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Over half a million ancient books are believed to have been destroyed in the Great Library of Alexandria when Christians sought to destroy all written material not useful to Christianity. It will never be known whether the oldest text surviving to the fourth century CE was included among the libraries contents.
The oldest surviving written texts may well be the Vedas.
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Why is the bible in the world book of records?
It is the oldest book ever written.
Which is the most ancient religious book in the world?
Old Testament is the oldest religious book on earth which was written by prophe moses
Is the Bible the oldest book in the world?
no, the Egyptians had many, many books in their libraries. this was centuries before the bible was written
Why Jonah book is Sacred?
The oldest Written Book of the Word of God"The BIBLE" written by Moses.Dr.PD.P.
What is the first book written?
Job is the oldest manuscript
Is the book muti's necklace the oldest story in the world is fiction book or nonfiction book?
Muti's Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World by Louise Hawes is a fiction story.
What would the oldest book in the world be worth?
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What is the oldest book in the Holy Bible?
Job, but it depends on which type of 'oldest' is meant. Job was probably the oldest book written, but Genesis is the oldest chronologically, as in content. Job was probably born in 2900BC and lived for 248 years ie to 2648 BC [as dated by B. Setterfield], while Genesis was written by Moses (1486BC-1406BC : as dated by Ussher) and opens with the Creation of the Earth in 4004BC (Ussher).
When was the first book about tea ever written?
As far as we know, the oldest book about tea was written in China around 800AD. It is called 茶經 (The Classics of Tea) and was written by Lu Yu.It is possible that books on tea existed earlier, but that is the oldest that we have currently discovered.
Where can you find and purchase both the oldest Satanic Bible and Ritual book in the world?
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