If the Bible is not in its original form, but the Quran is in its original form, why do you choose the Bible?

Answer 1

There are at least seven editions of the Qur'an . . .

different arabic versions of the Qur'an:
http://answering-islam.org/Green/seven.htm

If you are asking for our opinions, then for myself, probably because it offers more entertainment value, having been translated to my native language and being a big part of the culture surrounding me, as an American (and native).

I've read most of the Bible (but not all) because I'm very interested in Ancient history and in comparative religions/mythology.

Christianity is the world's largest religion ( http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html ) It is useful to know what drives the mentality of the masses, beginning with those in your own back yard.

I have not read as much of the Qur'an. It still seems to me to be reading another younger version of the same circular arguments. This problem goes back way before Xianity, btw. Most of the stories from the Bible come from earlier stories from all around the world.

*aside to Martin S: the New Testament was written several decades after the supposed death of Jesus. Other writers of the period Pliny, Josephus, Suetonius, Tacitus make no mention of the miracles and little or no mention of Jesus himself, so historicity is in question except in scriptures. For more reading check out the arguments of scholars such as Earl Doherty, EP Sanders, Geza Vermes, Paula Fredriksen, John Dominic Crossan and John Meier.

bible version comparison:
http://www.av1611.org/biblecom.html

six translations from Qur'an:
http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-wife-beating-koran-4-34.htm

Answer 2

If the Quran has been translated to any other language from it's original language, then its' original form is subject to change. Some languages do not have a word for words that might be in the Quran. Through much discussion, a word that has the closest meaning to the original will be used, so long as it does not mislead the text. I do believe that all religious books, through translation have changed, even though the general text and meaning will stay the same.

Answer 3

People choose the Bible because they are either Jewish (Old Testament), or Christian (Old and New Testament). Christians use the Bible because we see it as a record of our faith and a guide for our lives.

Much like Muslims and the Koran, Christians believe the Bible to be the "inspired word of God, the infallible rule of faith and practice". Unlike the Koran, the Bible was passed down from God to multiple people over a hundred or so years, not to just one person.

Answer 4

Really!!! How did you know? The bible has many different translations and also in different languages. But it doesn't mean it not original. The very original copy of it was destroyed many years ago by the who are against God. And because God is powerful He made it again through His faithful followers.
I chose the bible because I know my God is true, how about you?

Answer 5

Because the Bible is the breathed Word of God. God promised to perserve His Word forever. The Quran is not of God. Psalms 12: 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Psalms 12: 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Answer 6

Hi-

The Bible is the inspired word of God written over 1500 years by over 40 authors. We believe, as its states, that is was written by the inspiration of God. It speaks of man's sin (fallen nature) and God's redemption of man through a messiah. The predictions were all filled in Jesus Christ who we can all receive as savior in humble faith. He chamges your life by making it sealed with God.It is not a release from life's troubles - but a ticket into the better world. The Bible procalims to be God's word - and last word. "Don' add to it" "Don't change" it we are told in both the Old and New Testaments.

The Quran was written later by an Arab in the 6 th century I believe named Mohammed. He clkaimed to received it from the Angel Grabiel. It contradicts the Bible. We do not belive it to be God's word at all. It has become, over the ages, a book from which fanatical Zealots have based their hatred and violence upon as they terrorize the world in the name of "ALLAH". Friedn - whoever you are - Jesu Christ died for you. Trust in him - not Mohammed.

The K

Answer 7

The bible gives LIFE
The Quran kills

Answer 8

Most people in the world they select Quran, but some other selected Bible, becuase they dont have enough mind or they dont know what is wrong or what is right, and some of them they r life in western and they dont have teachers, so as we r muslim we have to sent islamic teachers in western countries.

Answer 9

Because historical facts to back up the Bible. Plus we still have much of the original text that clear matches with what we have and know. Given the teaching of Christ I much rather have a God that knows me and Loves me than one that says kill kill kill.

My God Cared enough to send his only Son, to die a death of a criminal so that I am forgiven. Is you god that good?

