Les textes originaux de la Bible hébraïque et du Nouveau Testament sont-ils perdus à jamais ? La découverte de nombreux papyrus anciens au XXᵉ siècle n’a fait qu’épaissir le mystère, car ils comportent des divergences avec les manuscrits dont on disposait auparavant. En cette veille de Noël, nous partons sur les traces des versions perdues des textes fondateurs du judaïsme et du christianisme.
This text discusses the fascinating process by which the Bible has been passed down through history. The main idea is that we don't have any original texts of the Bible (Hebrew Bible, Greek Septuagint, or New Testament) because they were originally written on fragile papyrus. Instead, copies made by monks over centuries are our only source. This raises questions about potential inaccuracies since these copies weren't always identical. Recent discoveries of ancient papyri have complicated matters further, revealing variations from previously known manuscripts.
