Number of the Beast now said to be "616", will we have to change our Bibles now?

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An newly discovered fragment of the Book of Revelation written in ancient Greek found in Egypt, has been deciphered to contain the number “616” instead of the well known 666.

news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=634679

Is there any credibility at all to this find? If so will we have to change our Bibles now?
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Hi 29,

616 is an old alternate rendering of the famous number. This is because of a variant rendering of the man the number alludes to: Nero Caesar. The original transliteration from the Hebrew (NRWN QSR) added up to 666, but a common variant (NRW QSR, the name as expressed in Latin still with Hebrew translit) adds up to only 616.

This story is ho-hum old news; there have been previous manuscripts that contain the 616 number.
 
Most rev. footnotes say *also translated as 616 in some documents" or something like that. Check yours :). Either way, still fits nero or Gaius Caesar!
 
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