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As we know it today, the Bible. Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the innovative press with movable types, worked for five years to publish the work in 1455. At the time, around 200 copies of 642 pages were produced, which were not commercialized. Today, there are 48 copies around the world, one of which sold for $4.9 million in 1987 at Christie’s auction house in New York. Although the Bible is a consensus on the subject, if we give a broader interpretation to the term “published”, perhaps we could have other candidates for first place. Philosophy professor Jézio Gutierre, executive editor of Editora Unesp, lists some, such as the Book of the Dead, written in Egypt in 2500 BC, or even the Sumerian cuneiform tablets, which are over 4,000 years old.
Question Maria Fernanda Forcelini, Florianópolis, SC
CONSULTANCY Jorge Vicente Valentim, professor at the Department of Letters at UFSCar
What does the Satanic Bible say?
Who wrote the Bible?