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Nov 23, 2020 · The Bible was the most widely read book in colonial America, inspiring the early Pilgrims, the Founding Fathers, educators, the clergy, political leaders, and the public at large.
Jan 19, 2018 · The Bible is the holy scripture of the Christian religion, purporting to tell the history of the Earth from its earliest creation to the spread of Christianity in the first century A.D.
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Although a few of the founders rejected important biblical doctrines, they were almost unanimous in asserting the Bible’s central role in promoting the social morality they deemed essential to the survival and success of the new republic.
- Rosetta Stone. In 1798, Napoleon invaded Egypt. He brought with him a scientific team of scholars and draftsmen to survey the monuments of the land. The most important find of the expedition was the Rosetta Stone.
- Dead Sea Scrolls. In 1947, shepherds stumbled upon a cave in a rugged, arid area on the western side of the Dead Sea. What they discovered was soon proclaimed the greatest archaeological find of the twentieth century.
- Tel Dan Inscription. In 1993, excavators at Tel Da uncovered an inscription with the word BYTDWD on it. They convincingly argued that the word means “house of David” and dates to the ninth century BC.
- Ketef Hinnom Scrolls. In 1979, Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay was excavating a burial cave at Ketef Hinnom, just southwest of Jerusalem. The tomb was a typical Late Iron Age (c.
Nov 14, 2013 · Humphrey Milford, Publisher, 1913–45. Open in new tab Download slide. By 1896 Oxford University Press had already taken the first steps towards the extensive and protracted expansion that characterized its development during the twentieth century.
Sep 8, 2023 · Tracing the Timeline of the Bible's Origins. The Hebrew Bible emerged as the literary expression of a community-dwelling within the narrow expanse of land nestled between the ancient Babylonian (and Assyrian) empires to the east and Egypt to the west.
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Read the history of the Bible - from early manuscripts, through the invention of the printing press, to the many versions and over 2500 language translations that we have today.