TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Newly discovered manuscripts of the prophet Jeremiah's writings have confirmed that the prophet's original words were likely confined to just the eleventh verse of Chapter 29 found in modern Bible translations, with all other parts of the book being forgeries, Bible experts announced Thursday.

Scholars reportedly compared the manuscripts with later copies, and found the writing style in the rest of the book does not match up with the "authentic language" in Jeremiah 29:11.

"Everything except that super-encouraging verse is likely not canonical, added by a scribe at a later date," one expert told reporters. "Apparently someone invented an entire fabricated context around the verse to give it additional depth and meaning, rather than letting it stand as the beautiful, co

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