THE HISTORY OF BIBLE TRANSMISSION
Guardians of the Sacred Text
A scholarly reference hub tracing how the Hebrew Bible and Greek Bible were transmitted, preserved, and passed down through the centuries, from the Tiberian scribes of Tiberias to the modern critical editions used by scholars worldwide.
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CHRONOLOGY
Timeline at a Glance
70 CE
Second Temple destroyed. Diaspora preservation becomes urgent.
7th C
Arabic era. Palestinian & Babylonian pointing systems emerge.
c. 900-930
Aaron ben Asher & Aleppo Codex. Peak of Tiberian system.
1008 CE
Leningrad Codex completed, complete MT witness.
50 CE
First Greek Bible writings: the earliest Pauline letters.
150 CE
Marcion's canon prompts the congregation to define its Scripture.
250 CE
Earliest Greek Bible papyri (P52, P66, P75).
330 CE
Codex Sinaiticus & Vaticanus: great fourth-century Bibles.
1524, 25
First Rabbinic Bible (Bomberg). Masoretic Text enters print era.
1516
Erasmus publishes the first printed Greek Bible.
1604–1611
Hampton Court Conference; Authorised (King James) Version published.
1607–1640
English Bibles cross the Atlantic with colonial plantings.
Since Jesus
Preservation chain: scrolls, codices, versions, criticism.
1881
Westcott & Hort edition reshapes modern Greek Bible criticism.
1947
Dead Sea Scrolls discovery illuminates the biblical world.
Modern
Nestle-Aland & UBS critical editions. Digital manuscript images.