Dr. Thomas Marshall As we begin our study, let us pause to consider the background to the writings that we have today that we call our Bible. If we say that this is God's Word, how did we get it? Can we trust it? Is this all that God has to say? These questions cannot... Continue Reading →
What Do We Know About the Ancient Armenian Version of the Bible?
The Armenian Version of the Bible designated by (arm) dates from the early fifth century C.E., which includes all of the New Testament and was likely, prepared from both Greek and Syriac texts. It is often called the “queen of the versions” and many regards it as both beautiful and accurate. The New Testament is a very literal translation, which, of course, is quite helpful to textual criticism.
Who Were the Goths and Why Is the Gothic Version of Interest to Textual Scholars and Bible Translators?
The Goths were a group of loosely allied Germanic tribes, most likely beginning in Scandinavia. In the first few centuries after Jesus Christ's life and death, they migrated as far south as the Black Sea and the Danube River, to the very outposts of the Roman Empire. The Gothic Bible was the first literary work in any Germanic tongue. Ulfilas (c. 311–383 C.E.) - Bruce Metzger