a version of what happen, that is why they call them versions.  There are many eyes that seen what happen and many different versions.  But only a few that are widely popular.  People see things differently in every aspect and that goes with today as well.  It is history, but only a version.
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The Old Testament was agreed upon by several Hebrew scholars collecting and translating the existing documents they had in their posession 2-3000 years ago...\n\nThe King James Version was the English translation of both the Old & New Testaments agreed upon by a panel for King James in 1611...
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Your question also begs a more basic question:  regardless of version, timing, or translation, human beings wrote the contents of, and chose and assembled, the texts that were called The Bible.  (Same with the Talmud, and the Koran.)  So it's reasonable to ask, why do so many believe it to be God's word?  I mean, it could be.  But why do people today so strongly believe it to be so, with such certainty?  When all they have is other people's word for it?  It is indeed remarkable, and hard to understand.
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I have not heard of it.  My opinion is that the best English translation of the Bible is the New Revised Standard Version.  Better than this is to understand the original languages of course, but since that is a big task, one ought to have an interlinear version available.  This has each word in Hebrew or Greek with the meaning of that word below it, together with a translation.  You can make use of Strong's Concordance, and a Hebrew Lexicon or dictionary (or Greek as the case may be) and get a pretty good idea of what the verses are really saying.
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It is nowhere in the bible.  Up until about the 6th century a.d it was related by oral tradition.  One person telling the story and it getting passed down.  Case in point: Revelations was written in 96 a.d. The decision of which ones to put into the bible didn't happen till centuries after that by a bishop in Rome.  He picked and choosed what stories to put into the bible.  Any hopes of the testaments or the OT being accurate is as reliable as giving a crack addict 10 dollars to hold onto for a day.
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both are books of God. but then the bible has been altered by humans, thats why u find the name of a different man on every version of the bible. God then said in the Quran that he will keep it safe from bias and alteration for it will be a book of all times, untill judgment day(so its the last one).
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I love this one - http://www.watchtower.org/bible/ - It's translated from the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic languages and written in modern , understandable English.
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The biggest problem about where it was copied from the KJV Bible isn't the exact language that was used but the fact that even the italicized words were included as part of the text without comment. Just so everyone knows. Those were were added to make the translation flow properly in English. It's not always possible to translate even from another Latin based language to English with out adding some wording to make it flow properly in syntax. But to add them as though they are part of the Scripture is wrong.. No not wrong  EVIL is a better word...   Jim
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I have been reading about that as of late and find it interesting.  plausible. The bible has seen a lot gone through a lot in that i mean translations.  It also stands that some books were purposely left out.  With that in mind I don't feel it proves with out a shadow of a doubt that its true.  However it does leave enough room for the thought and probability.
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The Bible is true.  It was written by men who were inspired by God to write what they wrote.... sorry for the confusing wording.  Even if you don't believe in God, the Bible is full of historical facts.  You can go back thousands of years in history and some of the same events will be recorded in the Bible.\n\nThe English versions are different because people translate the Greek and Hebrew text differently.  Like, the King James Version was translated by candlelight in the 1600s, and since it is one of the oldest versions, it is taken by some as the one and only true Bible.  The newer versions, however, may even be more credible because of newer technology and electric lights.  There are different versions of the Bible because there are not always English words that acurately portray what was written in Hebrew or Greek, so the people who translate it are forced to get creative in what the foreign word means.  Also, our language changes so dramatically over time that newer versions are needed so people who speak the newer English will more easily understand the Bible.  Like, we don't speak with "thee" and "thou" or "shall" and "needst" so it is adjusted for better understanding, but the stories are the same, wonderful events that happened so long ago.
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It is not. Back then, each copy of the Bible had to be handwritten when they were reproduced. This means the scribes had free will to add/change anything they wanted. Also the Bible was translated from Greek and Hebrew to English. So its changed a lot, because there are no originals in existence. KJV went through the hands of countless scribes before being translated.  Even the dead sea scrolls are not the originals, just really old, close to original copies. And no, they're not in English
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There are many many more sections of the Bible out there.  The Vatican removed them many years ago to cover up many things so that people will not learn the truth about many things listed in the Bible.\n\nDo a Google search for "missing bible".  Look at the missing bible verses, people, places, things, religions, etc.\n\nAlso look for some special books.  Take a look at the list of what the Torah consists of and compare that to the list of the Old Testament.  Find all those that are in the Torah and not in the Old Testament.\n\nLook for a 2,000+ page multi-volume set written by a nun from France many centuries ago.  She claimed to be the reincarnation of Mary's mother and wrote about her past life in very great detail.\n\nLook for the African accounts of Mary and Jesus - it gives a blow by blow detailed account of how Mary first encountered the Angels from God when she was born, how she was taught all about childbearing while she was a mere babe, and how when she was 5 years old she went to the temple to demand that the Priests approve her for marriage because she was going to carry the child of God.  It also explains how the priests sought out a suitable husband for the 5 year old, eventually blackmailing the just widowed Joseph into marrying Mary, how he had to flee his village with Mary when she became pregnant, and how they only place they could find was a manger because the inn keepers did not want a pregnant child on the premises.\n\nThere is so much more to be learned.  The reasons for not having any male figures is discussed in detail - you learn that God is female and not male - the change of the sex was done by rulers in power to stop female rulership.\n\nOops, I am rambling now.  I could go on forever with the things removed, cut out and altered in the Bible to try to halt technological progress, prevent science from gaining a foothold, prevent people from learning about the solar system is laid out and so much more.
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I assume you mean which book of the New Testament was written first, because there are no existing original manuscripts as far as we know.\n\nThe general consensus is that some of Paul's letters are the oldest known manuscripts. There are speculations of earlier ones (e.g., "Q") but they are just that: speculations.