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Bibles That Changed the World
Explore the effect the Bible has had on the world by studying a variety of ancient artifacts. Produced in partnership with Museum of the Bible.
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- Church History
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Of all the books in the world, the Bible is unique. Not only is its text rich and fascinating, but from its very first words, the Bible has changed the world. Today, a number of artifacts (currently housed at Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.) are helping us make sense of the history of this astounding book and of the people who have listened to it, read it, studied it, argued over it and proven it throughout the ages.
Series Goals
- Introduce artifacts that have influenced how the Bible has been read, studied and transmitted.
- Explore the effect the Bible has had on both Jewish and Christian communities over the centuries.
- Learn about the stability of the biblical text by comparing a variety of sources and translations.
- Discover how ancient artifacts have been used to illuminate and decipher historical data.
Lessons in this module
- 1 The Washington PentateuchReflects on the impact of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (known in Judaism as the Torah and in Christianity as the Pentateuch), and considers the influence of the Masoretic text on the Bible’s transmission and translation.
- 2 The Bodmer PsalmsDiscusses the influence of the Psalms, and investigates how the Greek translation of the Old Testament, known as the Septuagint, helped the Bible to spread throughout the world.
- 3 The Dead Sea ScrollsSurveys the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the community at Qumran, and explores how these artifacts have helped confirm the stability of the Bible’s text.
- 4 P39 (The Gospel of John)Explores a fragment of John’s gospel, known as P39, and looks at how the innovation of the codex changed the way the Bible was studied and shared.
- 5 The Latin VulgateConsiders the impact of Jerome’s translation of the Scriptures into Latin.
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