Saintbertholdt - "Turns out Goliath was about 6 foot 5."
Well, considering that Palestinian people 4000 years ago (including Biblical Hebrews)averaged about 5 feet... :smirk:
What is the SIGNIFICANCE of the Astounding KORAN Manuscript discovery ?
by TerryWalstrom 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Vidiot
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Phizzy
As I said on my Thread about this when the news first broke, it will be interesting to see a comparison done by a competent and trustworthy (i.e "disinterested") Scholar of ancient Arabic as to any differences, if any.
Until then, all is supposition, though I like Prof Ehrman's take on this.
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JWdaughter
I rather question the dating. However, the info at this time is a little unclear. If it's that old, cool.
I saw ancient pottery taken from a contemporaneous time that came from the area that had verses written on them. Written verses as we know them n ow go back to that time. Not that big a deal. Very old illuminated(?) Quran pages seem to be all over, so much so that they are framed as art and sold in souks. They fill museums all over the world.
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fahrvegnugen
I saw a documentary some time ago on some manuscript evidence that an older form of the Koran had contained some references at odds with the current text. I realize that is vague and unhelpful, but I don't remember the particulars. Possibly it was something favorable to Jews, Christians or women.