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Manuscripts
The oldest copies of the Quran and the Bible, and what they show about the text.
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The revisionist case: 6 answers on manuscripts, coins and Mecca
Early manuscripts, coins, inscriptions and the location of Mecca: 6 answers on what the revisionist case shows and what it does not.
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Quran preservation on Reddit: 5 points from the scholars’ debate
Was the Quran preserved? What Reddit’s academic Quran forum concluded, and where Muslims should agree. Read on.
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The seven ahruf, the 1924 Cairo edition and the stoning verse: 10 points
Seven modes and ten readings, the codices of the Companions, the 1924 Cairo printing and the stoning verse: 10 points. Read them.
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Uthman’s copies: 5 facts about the Quran’s earliest manuscripts
Where are Uthman’s copies of the Quran? 5 facts on the earliest manuscripts, from Birmingham to Samarkand. Read them.
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Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus: 8 facts about the oldest Bibles
Are the oldest Bibles complete and unchanged? 8 facts on the gaps, the extra books and the 23,000 corrections. Read on.
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Does the Old Testament have variant readings? 8 examples
The Hebrew Bible’s own margins, the eighteen scribal corrections, the Samaritans and the Dead Sea Scrolls: 8 examples. Read on.
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The Septuagint: 7 facts about the Greek Old Testament
Does the Septuagint match the Hebrew Bible? 7 facts on its extra books, its shorter Jeremiah and the New Testament’s use of it.
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Manuscript transmission: 5 differences between the Quran and the New Testament
How the Quran and the New Testament reached us: 5 differences in transmission that decide the reliability debate. Read them.