http://www.abmc.org/services_folio.html
From the mission statement page:
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For over 3,000 years,
scribes copied the texts of the Bible from manuscript
to manuscript by hand. No scribe, no matter how
committed, diligent, or unbiased, produced an
error-free copy. Indeed, many scribes felt compelled
to change the text in accordance with their own
theological traditions.
Since significant differences
exist among all Biblical manuscripts, today
each surviving manuscript represents
a unique witness that must be studied in comparison
with others. Unfortunately, extant manuscripts
are scattered around the world, and geographical,
financial, and political barriers hinder scholarly
access.
The ABMC serves as an archive for
accurate copies of original source
materials of the Jewish and Christian
Bibles. The mission of the ABMC is
two-fold: preservation and research.
Above all, the ABMC seeks to foster
greater accuracy in textual work on
the Bible. |
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