03-06-2004, 05:24 AM
Sure thing.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible
Translated and with commentary by Martin Abegg, Jr., Peter Flint & Eugene Ulrich. HarperSanFransisco
This book compares all the translated biblecal DSS scrolls/fragments to the 3 "Old Bibles." These are the Masoretic family of texts, The Septuagint family of texts, and the Samaritan Penateuch.
The variants and differences of the DSS to the 3 families are italicised with footnotes at the bottom of each page. This allows any Spirit-filled Christian to compare their particular bible against a text that is appr 1000 years older than anything out there. It also gives the lay person the ability to see into the variants amongst these 3 families and understand more about their particular translation they use, and what translations utilized what sections.
All the differences are plainly shown, and simplistic explanations given throughout the book. The different languages for each text are also explained. For example, quite a few of the texts were written in the Paleo-Hebrew, and the authors tell the reader exactly which ones were as they go through each book.
All and all, an amazing work for anyone who wishes find out for themselves just what was what. As a part in the bookcover says: "The scrolls confirm that the text of the Old Testament as it was handed down through the ages is largely correct. Yet they also reveal numerous differences."
I recommend it for everyone!
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible
Translated and with commentary by Martin Abegg, Jr., Peter Flint & Eugene Ulrich. HarperSanFransisco
This book compares all the translated biblecal DSS scrolls/fragments to the 3 "Old Bibles." These are the Masoretic family of texts, The Septuagint family of texts, and the Samaritan Penateuch.
The variants and differences of the DSS to the 3 families are italicised with footnotes at the bottom of each page. This allows any Spirit-filled Christian to compare their particular bible against a text that is appr 1000 years older than anything out there. It also gives the lay person the ability to see into the variants amongst these 3 families and understand more about their particular translation they use, and what translations utilized what sections.
All the differences are plainly shown, and simplistic explanations given throughout the book. The different languages for each text are also explained. For example, quite a few of the texts were written in the Paleo-Hebrew, and the authors tell the reader exactly which ones were as they go through each book.
All and all, an amazing work for anyone who wishes find out for themselves just what was what. As a part in the bookcover says: "The scrolls confirm that the text of the Old Testament as it was handed down through the ages is largely correct. Yet they also reveal numerous differences."
I recommend it for everyone!