By Donald Ryan
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And as archaeologists, we'll explore what artifacts or other evidence might remain. For Christians, the New Testament is a precious collection of writings that describe and comment on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. A part of this book is devoted to this extraordinary individual and his followers. The Bible is, at its most basic, a book written on paper. We're going to look at some of the more extraordinary discoveries of ancient manuscripts and also some of the questionable documents that weren't included in the final version of the book.
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Next page > page_xxii < previous page next page > Page xxii FOREWORD The Bible is arguably the most mysterious book ever written. Nearly every page bristles with enigma. Its stories refer to unknown people and places. Its numerous authors are largely anonymous. Even the process by which the Bible came to be in book form remains largely unknown. To be sure, scholars are much better off today than they were even 50 years ago, thanks to a wealth of archaeological data and changes in the way we approach the text.