Subject: Only seal and horse in same verse Rev6:5 |
Bible Note: Greetings Casiv! I too believe that every part of the inspired text is important, right down to the word order. However, chapters and verses simply aren't part of the inspired text. Here is a quote which deals with how and when chapters and verses were added to the Bible. ******************************************** The following is a portion from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, under “The Bible”: 1. Chapters and Verses: Already in pre-Talmudic times, for purposes of reading in the synagogues, the Jews had larger divisions of the law into sections called Para-shahs, and of the prophets into similar sections called HaphTarahs. They had also smaller divisions into Pecuqim, corresponding nearly with our verses. The division into chapters is much later (13th century). It is ascribed to Cardinal Hugo de St Caro (died 1248); by others to Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury (died 1227). It was adopted into the Vulgate, and from this was transferred by R. Nathan (circa 1440) to the Hebrew Bible (Bleek, Keil). Verses are marked in the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) as early as 1558. They first appear in the New Testament in Robert Stephens' edition of the Greek Testament in 1551. Henry Stephens, Robert's son, reports that they were devised by his father during a journey on horseback from Paris to Lyons. ***************************************** Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |