Product Description : The Very First Bible If youre not reading the same bible as the first Christians in 144 AD youre reading just another book The first Christian bible is not only the foundation of faith that virtually every denomination traces its canonical roots back to its also the only place youll find the gospel preached by Paul the Apostle that he specifically references numerous times But I certify you brethren that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man For I neither received it of man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ Galatians 189 In addition to the Gospel of the Lord youll also read in their original unedited form Galatians 1st and 2nd Corinthians Romans 1st and 2nd Thessalonians Laodiceans Colossians Philemon and Philippians That is the entirety of the first Christian bible as it was gathered and transcribed in 144 AD and as it is now Numbered chapters and verses in standard bible formatThe Very First Bible also acts as a cryptographic key allowing us to see which scriptures were edited and added as it ballooned from one gospel and eleven books into 73 books and four gospels over time For the first time you will read the first Christian bible exactly as it was transcribed in 144 AD and one of the first things youll notice is that it doesnt contain the Torah Old Testament You will see the original Gospel of the Lord that was preached by the Apostle Paul and Scriptures reveal God through Jesus as it happened After 2000years of interpretive editing additions deletions theological focus groups and sloppy translations the modern bible has more in common with modern art than it does with the very first Christian bible This special first edition includes illustrations along with a Study and Reference Guide where youll learn about the key people and events surrounding The Very First Bible and Marcion of Sinope the man that religious scholars say is responsible for the format of the New TestamentThe apostles agreed to exclude the Torah Old Testament law from Christian canon at the Council of Jerusalem in 48 AD after determining it was antithetical to the gospel of Christ It was later added to the first Christian bible in 325 AD by order of a pagan Roman emperor at the Council of Nicaea This subject and others are covered more fully in the study guide included in the book ( it is an used product )