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Is there any original Bible manuscripts?
It is very widely believed that there are no existing original manuscripts of the Bible books. There don’t have to be. There is no need for originals. They that preserved the books of the Bible considered them sacred and holy and would not dare “edit” them.
What is the most popular version of the Bible?
the King James Version
In the United States, 55\% of survey respondents who read the Bible reported using the King James Version in 2014, followed by 19\% for the New International Version, with other versions used by fewer than 10\%.
How many original copies of the New Testament are there?
The New Testament has been preserved in more manuscripts than any other ancient work of literature, with over 5,800 complete or fragmented Greek manuscripts catalogued, 10,000 Latin manuscripts and 9,300 manuscripts in various other ancient languages including Syriac, Slavic, Gothic, Ethiopic, Coptic and Armenian.
How many books are in the Old Testament and New Testament?
Ten writers participated in the New Testament and thirty in the Old Testament. Today, the Protestant English Bible comprises 66 books, with the old testament consisting of 39 books while the New Testament contains 27 books. The Catholic Bible has a total of 73 books: 43 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
How many versions of the Bible are there?
The Catholic Bible has a total of 73 books: 43 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Now that we understand what the Bible is let us see how many versions of the Bible are there. Why Are There So Many Different Versions of the Bible? One of the reasons for so many different versions of the Bible is the number of manuscripts available.
Are the original books of the Bible still in the Bible?
Answer: The answer to this question is both “no” and “yes.” In the strictest sense, no, the original documents that comprise the 66 books of the Bible—sometimes called the “autographs”—are not in the possession of any organization.
How many languages has the Bible been successfully translated into?
Currently, the full Bible has been successfully translated into more than 700 languages. The new testament itself has been translated into over 1,549 different languages.