Who Was Melchizedek ?

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by pelathais

I have an original Uncanny X-Men #1. Oh... Bible.

We have relatively modern manuscripts that we can compare to the 2,000 year old Dead Sea scrolls and find that the transmission methods were surprisingly accurate - surprising to critics of the Bible, anyway.

I re-read the last several posts and have to ammend and correct myself. I was conflating Jasher with Enoch ... And Timmy's question is valid. If we must have an "original" then we're out of luck on all 66 books we do have in the canon.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by pelathais

We have relatively modern manuscripts that we can compare to the 2,000 year old Dead Sea scrolls and find that the transmission methods were surprisingly accurate - surprising to critics of the Bible, anyway.

Copies, sure. But it seems like Prax is talking about original manuscripts. I could be wrong. (And usually am, when it comes to reading Prax! )

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Copies, sure. But it seems like Prax is talking about original manuscripts. I could be wrong. (And usually am, when it comes to reading Prax! )

Not even the DSSes are originals. Are they?

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Not even the DSCs are originals. Are they?

Well, they are the original Dead Sea Scrolls. LOL.

Some of the books in this collection don't appear in any other library and may be unique autographs. Certainly the more mundane stuff like the diaries and inventories are "unique" - but so what? My grocery list is unique and original every week and much of the DSS contain similar information - except the ice cream.

It's the biblical books that hold much of the fascination; and to be sure, they are not and none of them even purport to be the "autographs." An "autograph" is the original handwritten copy of a book. For example, the "autograph" of the Book of Romans would literally contain Paul's "autograph" in it.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Well, they are the original Dead Sea Scrolls. LOL.

Some of the books in this collection don't appear in any other library and may be unique autographs. Certainly the more mundane stuff likke thee diaries and inventories are "unique" - but so what? My grocery list is unique and original every week and much of the DSS contain similar information - except the ice cream.

It's the biblical books that hold much of the fascination; and to be sure, they are not and none of them even purport to be the "autographs." An "autograph" is the original handwritten copy of a book. For example, the "autograph" of the Book of Romans would literally contain Paul's "autograph" in it.

Right, that's what I meant by 'originals'. Guess Prax will explain what he meant, at some point.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Right, that's what I meant by 'originals'. Guess Prax will explain what he meant, at some point.

Some day.