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Questions about the history, composition and canon of the Bible. Don't use this tag for beliefs and practices in the Bible.

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Does the latest Scofield Reference Bible delete or substantially alter any of the original n...

There's some controversy about differences between the original Scofield reference bible and the latest editions, which were edited by a committee after Dr Scofield's death. …
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How does the Catholic Church respond to the claim that its authority to interpret scripture ...

We start with the bible as if it were just any other historical document and interpret it as such. Doing so, we discover that Jesus founded a church and invested it with his Divine authority. … One of these teachings is that God speaks through the bible. All of a sudden the Bible becomes more than just a historical document... The papacy is key. …
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Has the Bible ever been translated into Egyptian Hieroglyphics?

I'm very curious to see what the Bible looks like in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. … When I'm learning a new language I like to refer back to a translation of the Bible into that language so that I can see how a text that I'm familiar with is translated in the language that I'm trying …
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How is it that Georgian Orthodox Church are in full communion with the Eastern Orthodox Chur...

There is a table on this wikipedia page which indicates that the Georgian Orthodox Church accepts 2 Esdras 3–14 (4 Ezra) and 4 Maccabees as part of their biblical canon, whereas the rest of the Easter …
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What are the details for the Catholic position on the inspiration of Scripture?

Catholicism teaches that Scripture is inspired by God and that the bible is free from error "in matters of faith and morals". … In this way an English translation of the bible can be considered equally valid to the original manuscripts, so long as the message they convey is the same. …
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Is the Vulgate the official version of the bible for entire Catholic Church, or just the Lat...

The Latin Vulgate is considered to be the official version of the bible of the Roman Catholic church. …
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What books are in a modern Peshitta?

I'm looking to buy a copy of the Peshitta so that I can learn Syriac, but I understand that it has gradually changed throughout history. The antilogemmon were excluded for the first 500 years or so fo …
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In what sense is the bible is "clear"/perspicuous?

What do protestants mean when they say that the bible is "clear"? … However if sin still has the power to cloud our understanding of the bible, then the bible is not clear enough to cut through our sin, and is therefore for all intents and purposes not clear at all. …
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Catholic Translation of the bible which inserts the four marks in Matt 16 "on this rock I wi...

I'm trying to track down a Catholic bible translation. I saw a screenshot of it online (a picture of a physical copy) a few months ago but have yet to identify which translation it is. … Paul Catholic Edition Alba House New Testament New Community Bible: Catholic Edition (NCB) New Living Translation Catholic Edition (NLT-CE) …
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