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 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:32 am
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The books of the Old Testament were written from approximately 1400 B.C. to 400 B.C. The books of the New Testament were written from approximately A.D. 40 to A.D. 90. So, anywhere between 3400 to 1900 years have passed since a book of the Bible was written. In this time, the original manuscripts have been lost. They very likely no longer exist. Also during this time, the books of the Bible have been copied again and again. Copies of copies of copies have been made. In view of this, can we still trust the Bible?
When God originally inspired men to write His Word, it was God-breathed and inerrant (2 Timothy 3:16-17; John 17:17). The Bible nowhere applies this to copies of the original manuscripts. As meticulous as scribes were with the replication of the Scriptures, no one is perfect. As a result, minor differences arose in the various copies of the Scriptures. Of all of the thousands of Greek and Hebrew manuscripts that are in existence, no two were identical until the printing press was invented in the A.D. 1500s.
However, any unbiased document scholar will agree that the Bible has been remarkably well-preserved over the centuries. Copies of the Bible dating to the 14th century A.D. are nearly identical in content to copies from the 3rd century A.D. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, scholars were shocked to see how similar they were to other ancient copies of the Old Testament, even though the Dead Sea Scrolls were hundreds of years older than anything previously discovered. Even many hardened skeptics and critics of the Bible admit that the Bible has been transmitted over the centuries far more accurately than any other ancient document.
There is absolutely no evidence that the Bible has been revised, edited, or tampered with in any systematic manner. The sheer volume of biblical manuscripts makes it simple to recognize any attempts to distort God’s Word. There is no major doctrine of the Bible that is put in doubt as a result of the minor differences that exist between manuscripts.
Again, the question, can we trust the Bible? Absolutely! God has preserved His Word despite the unintentional failings and intentional attacks of human beings. We can have utmost confidence that the Bible we have today is the same Bible that was originally written. The Bible is God’s Word, and we can trust it [2 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 5:18].
This weeks question at: http://www.gotquestions.org/
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:02 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:18 am
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:11 pm
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There's a lot of speculation among certain groups of people about the process of translation between the scrolls and the bibles we have today. This is a natural thing to question; things can get lost in translation very easily.
However, like the information Garland-Green gave us, the Word has been well preserved in between translations. Yes, you do have translations that favor certain words over others, that might've taken out some verses here and there—but overall, there isn't any significant and/or profound differences.
Again, lots of people speculate and assume through misguided reasoning that because there are many translations of the bible, then there must have been tons of things lost in translation in between, but that's really not the case. Even if it is the case, there are still translations that are very close, if not nearly identical, to the scrolls, even when there are translations that are not.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:03 am
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:05 am
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Garland-Green pixiequeen31 I'm glad you cleared things up for me. I knew in my heart that the Bible IS the Word. I will no longer even try to argue with my sister about but I ask that others will pray for her so that she may come to accept the fact. How are your brother and wife Garland? I pray things are getting better and that God is doing great things in your life. Peace and blessings. My bother underwent surgery 3 days ago. He is doing ok considering the circumstances. He is is still at the hospital because of an infection they noticed after the surgery. My wife is not any better. I will pray for your sister. smile Thank you for asking about my family. ^^ |
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:09 am
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pixiequeen31 Garland-Green pixiequeen31 I'm glad you cleared things up for me. I knew in my heart that the Bible IS the Word. I will no longer even try to argue with my sister about but I ask that others will pray for her so that she may come to accept the fact. How are your brother and wife Garland? I pray things are getting better and that God is doing great things in your life. Peace and blessings. My bother underwent surgery 3 days ago. He is doing ok considering the circumstances. He is is still at the hospital because of an infection they noticed after the surgery. My wife is not any better. I will pray for your sister. smile Thank you for asking about my family. ^^
i am truly am concerned about your family as you are one of my brothers in Christ. Thank you for praying, we will continue to pray for each other. Peace and blessings. |
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