First Bible printed on a printing press 1454
We live in a day and age when the Bible is available in dozens of English versions and hundreds of other languages, on our cell phone apps and every computer. Only a generation ago there were just a few English translations and only a few hundred years before that if you did not read Greek, or Latin you were sad out of luck. It was not long ago when there might be one bible for a given church. Large churches had visual images covering the walls and stained glass windows telling bible stories. Later it was considered a special blessing if one had a family bible. Today in spite of biblical knowledge being available at the click of a mouse many people are quite ignorant of its message and when directed to it they are often touched on the raw.
For some however ones righteousness is almost gauged by how many times one has read the bible through and through, and how many verses one has captured to memory. This self righteousness implies that the God cannot speak to man outside of a cerebral approach. Before the printed page was simple human communication where people shared their understanding face to face, and talked to God in prayer for understanding. If all of our digital and printed pages were to disappear God would still be able to communicate with his creation if only we would listen.
