Isiaih 53 help needed

[thirddec]

In order to help a Muslim friend I would like to know what is the oldest version of this part of the bible availabe in any source and can anyone provide a good link to this and its transation if available.

 

[Barbkw]

In order to help a Muslim friend I would like to know what is the oldest version of this part of the bible availabe in any source and can anyone provide a good link to this and its transation if available.

Far far far older than the Quran - which was published around 600 AD.

I’m unsure of the dates on the oldest version of the Old Testament. I google searched: oldest extant Old Testament and found this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_the_Bible

However, the oldest piece of extra biblical archeology (outside the Bible) which contained biblical script was found in Israel accidentally by a visiting high school student at a dig that Dr. Gabrial Barkay was working.

Dr. Barkay’s most famous discoveries are small silver plaques containing the priestly benediction from the Book of Numbers, which he discovered in 1979 at Ketef Hinnom. These plaques contain the oldest surviving biblically-related inscription discovered to date, dating back to 600 BC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Barkay reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2010/08/top-ten-biblical-discoveries-in-archaeology-4-ketef-hinnom-silver-amulet-scroll/

 

[Dave_Noonan]

In order to help a Muslim friend I would like to know what is the oldest version of this part of the bible availabe in any source and can anyone provide a good link to this and its transation if available.

The oldest known copy of Isaiah is from the Dead Sea Scrolls. You can see a translation here:

amazon.com/Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Bible-Translated/dp/0060600632

I don’t know whether there is a translation available on-line or not. I’m sure the translation is adequate, but I have never really investigated its quality.

 

[Barbkw]

Just to add a bit more about the silver scrolls that Barkay uncovered:

The larger scroll contained more verses than the smaller scroll but both of them contained Numbers 6:24-26.

The verse is one of the central passages of Scripture known as the “Priestly” or “Aaronic” benediction saying,

“May Yahweh bless you and keep you; May Yahweh cause his face to Shine upon you and grant you Peace.”

Significance

These two little scrolls pack a powerful punch. They are significant on several different levels.

First, they are the oldest copy we have of Scripture. The Dead Sea Scrolls rocked the archaeological world in 1946 by finding Scripture written around 200BC. The amulet scroll is older than the Dead Sea Scrolls by more than 400 years.

Second, many scholars have surmised the Old Testament to be a late creation. It speaks of things happening a long time ago but was written post-exilic (after the exile of 580BC) in order to create a nationalistic history for those returning from Babylon. The amulet scroll powerfully shows the Old Testament being used before, not after, the exile. The amulet scroll disproves decades of liberal biblical studies in one small discovery.

Third, the scroll is the oldest mention of the name Yahweh outside of the Bible. Yahweh is being worshiped by the owner of this amulet while the temple of Solomon stood nearby. The Bible confidently explains all these things in a particular time and place. It’s refreshing to find an item which helps to support time, places and events which so many scholars had long thought to be fictitious.

reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2010/08/top-ten-biblical-discoveries-in-archaeology-4-ketef-hinnom-silver-amulet-scroll/

 

[InspiritCarol]

Just to add a bit more about the silver scrolls that Barkay uncovered:

Hey, THANKS!