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Collected, not lost
Ancient archives are usually recovered by archaeologists after millennia underground. The biblical writings were never lost: they were copied and passed down for 2,500 years.
Transmission, not excavation.
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That uninterrupted transmission is part of the riddle. Why did the writings of a conquered, colonized community survive when the literatures of mighty empires were forgotten?
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. xiv–xv
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