400-year King James Bible celebrated in Abuja

The two-day celebration which held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, included exhibition of the papyrus documents brought into Nigeria by Texas-based American researcher, Professor Scott Carroll. Carroll who flew into the country penultimate Thursday, said he had collected biblical artefacts ranging from 140AD to 170AD. The professor has collected 45,000 artefacts across Europe and […]

The two-day celebration which held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, included exhibition of the papyrus documents brought into Nigeria by Texas-based American researcher, Professor Scott Carroll.

Carroll who flew into the country penultimate Thursday, said he had collected biblical artefacts ranging from 140AD to 170AD.

The professor has collected 45,000 artefacts across Europe and America in the last two years.

According to him, he takes pains to do the collection and exhibition so as to prove to the world that “the Bible has a traceable history”.

During the conference, questions like why do we have several translations of the Bible? Which of the translations should we read? etc were answered.

According to Pastor Oluwafemi Martins, who is the project coordinator, “We are here to make joyful noise for the gift of the Bible. Whatever we have got its roots from the bible. We are celebrating the bible because it is the chief end of man.”

Chairman, Bible Society of Nigeria, Abuja Area, Pastor John Agbede, said the conference has made great impact on the lives of Christians.

“These are things [artefacts] Christians travel to see in Rome, Israel and other advanced countries. But being brought to our doorsteps, many are excited [seeing them],” he stated.

The event which closed Wednesday, drew participants from churches in the central states of Kogi, Benue, Kwara, Nasarawa and Niger.

The first version of the KJV was published in 1611. It is a version popular with the Pentecostal group of christendom.