Were there typos in the original Bible?

Question

Didn't God bother to proof-read it?

Answer 1

Well.............he might of scimmed it! lol

Answer 2

In the original Bible? No! It is the product of a perfect individual. Back in those days everything was hand copied. But the Bible scribes were VERY meticulous: they checked and rechecked constantly, even counting the letters on the original and the copy! But errors did creep in over time, though minor, because of imperfection. Considering how long the Bible's been in existence--and how much opposition there has been against it--it's remarkable how much it has remained intact. If you could read the original languages, and compare the oldest manuscripts with today's versions, you would find a close similarity. Yes, there are differences in translation, but that's partly because we don't understand the original Hebrew and Greek perfectly, and partly because of personal preferences of the translators. But if you compare some of the different translations of today you will find that, though the wording may differ, the ideas and thoughts are the same.

Answer 3

The DEAD SEA SCROLLS showed just how accurate the Bible is considering how old it is.

The Bible is not 100% accurate but, there are some things to take into consideration before declaring the Bible an invalid source to believe in. You ask a lot of good questions.

There are some problems with the Bible and errors. Please remember, the Old Testament was passed down by oral tradition before the technology of writing was available. Compared to the Quran which existed long after the technology for writing was invented. So, yes there are errors.

Secondly, there are different ways to interpret based upon the "literary forms" of writers. Depending whether it is in a historical context, prophetic, poetry, or some other type of literary form. I believe Jesus Christ IS THE WORD of God. The Bible is written by people inspired by God.

If you took a Bible course and discovered what SCRIPTURAL TYPOLOGY is you would be amazed. If you knew what SALVATION HISTORY was in the Bible you would understand. If you recognized DIVINE AUTHORITY you would know that there has to be someone in authority to reveal the "secret" truths God has given. If you research all those phrases you will begin a journey of discovery that will last a life time.

We have a saying in Catholicism: the New Testament is hidden in the Old and the Old is revealed in the New. There are many mysteries contained in the Bible that I have been amazed at discovering for the past 20 years and there is a whole lot more. St. Jerome said: Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. The whole Bible is about our SALVATION: Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ fulfilled over 300 prophesies in the Old Testament about the Messiah you can discover 50 of them in cd's IT IS WRITTEN.

WHEN YOU HAVE BEGUN TO DISCOVER THESE THINGS YOU WILL KNOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY MAN. Jesus (a historical figure along with others in the Bible that are not fictitional characters) by fulfilling just 50 prophesies makes the odds of doing that 10X135 power! An astronomical figure that could not have been achieved by human means.

The thing that might shock you and others is that SATAN used scripture to tempt Jesus. So, too Satan will use scripture to trip us up from following the true faith. This is why there has to be DIVINE AUTHORITY that passes from the Old Testament to APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION in the New Testament. This is why someone cannot Authoritatively pick up a Bible and correctly interpret it nor can there be millions of interpretors to HOLY SCRIPTURE. There can only be one!

Hope this helps! God bless you.

Answer 4

Excuse me, did he not use 40 Bible secretaries, with there own minor limitations, & yet still the Bible is totally intact, teaching and doctrine etc. wise.

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In the introduction to his seven volumes on The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, Sir Frederic Kenyon wrote: “The first and most important conclusion derived from the examination of them [the papyri] is the satisfactory one that they confirm the essential soundness of the existing texts. No striking or fundamental variation is shown either in the Old or the New Testament. There are no important omissions or additions of passages, and no variations which affect vital facts or doctrines. The variations of text affect minor matters, such as the order of words or the precise words used . . . But their essential importance is their confirmation, by evidence of an earlier date than was hitherto available, of the integrity of our existing texts.”—(London, 1933), p. 15.

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“In the number of ancient MSS. [manuscripts] attesting a writing, and in the number of years that had elapsed between the original and the attesting MSS., the Bible enjoys a decided advantage over classical writings [those of Homer, Plato, and others]. . . . Altogether classical MSS. are but a handful compared with Biblical. No ancient book is so well attested as the Bible.”—The Bible From the Beginning (New York, 1929), P. Marion Simms, pp. 74, 76.

When was the last time you proof-read a book or manuscript? Here you have the world's greatest writing and which has been under the most intense attacks for the last 3,500 years, and you think that is an easy work to keep intact.
Have you not benefited the slightest from any of the teachings. If you have what is your beef?

Answer 5

God did not write it first of all.....

The oldest known work which could be said to be a 'Bible' is the Dead Sea Scrolls, found in 1947 in Qumran... modern day Israel.

They have been meticulously unwrapping the scrolls and deciphering it as fast as they can. Once the pages are exposed to 'air' it begins to almost immediately decompose.

The Dead Sea Scrolls contain much that never made it into the Old Testament we see today, and there is much that was 'added' or worse 'edited'. For instance in the Book of Daniel, the original term was "poisoner' meaning a priest of the nearby tribes. There were no such thing as 'witches' in Daniels time, but the early Christian Church could not use the word 'priest' because it would confuse the local parishioners. The Christian Church changed the word to 'Witch'... and the great 'Witch burnings' happened very soon afterwards....

At the bottom of the wikipedia page you will find some interesting links that will further illuminate the differences between what people BELIEVE is the Old Testament and what in reality IS the Old Testament.

Answer 6

There is no "original bible." The bible is a collection of stories written by many, many people, over many, many centuries. The amount of times these stories have been translated and copied, with numerous errors, is amazing.

All of that notwithstanding I'm sure a christian would say something along the lines of "Yes there are errors, but that is because a person copied it down from the word of God. People are the cause of the error, God could never be wrong." Which of course is ludicrous because God is all powerful, if he wanted you or I to know what he was talking about then he surely could have gotten someone to write it down in our native language, and more recently too, so it wouldn't be mutated over the years. Ah well, lets see what a christian really does have to say about this one, eh?

Answer 7

The original Bible is a bunch of scroll written in ancient Greek, Hebrew and Armaic. The various translations are the problem not the original texts.


The important thing is that everyone is able to read that Jesus is the sacrificial lamb of salvation, this is the message and God has made sure this has not been perverted or omitted.

Answer 8

Oh come on now - you know we don't believe God had to proof read anything. No typos back then - no typewriters. Translations being changed down through the years - strong possibility but the spiritual message is the same today as then.

Answer 9

The original would have been errors free. Even after many copies, the errors are minimal.

Answer 10

Considering that there were no typewriters in Biblical times, I think not. However, copying errors certainly did happen.

Answer 11

the bible is a collection of books, painstakingly copied over to one definitive edition. In which there were bucketloads of transcription errors and mistranslations, hence the myriad versions you can get today