Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

Steve,
> Can someone explain why there are so few Old Testament manuscripts as
> compared to the the New Testament?
>   

http://southwestcc.org/Portals/2/Purposes/Grow/DownloadableResources/Bible%20Basics%20Series%20-%20How%20We%20Got%20the%20Bible%20Part%202.pdf

“The Jewish scribes looked upon their
copies of the Scriptures with an almost
superstitious respect, which led them to
give a ceremonial burial to any copy which
was old or became worn.”
Neil Lightfoot
(How We Got the Bible, 1998)

Yours,
Harold Holmyard