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The Bible as a compilation of holy scriptures is really a concept of the Common Era. Even the Hebrew Bible was not formulated before the Council of Jamnia. Before the Council of Jamnia, Judaism had a number of books that were variously regarded as potential scriptures, but not all of these were selected for inclusion in the Bible. Some of the first Old Testament books were written during the reign of King Josiah, but before this there were source documents written by anonymous authors now known as the Yahwist and the Elohist*. Those sources, in turn, no doubt wrote down oral traditions that already existed early in the first millennium BCE.
Before even the Hebrew people began to develop their religious traditions, there were many even earlier scriptures among their Semitic neighbours and forbears, and from which some of the material in the Bible evolved. Probably the most famous of these predecessor scriptures is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
*Note: Many theologians still maintain that the first books of the Old Testament were written by Moses, almost a thousand years earlier.
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Was the scripture written before tradition began?
If you are talking about the Bible and Catholic tradition then yes the Bible came first and tradition came second
What are the texts written before the bible?
It is said that the Chinese texts were written before the Bible. They used to worship gods earlier before Buddha came into exisitance.
Was the Bible written by Freemasons?
It was before the title came into being
What Bible came before King James version?
The Old testament came from the Hebrew and Aramaic texts called the Massaratic text and the New testament came from the Greek text called the Received Text or the Majority text. Because this Bible was translated from these texts is why it is the most reliable.The Geneva Bible existed before the King James as well as a German Bible from Martin Luther and Tyndale's Bible in England.
Who came first in the bible Elijah or Samuel?
Samuel lived before Elijah.
What christians think the bible is?
Christians believe the bible is gods word. the old testament is the background -before Jesus came (setting the scene) the new testament is when Jesus came and his life.
How can you say Adam came before eve that like saying the chicken came be fore the egg?
Read the Bible, on the book of Genesis ... :)
Who came first in the Bible David or Daniel?
King David. King David was born around 1107 B.C. and Daniel completed the Bible book of Daniel in 536 B.C.
Did the dinosaurs come before BIble times?
YES, dinosaurs came long before Biblical times. When dinosaurs ruled the Earth there were no men.
Which book came first the bible or the KORHAN?
The bible came first as the Koran came later as did the prophet Mohamed.
How many testments in the bible?
2 : Old - about God, before Jesus came. New - about Jesus, after he was born. TH
Where are the unbelievers before Jesus came?
It is said in the Bible that all unbelievers go to hell. There were still believers before Jesus came because there were prophets before the time of Jesus's coming. So if there were any unbelievers, it was because they chose not to follow God.
