Dioes Science confirm that the Bible is the word of God or just a mishmash of anonymous scraps and forgery?

Answer 1

Absolutely. Science also confirms that "Intelligent Design" and Creationism are hogwash.

Answer 2

May be the best way i can get across is ,, since the bible was written so long ago,, how can a person explain the biological sequence of water,,, also,,,,,,,,the comment of the earth hanging upon nothing, the void above the earth,,,,, the earth is a sphere...
these comments are of course from the book of Job.

consider the bible in quarantine the ill,---this is still not done today modern doctors give you a pill and leave the sick within population..
using clean water they did not have any knowledge of microbes..
and so on.....like not touching the dead,,, i would say the bible is the basic foundation for science. as being a forgery, well many scholars still try to dis-prove the bible.. especially the flood, and the book of Daniel,, so far by archeology and other sciences, they have been proved wrong..

Answer 3

Let's see...
Archaeological digs that have uncovered an worldwide fossilized level of bones and silt to confirm a global flood in ancient times? None.
Number of ancient writings that mention the sun standing still in the sky and refusing to set while Joshua battled the people of Gibeon? Only derivations of the Old Testament.

And what about the earthquake and darkening of the sky at the crucifixion? Only Christian texts mention this happening. On the other hand, a lot of people noticed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, and the earthquakes that preceded and followed.

And the dead people got up and walked around...

Matthew 27:51-52 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

Where are the records of what happened to the dead that were restored to life?

Answer 4

Science can't prove or disprove anything in the bible. There is obviously a probablility factor.

A number of stories in the bible can be put down to other events, like Jesus walking on water. the water was probably ice that occurs very rarely in that region. freak weather.

Again the parting of the sea Moses. He could have just cracked a thin shet of ice on top of the water.

Remember the education of people 2000 years ago.

My opinion is JC existed and many others like him. Nothing else to do back then other than to predict future do tricks and read the stars.

Always preach fear to get people to sit up and listen.

The Bible has been changed to suit every counter argument that arose through time.

It is a guidence book to try and live a harmonious life. Which all in all can't be a bad thing.

God is nature. Work with nature and we will all have a peaceful life. Work against it as we apear to be doing at the moment and nature or God will take care of itself.

Answer 5

Between the disciplines of Science, History, and literature it's easy to see that the Bible is not the word of god. Calling it a forgery would suggest that there is a true word of god... and this does not seem to be the case. I believe the bible to be the work of man to achieve 3 goals, maintenance social order, explanation of their world, and management of superstition and magical thinking.

Answer 6

Science does not have the tools for such a confirmation. However, read "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel, and then we can talk about the credibility and trustworthiness of the Bible. It has stood the test of 2,000 years and will still be here when we are dead and gone. People much smarter than you and I believe the Bible. How is that possible?

Answer 7

Faith confims it is the word of God. Science confirms the ability of God to keep it intact for us to read today. Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, our earliest Hebrew copy of the Old Testament was the Masoretic text, dating around 800 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date to the time of Jesus and were copied by the Qumran community, a Jewish sect living around the Dead Sea. We also have the Septuagint which is a Greek translation of the Old Testament dating in the second century B.C. When we compare these texts which have an 800-1000 years gap between them we are amazed that 95% of the texts are identical with only minor variations and a few discrepancies.

In considering the New Testament we have tens of thousands of manuscripts of the New Testament in part or in whole, dating from the second century A.D. to the late fifteenth century, when the printing press was invented. These manuscripts have been found in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, making collusion unlikely. The oldest manuscript, the John Rylands manuscript, has been dated to 125 A.D. and was found in Egypt, some distance from where the New Testament was originally composed in Asia Minor). Many early Christian papyri, discovered in 1935, have been dated to 150 A.D., and include the four gospels. The Papyrus Bodmer II, discovered in 1956, has been dated to 200 A.D., and contains 14 chapters and portions of the last seven chapters of the gospel of John. The Chester Beatty biblical papyri, discovered in 1931, has been dated to 200-250 A.D. and contains the Gospels, Acts, Paul's Epistles, and Revelation. The number of manuscripts is extensive compared to other ancient historical writings, such as Caesar's "Gallic Wars" (10 Greek manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), the "Annals" of Tacitus (2 manuscripts, the earliest 950 years after the original), Livy (20 manuscripts, the earliest 350 years after the original), and Plato (7 manuscripts).

Thousands of early Christian writings and lexionaries (first and second century) cite verses from the New Testament. In fact, it is nearly possible to put together the entire New Testament just from early Christian writings. For example, the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (dated 95 A.D.) cites verses from the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Titus, Hebrews, and 1 Peter. The letters of Ignatius (dated 115 A.D.) were written to several churches in Asia Minor and cites verses from Matthew, John, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. These letters indicate that the entire New Testament was written in the first century A.D. In addition, there is internal evidence for a first century date for the writing of the New Testament. The book of Acts ends abruptly with Paul in prison, awaiting trial (Acts 28:30-31 (1)). It is likely that Luke wrote Acts during this time, before Paul finally appeared before Nero. This would be about 62-63 A.D., meaning that Acts and Luke were written within thirty years of ministry and death of Jesus. Another internal evidence is that there is no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Although Matthew, Mark and Luke record Jesus' prophecy that the temple and city would be destroyed within that generation (Matthew 24:1-2 (2),Mark 13:1-2 (3), Luke 21:5-9,20-24,32(4)), no New Testament book refers to this event as having happened. If they had been written after 70 A.D., it is likely that letters written after 70 A.D. would have mentioned the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy. As stated by Nelson Glueck, former president of the Jewish Theological Seminary in the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and renowned Jewish archaeologist, "In my opinion, every book of the New Testament was written between the forties and eighties of the first century A.D."

With all of the massive manuscript evidence you would think there would be massive discrepancies - just the opposite is true. New Testament manuscripts agree in 99.5% of the text (compared to only 95% for the Iliad). Most of the discrepancies are in spelling and word order. A few words have been changed or added. There are two passages that are disputed but no discrepancy is of any doctrinal significance (i.e., none would alter basic Christian doctrine). Most Bibles include the options as footnotes when there are discrepancies. How could there be such accuracy over a period of 1,400 years of copying? Two reasons: The scribes that did the copying had meticulous methods for checking their copies for errors. 2) The Holy Spirit made sure we would have an accurate copy of God's word so we would not be deceived. The Mormons, theological liberals as well as other cults and false religions such as Islam that claim the Bible has been tampered with are completely proven false by the extensive, historical manuscript evidence.

Answer 8

By asking the question you have shown that you are doubting the truth of religion or the fictional being god. Stay true to your path and get rid of the guilt ridden evil thing called christianity !!!!!

Answer 9

Science backs up the Bible. The book "The Signature of God" by Grant Jeffrey answered alot of scientific questions for me. Best of luck in your search :-)

Answer 10

Science has nothing to say about god. It does not deal with the supernatural because there is no evidence whatsoever that it actually exists.