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Our Bible has come down to us through various stages. Although it was believed that the the scriptures were passed down by memorization alone, we now know that even from the beginning, the scriptures were recorded in writing.
The Angel of the Presence, according to Jubilees 1:27 and 29 [Note: Jubilees passes the test for inspired scripture. See below] recorded the history from the beginning:
Jubilees 1:27, 29
27 And He said to the Angel of the Presence: “Write for Moses from the beginning of creation till My sanctuary has been built among them for all eternity.
29 And the Angel of the Presence who went before the camp of Israel took the tables of the divisions of the years — from the time of the creation — of the law and of the testimony of the weeks, of the jubilees, according to the individual years, according to all the number of the jubilees [according to the individual years], from the day of the [new] creation †when† the heavens and the earth shall be renewed and all their creation according to the powers of the heaven, and according to all the creation of the earth, until the sanctuary of the Lord shall be made in Jerusalem on Mount Zion, and all the luminaries be renewed for healing and for peace and for blessing for all the elect of Israel, and that thus it may be from that day and unto all the days of the earth.
The scripture scrolls were kept by the Temple Priests who were from Aaron’s line and the Tribe of Levi and the Sons of Zadok. They copied them over when they began to deteriorate under strict control so that no mistakes were allowed in them. Copies with mistakes were destroyed.
However, the Pharisees during the Second Temple Period did not recognize all of the scriptures, including the Book of Jubilees and I Enoch. [reference needed here]
The Septuagint
The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament that was used extensively by the Hebrews of Jesus’ day. Since Hebrew had already become a dead language, being still used only partially in temple worship by the priests, it was logical to translate the scripture into a language that most people could understand. And that was Greek.
When comparing the Old Testament quotes by Jesus and the New Testament writers, it is clear that they were familiar with and were quoting the Septuagint, not the Masoretic text, which was created later when the Hebrew language was “revived” in 1948 by… [working…]
Torah — The Books of Moses: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It is clear today from a study of Jubilees and the Dead Sea Scrolls, that The Book of Jubilees was written by Moses and thus should be included in the Torah. This would make the name of “Pentateuch” invalid, being 6 books instead of 5. The Pharisees may have adopted that name to clearly exclude Jubilees which was widely read and known by the early church and church writers in the years to come.
The Tanakh — The Tanakh, or Miqra, is the Hebrew Bible which consists of the Torah, the Nevi’im, and the Katuvim (the Books of Moses, the Prophets, and the Writings.)
The Talmud — See the Ancient Documents tab. It is the rabbinic writings which debate how the law should be followed and other philosophical and interpretive discussions for Hebrews and Jews.
The Masoretic Text — See the Ancient Documents tab. This refers to the Hebrew Bible (both today and from early days) and is the basis for some English Bible translations of the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic, specifically the King James Version, the English Standard Version, the New International Version, the New American Standard Bible and some Catholic Bibles. The earliest complete document of the Masoretic Text that we have found is the Leningrad Codex from the 11th century.
The Councils — The various councils determined what would be included in our biblical canon — that is, what is accepted as genuine.
The Roman Catholic Church
The King James Version
The Lutheran Version