Answer 10

I dunno dude, what do you mean "in it's original form"? If it's not written in English then I can't read it, so any version I might read woudn't be in it's original form.
Did you know that the Dead Sea scrolls show that except for minor variations that don't effect the meaning of any passage the Old Testament has been preserved down through the centuries?

Frederic Kenyon writes "It can’t be too strongly asserted that in substance the text of the Bible is certain: Especially in the case with the New Testament. The number of manuscripts of the New Testament, of the early translations from it, and of quotations from it in the oldest writers of the church, is so large that it is practically certain that the true reading of every doubtful passage is preserved in some one or another of these ancient authorities. This can be said of no other ancient book in the world" (ref.9, p.23).

Kenyon, Frederic G., "Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts," New York: Harper and Brothers, 1941

"A synagogue roll [remember that they did not have paper as we do today] must be written on the skins of clean animals, the length of each column must not extend less than 48 or more than 80 lines; the breadth must consist of 30 letters. No word or letter, not even a yod, must be written from memory... Between every consonant the space of a hair or thread must intervene, between every book three lines. Besides this the copyist must sit in full Jewish dress, and wash his whole body" (Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, Davidson).

Donald Clarke wrote, “In making copies of Hebrew manuscripts which are the precious heritage of the Church today, the Jewish scribes exercised the greatest care . . . counting, not only the words, but every letter, noting how many times each particular letter occurred, and destroying at once the sheet on which a mistake was detected, in their anxiety to avoid the introduction of the least error in the sacred Scriptures, which they prized so highly and held in such awe. Moreover, each new copy had to be made from an approved manuscript, written with a special kind of ink, upon sheets made from the skin of a ‘clean’ animal. The writers also had to pronounce each word before writing it, and on no account was a single word to be written from memory. They were to reverently wipe their pen before writing the name of God in any form and to wash their whole body before writing ‘Jehovah,’ lest that holy name be tainted in the writing. The new copy was carefully examined with the original almost immediately; and it is said that if only one incorrect letter was discovered the whole copy was rejected.”

A. T. Robertson, the author of the most comprehensive grammar of New Testament Greek, wrote, "There are some 8,000 manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate and at least 1,000 for the other early versions. Add over 4,000 Greek manuscripts and we have 13,000 manuscript copies of portions of the New Testament. Besides all this, much of the New Testament can be reproduced from the quotations of the early Christian writers" (ref.15, p.70).

John Warwick Montgomery ("History and Christianity," Inter-Varsity Press, Downers Grove, IL) says that "to be skeptical of the resultant text of the New Testament books is to allow all classical antiquity to slip into obscurity, for no documents of the ancient period are as well attested bibliographically as the New Testament" (ref.13, p.29).

1. Compared to the amount of other ancient writings in existence, the Bible has more manuscript evidence supporting its reliability and accuracy of translation than all other classical writings combined. In particular, the New Testament manuscripts also stand apart from other ancient literature in regard to their close proximity to the time of original composition.

a. Caesar's Gallic War (written 58 to 50 B.C.)---There are only ten good copies, and the oldest was made 900 years later than the original!

b. The Roman History by Livy (59 B.C.-17 A.D.)---Only 35 of the 142 volumes in this history still exist, in a total of 20 manuscripts. The oldest is from the 4th century A.D.

c. The Histories of Tacitus (100 A.D.)---Of the 14 volumes, only four and a half have survived. Of the 16 volumes of his Annals, only 10 survive. These come down to us in only one manuscript each, one from the 9th century A.D. and the other from the 11th century A.D. ---700 to 900 vears after they were written!

d. The History of Thucydides (460-400 B.C.)---Only eight manuscripts survive, the oldest about 900 A.D., except for a few papyrus scraps from the 1st century A.D. The complete manuscripts are from 1300 years after they were written!

e. The Plays of William Shakespeare---In every one of Shakespeare's 37 plays, there are probably a hundred passages still in dispute as to their original text, a large portion of which materially affect the meaning of the passages in which they occur. (Not so, the New Testament, written 1500 years before Shakespeare was born!)

THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
By Fred Ragland
Christian Military Fellowship