why has the bible been edited so much if it is the word of God?

Question

The word bible isnt even in the bible, so there begins the human fabrication, how can someone claim its the word of God if it was changed so much by humans. The New Testament was written 200 years after Jesus(pbuh) died and in a language he didnt even speak. Jesus didnt even call himself a christian(another fabrication). In the Bible Jesus predicted that ppl would worship in vain, "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." This verse, Matthew 15:9. Which is the true one. Why are there so many mistakes in the bible surely this cannot be attributed to God (e.g. of conflicting verses II Samuel 6:23 Genesis 6:3 John 5:37). Lastly i dont understand how christians can claim monotheism when they worship jesus and God, how can he be the Son of God and God at the same time this is the biggest contradiction. Would a true believer ask God why he has forsaken him, how did he talk to God(if hes God). anyway doesnt sound like he was ready to die for my sins

Answer 1

People,people.
Every single translation has resulted in editing.
While I accept that the bible may be god-given for sake of discussion, if thats the case, then NIV cannot be.

God is not so stupid as to write contradictions & inaccurancies.
Man is though.

Therefore, portions of the bible cannot possibly be of "GOD".

Answer 2

Wow! Good question and some good points. God loves people who ask tough questions. He wants us to "be discerning".

The good news is that the bible hasn't been edited much. Each book of the bible was from a manuscript that was faithfully copied, letter for letter from generation to generation. This was a Jewish custom. We've found ancient manuscripts that match word for word passages in the bible.

Much of the New Testament was written later, true. However, most of it was written within the lifetime of the apostles. We actually have more eyewitness evidence of the deeds of Jesus Christ than we do of Alexander the Great. Interesting, eh?

Keep in mind, too that the bible (from the greek "biblos" meaning "books") was PUT TOGETHER much later based upon the manuscripts and traditions most followed by the Christians of the day- this would have been during the late Roman era (around 400 A.D.) so it would have been in their language (latin). The Old Testament, naturally, was in Hebrew, being a history of the Jews.

Rest assured, God's message is clear for us today. The history of the nation of Israel that led to the messiah (Christ). The life and resurrection of the messiah. His promise to return and judge all the people of the earth.

Send me an email or IM if you'd like to talk further. Keep asking questions! :)

Answer 3

The only reason that the Holy Bible has been edited so much is that is to make it more readable for the common man to understand the full context of fhe Holy Bible itself. In the Roman Catholic's New American Bible, there 9 or so books of the Holy Bible that are not recognized by the fundamentalist churchs elsewhere and then there is the book of mormon and the islamic bible, that may contain other books of the Holy Bible that are not standard fare. But the Holy Bible had been edited down to a standard OT and NT so the common man gets all the message of God and his holy son, Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

The Bible has been translated in to different languages. The old Testament was written in Hebrew. The New Testament, however, was written in Greek. This seems strange, since you might think it would be either Hebrew or Aramaic. However, Greek was the language of scholarship during the years of the composition of the New Testament from 50 to 100 AD. Many Scholars have re-translated the bible for all of the different languages.

Answer 5

If you really want answers, you need to unpack that and ask one at a time. So I will just start with the first. Scholars debate when the Gospels were written, but many give an earlier date than yours. CC Torrey, a professor of Semitic languages at Yale, argued a date no later than 50 AD.

Answer 6

the true word of god . . .is revealed in Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. The Word of God is Jesus Christ himself.

And no, as a human he did not want to die . . Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

But he did die, because it was part of God's overall plan and he knew he had to die for the sins of the world, yours and mine.

the Bible is just a collection of writings put together by man. it is an instruction book and a histroy book. but not the authorative final answer.

if you are being called by God to believe in him, then you are one of his truly called, his chosen, his predestinated. stop, listen and follow his instructions. do not worship in vain. for only the true Word of God has left us the Holy Spirit, to teach us all things. he did not leave a book.

good luck my friend. and may God lead you in your search.

Answer 7

Good question. Id like to see someone answer this wholeheartedly.

Theres something called 'copyright'. You CANT and SHOULDNT and WOULDNT edit a book you call Gods Words.

Thats messed up.

Answer 8

Dude, you asked this yesterday and I told you the answers yesterday.
Repeating the same action expecting to get a different result is the definition of insanity.

Answer 9

It hasn't been..Do more research(2 Tim 3:16)

Answer 10

When will you guys accept that there are other religions besides ISLAM?
please man..the day you stop thinking your religion is the best is the day there will be peace....