Chronology of the Bible by Yosef ben-Jochannan (1973) Challenge to the Standard Version. The very first BIBLE produced by man, with regards to paying honour and divine respect to a CREATOR OF ALL MANKIND, was that of the African People of the Nile Valley and Great Lakes regions of Central, East and Northeast Africa. They were no dif On the morning of Wednesday, July 11, 1973 in Chock Full O´ Nuts Restaurant, Lenox Avenue and 135th Street, Harlem, New York City, New York, it was my very good fortune to be sitting for another fruitful session of COMMON ECUMENICAL talk among the following Black Clergymen: Reverend George H. Polk of the Memorial Baptist Church, Reverend William F. Hawkins of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reverend Hawkins J. Plummer of the Salvation Baptist Church, and Reverend James Gunther of Transfiguration Lutheran Church—who joined us later on. Along with us were a few of our many lay friends. In the course of the conversation of the morning, which centered around a two volume manuscript I am completing for publication later on this year titled—The Black Man´s Religion [Volume II and III], Reverend Polk suggested that: It would be of extreme importance that the average parishioner have some kind of understanding of the chronological development and order in which the King James Authorized Version of the Old and New Testament came about. ..., etc. Reverend Hawkins and Reverend Plummer immediately supported the idea. It was then agreed that pages 82 through 86 of the entire chronology of my manuscript—THE NEED FOR A BLACK BIBLE, Volume III [of the above work] would be extracted as it were, then made into a lay peoples ´ pamphlet of no more than ten [10] pages. And, that it would include a few single paragraph comments on the subject of the ORIGIN and DEVELOPMENT of the OLD and NEW TESTAMENT by a few members of the Black Clergy. The following is the result of that glorious communion we were all privileged to have had that heavenly morning. As we look back into the history of the Holy Bible, or HOLY SCRIPTURE AS WRITTEN BY GOD INSPIRED SCRIBES, we seem to forget that all of the BIBLES we use were the works of various writers, both men and women; but mostly men. And that all of the WORKS or BOOKS were compiled into what is today our various VERSIONS of HOLY BIBLES or HOLY SCROLLS. We have also failed to realize that the BIBLES we use today are the result of a period of hundreds of REVISIONS and TRANSLATIONS that cover approximately two thousand four-hundred and ninety- five [2,495] years—from ca. 700 B.C. [BCE] to 1973 A.D. [CE]. Yet all in this period was preceded by much more earlier fundamentals created and developed by indigenous African People. These later on became the basic teachings of Judaism, and then Christianity. For even Moses, the father of the OLD TESTAMENT, was an African who used much of the ancient teachings of his fellow Africans of the Nile River [BLUE and WHITE] and Great Lakes regions Mysteries System of Northeast and Central-East Africa he allegedly passed down to other African Jews that converted them into what later became the PENTATEUCH or OLD TESTAMENT [Five Books Of Moses or Holy Torah]. The very first BIBLE or SCROLL on record produced by man, with regards to paying honour and divine respect to a CREATOR OF ALL MANKIND, was that of the African People of the Nile Valley and Great Lakes regions of Central, East and Northeast Africa. They were no different than the Africans we see today in the Harlems and Timbuctoos of the entire world we erroneously call: NEGROES, COLORED FOLKS and BLACK PEOPLE today. It was called by its African creators and developers... THE BOOK OF THE COMING FORTH BY DAY AND BY NIGHT. It was translated from its original Hieroglyphic Text into the English language by many Europeans since the latter part of the 19th Century A.D. The easiest one to read is called... THE [Egyptian] BOOK OF THE DEAD., This translation was done by Sir Ernest A. Wallis Budge, and published in London, England during the year 1895 A.D. Since the ORIGINAL BIBLE was produced by the Africans approximately 3,400 years before the OLD TESTAMENT, and more than 4,200 years before the NEW TESTAMENT, countless VERSIONS of it have been written and published. From this base all of the biblical references in this pamphlet is rendered. You will notice that they follow in sequential order...the two [2] ORIGINALS and all of the VERSIONS of the old and New Testament. For further details beyond this pamphlet you should read Volume III or The Black Man´s Religion. Although it is the KING JAMES [Authorized] VERSION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT that most Protestant Christians use as THE ONE, AND ONLY, TRUE BIBLE, you MUST be reminded that it is one of the very late of the many VERSIONS of the BIBLE; and that many of the other VERSIONS since its publication in 1611 A.D. You will also notice that there were many English VERSIONS before the KING JAMES [Authorized] VERSION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT. Its popularity was due to the fact that the rulers of Great Britain´s military power was able to force practically everyone in their hundreds of colonies throughout the entire world to adopt the OFFICIAL BIBLE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND as THE ONE, AND ONLY, TRUE BIBLE. It will prove most beneficial for BIBLE STUDY CLASSES to make comparisons between the various VERSION. This method of STUDY will