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Learning About Pre-Modern Bibles

Elihu

During my college years, I was blessed to worship and work with an amazing group of Christians. Our preacher loved to learn and teach. Because of that congregation, I didn’t just get a college education, I also received a very thorough Bible education!

I asked our preacher for information about the origins of the Bible and he responded by conducting an entire study on the subject. We learned about the vast collection of manuscripts as well as how choices were made on the present canon. The study served to increase my confidence in the Bible because it was evident that God had preserved and protected it for us.

On Friday, our homeschool group made a field trip to the Texas Tech Museum to visit an exhibit on Pre-Modern Bibles. My children loved seeing the gold leaf lettering and some of the old scrolls, including the facsimiles of the Dead Sea scrolls. (I admit, I had hoped to see the REAL scrolls. I was so disappointed that I didn’t even take a picture of them…)

Within the collection, there was an old King James Bible, a page from the Geneva and Douai-Rheims Bibles, a Hebrew scroll of Esther (dating from the Middle Ages), and a scroll of the Torah (also from the Middle Ages).

The visit was a valuable reminder of the importance of studying the history of the Bible as a defense for our faith. So many dismiss the Bible as outdated, impure, or distorted by opinions, but such accusations are not founded on knowledge. God’s divine power gives us what we need for life and godliness—and that definitely includes the Bible!

Here are some photos from the exhibit:

“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”

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2 Peter‬ ‭1:3-4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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Elihu Anderson is a California refugee currently thriving on the West Texas plains. She is the founder of elihuscorner.com and is a contributor to Kirk Cameron's website TheCourage.com. When she isn't writing, reading, or teaching, she is sipping on some iced homemade chai and enjoying time with a good friend. Come by and say hi at elihuscorner.com or visit me on Facebook.com/elihuscorner

16 thoughts on “Learning About Pre-Modern Bibles”

  1. I saw many Bibles on display at the Bible museum in D.C. I wish I could have read some of them, but they wouldn’t last long if visitors could flip through them.🌸

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    1. It’s on my list of places I’d love to visit! Do they have some of the actual Dead Sea scrolls or maybe even the Gutenberg Bible?

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      2. How awesome! The library of Congress is such a cool place. My oldest child is anxious to visit, particularly with her love of books and American history.

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      3. O yes!!! I want to go back myself. I toured the Library of Congress, but I didn’t get to do any studying. I would love to do that… someday!!!

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    1. Thanks, Britney! Nice to meet you and welcome to the blogging community! There are some awesome people here.

      I definitely look forward to reading your blog. 😊

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