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==Preservation of the Old Testament== | ==Preservation of the Old Testament== | ||
[[file:Dead Sea Scrolls Before Unraveled.jpg | | [[file:Dead Sea Scrolls Before Unraveled.jpg |thumb|The Dead Sea Scrolls when found: The material used was parchment. (Source: [https://archive.org/details/scrollsfromdeser00habeuoft/page/n21/mode/2up The Scrolls from the Judean Desert] by Habermann, Abraham Meir, p. 23)]] | ||
The original Hebrew Bible does not exist, but it has been preserved through manuscripts. As the years passed by, the originals got worn out and were copied on '''parchment''' made of animal skin or [https://www.britannica.com/topic/papyrus-writing-material papyrus]. The copies are called ''manuscripts''. Some worry that the Bible was altered in the process of being copied; however, if you look at the process of making manuscripts by the Jews, you can feel confident in its accuracy.<ref>Don Stewart : Why Don’t We Possess Any of the Original Manuscripts of the Books of the Bible?, FAQ, ''Blue Letter Bible''</ref><ref>[http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/significance Nature and Significance], The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls, ''The Israel Museum, Jerusalem''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/category/daily/biblical-artifacts/dead-sea-scrolls/ Dead Sea Scrolls], ''Biblical Archaeology Society''</ref> | The original Hebrew Bible does not exist, but it has been preserved through manuscripts. As the years passed by, the originals got worn out and were copied on '''parchment''' made of animal skin or [https://www.britannica.com/topic/papyrus-writing-material papyrus]. The copies are called ''manuscripts''. Some worry that the Bible was altered in the process of being copied; however, if you look at the process of making manuscripts by the Jews, you can feel confident in its accuracy.<ref>Don Stewart : Why Don’t We Possess Any of the Original Manuscripts of the Books of the Bible?, FAQ, ''Blue Letter Bible''</ref><ref>[http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/significance Nature and Significance], The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls, ''The Israel Museum, Jerusalem''</ref><ref>[https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/category/daily/biblical-artifacts/dead-sea-scrolls/ Dead Sea Scrolls], ''Biblical Archaeology Society''</ref> | ||