not only enrich your retention of the teachings in the BIBLE; but it will also give you a better understanding of the role the African People commanded in the founding of JUDAISM and CHRISTIANITY. You will equally understand that most BLACKS do not know that the NEW and OLD TESTAMENT historically, geographically, socio-politically, racially, etc. are PART AND PARCEL OF THEIR OWN HERITAGE. Some of the MAJOR VERSIONS, and the two [2] ORIGINAL BIBLES, follow in chronological order bellow along with highlights of the historical events that caused and/or influenced them. I have shown that map below as an aid to the LAND OF THE BIBLE [Africa and Asia; followed very much later by Europe]. Date: B.C.E. [B.C.] 10,000–6000 STELLAR CALENDAR in use by the ancient Nile Valley Africans, and other Africans of the Great Lakes regions. 4000 SOLAR CALENDAR in use by the ancient Nile Valley Africans. Book of the Coming Forth By Day and By Night was introduced in its revised state, also know today as the Book of the Dead [as translated from Hieroglyph to English by Sir. Ernest A. Wallis Budge, London, England, 1885 C.E.]. 3700 BEGINNING OF THE WORLD [Creation Story according to the Hebrews´ adoption of Moses´ Pentateuch much later on]. 3100 [4100] DYNASTIC PERIODS begin under the Nubian named AHA or NARMER [whom Herodotus called Menes]; end of the PRE-DYNASTIC OLD KINGDOMS. 1770 BIRTH OF ABRAHAM—the first Hebrew [Jew]—in Asia, at the City of Ur, Chaldea during its colonial period under African rule; to SUN WORSHIPPERS [parents]. 1675 FIRST FOREIGN INVASION OF ALKEBU-LAN [Africa]. Egypt overrun by Hyksos invaders from the Banks of the Oxus River around the so-called Fertile Crescent. These were the first of the so- called Semitic Peoples in Africa. 1670 ABRAHAM AND HIS FAMILY ARRIVED IN AFRICA [Qamt, which the Hebrews were to later rename Mizrain, today´s Moslem´s Mizrair, and Christian´s Egypt]. Famine and disease drove the handful of Hebrew shepherds into Africa. 1320 [?] MOSES [an African of Qamt] BORN IN AFRICA. [The supposed Father of the Old Testament]. 1230 [?] MOSES CIVIL WAR AGAINST PHARAOH RAMESES IInd. DATE OF THE EXODUS OF THE HEBREWS FROM SUCCOTH TO MOUNT SINAI. [Central Qamt, or Egypt, to Eastern Qamt]. 1190 [?] DATE OF MOSES DISAPPEARANCE [Death]. 1190 [?] DATE OF MOSES DISAPPEARANCE [Death]. 700–500 PENTATEUCH [Five Books of Moses, Holy Torah, or Old Testament] completed and placed into circulation. A VERSION of the Book of the Coming Forth By Day and By Night, as distorted by Hebrews living in Egypt; supposedly the ...words of God passed on to Moses. ..., who allegedly ...passed them on, word for word, to God-inspired scribes. ..., etc. 250–100 SEPTUAGINT VERSION OF THE PENTATEUCH. The first Greek VERSION of the Hebrews distortion of the Book of the Coming Forth By Day and By Night written by seventy-two [72] writers: rabbis and other scholars [God inspired scribes according to the teachings of the Jews, Christians and Moslems]. This was written at Alexandria, Egypt [North Africa] by African Hebrews. It was a compliment of forty-five [45] BOOKS, also called THE ALEXANDRIAN CANON. This VERSION was used by the earliest Greek and Latin Church. 30–4 [?] BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH. Announcement of a Hebrew boy of Hebrew [Israelite] parents named Joseph and Mary. Date: C.E. [A.D.] 12 JESUS CHRIST CHALLENGE´S HIS TEACHERS [rabbis] IN THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM, JESUS SENT TO AFRICA TO HIDE FROM ROMAN EMPEROR HEROD; STUDY IN THE LODGES; AND FOR HIS INITIATION IN THE MYSTERIES SYSTEM OF EGYPT, NORTH AFRICA. 33 JESUS CHRIST MURDERED BY ROMANS AND JEWS. 52–100 KOINE BIBLE VERSION. First Christian NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE published and circulated. Written in the Greek Language. Parts were written in Aramaic; allegedly the Language Jesus Christ spoke among the common people of Israel. ..., etc., called: PALESTINIAN CANON VERSION. This text was developed by the Synod of Jamnia as a VERSION of the Pentateuch. 322 COUNCIL OF BISHOP AT NICENE. This group of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church met upon an Edict of Emperor Constantine to take action on the Books of the Bible, along with Mary´s Immaculate Conception and Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. 323 BISHOPS OF NICENE [on majority vote] APPROVED THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION and VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST to Mary. Jesus Christ declared to be GOD—THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST [today´s Spirit]. 350–400 NEW TESTAMENT CANON VERSION. The first twenty-seven [27] Books. A revision of the ORIGINAL total of forty-five [45] Books. 400 SAINT JEROME´S LATIN VULGATE VERSION. Based upon the Greek Septuagint Version. 550 EUROPEAN VERSION OF BABYLONIAN TALMUD. Publication of the 6th Century C.E. racist version of the interpretation of the Pentateuch by European rabbis and other scholars. 570 [B.H. 52] BIRTH OF PROPHET MOHAMET ibn ABDULLAH. Historians argue as to whether he was born at Mecca or Medina. [B.H.=Before the Hejirn]. 670 [?] HOLY QUR´AN [English Koran] compiled and circulated. This Moslem Bible adopted the basic teachings of the Old Testament and New Testament. Serious modifications to the teachings in both were made to the satisfaction fo the Prophet and his followers—the chief one of whom was the writer of the first section, BILAL [an African from Ethiopia, East Africa]. 600–900 MASORETIC TEXT. This VERSION was written in Hebrew by Jewish scribes of the Masorite School. This VERSION is the basic one most so-called Orthodox Christians still refer too as the original source, which is incorrect. It was, in fact, the basic Bible used for many more translations into various languages for many generations of Christians. 1382 JOHN WYCLIFF´S FIRST COMPLETE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT. 1456 GUTTENBERG VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. The first book ever printed by typesetting method. A folio-type edition of the Latin Vulgate Version. It was not the first book, as so many Christians believe. 1460 [?] MOSES ben MAIMONDIES TALMUD. Official Translation of Five Books of Moses according to Moses ben Maimonidees of Spain, et al. 1516 SAINT ERASMUS VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. This was written in the Greek Language. 1529 REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER PROTEST AGAINST THE EDICT OF THE DIET OF WORMS against the Reformation. Birth of the major revolution in the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of the foundation of Protestantism. 1535 WILLIAM TYNDALE VERSION. Written in English. The first English language version used for further translations, etc. in English. 1535 MILES COVERDALE VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written in English as a tribute to King Henry VIIIth of Great Britain. 1537 THE FIRST BIBLE EVER PRINTED IN ENGLAND. 1537 SAINT MATTHEW´S VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written in English according to the Coverdale and Tyndale Versions. 1539 COVERDALE GREAT BIBLE VERSION. An amalgamation of the Coverdale and Tyndale bibles, as authorized by the monarch of Great Britain—Henry VIIIth. 1560 GENEVA VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written by Coverdale, William Whittingham, John Knox, et at. Produced in Geneva, Switzerland. The first English Version with Chapters divided into Verses. 1582–1610 DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written by scholars of the Roman Catholic Church. An English translation of the Latin Vulgate Version at the Catholic College. The name was due to the New Testament issuance at Rheims in 1582 C.E.; whereas the Old Testament issuance was at Douay, France in ca. 1609 or1610 C.E. 1611 KING JAMES AUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT. Written by subjects of King James of Great Britain. to satisfy conditions set down by himself and the royalty of his realm, all of which was opposed by the Pope in Rome, particularly those aspects that allowed James to maintain his own polygamous behavior. This is the BIBLE most Black People believe to be THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE HOLY SCRIPTURE...THE ACTUAL WORDS OF GOD [meaning Jesus Christ of Nazareth], which was allegedly ...WRITTEN BY GOD INSPIRED SCRIBES. The Black Clergy and Black Theologians perpetuate this myth in order to continue their manipulation of their fellow African [BLACK] People who so believe. 1885 ENGLISH REVISED VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. A revision of the King James Authorized Version of the Old and New Testament by Europeans and European-Americans from the United States of America. This was the first time in history that European-Americans were allowed to participate in the further distortions of the ORIGINAL TEACHINGS from the Africans and Asians of the Nile Valley and Tigris-Euphrates Valleys. 1901 AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. By the American Committee that worked on the English Revised Version of 1995 C.E. Jealously between Europeans and European- Americans caused the production of this VERSION. 1924 THE MOFFATT VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. By James Moffatt. Written in 20th Century modern English. 1931 SMITH-GOODSPEED VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. The Old Testament prepared by J.M. Powis-Smith as editor; the New Testament by Edgar J. Goodspeed of the University of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 1941 THE CONFRATERNITY VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. A reversion if the Douay-Rheims- Challomer Version. The New Testament section was published by the Episcopal Confraternity of the Christian Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church; the Old Testament section remained according to the Latin Vulgate Version. 1945–1949 KNOX VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written in English by Msgr. Ronald A. Knox according to the Latin Vulgate Version authorized by the Roman Catholic Command of Wales and England to counteract the King James Version. 1952 REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. written by a group of the United States of America´s European-American GOD INSPIRED SCRIBES under the sponsorship of the National Council of Churches of Christ. 1961 NEW ENGLISH VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Written by a group of English writers under the sponsorship of the Protestant Churches of Britain, and by others from Oxford and Cambridge University Press. 1973 THE COMMON AMERICAN LANGUAGE VERSION. This was approved by a group of rabbis, priests, ministers, and theologians who found all of its contents satisfactory to the TEACHINGS of Judaism and Christianity in the United States of America.
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